Cost of living in Milwaukee
Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score
C+
66/100
14th of 30
14th of 30
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The four inputs
Housing cost index88
Milwaukee 10045% · scores 86
Effective property tax rate1.86%
Milwaukee 1.38%25% · scores 27
Utilities99
Milwaukee 10020% · scores 61
Local sales tax5.72%
Milwaukee median 5.72%10% · scores 86
Vertical rule marks the Milwaukee reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Milwaukee suburbs for cost of living
All 30 ranked, Milwaukee highlighted1Port WashingtonB$296,3002HartfordB$297,1003West AllisB$203,8004South MilwaukeeB−$235,7005West BendB−$263,1006New BerlinB−$365,7007GreenfieldB−$261,1008CedarburgB−$422,0009Menomonee FallsB−$368,00010WaukeshaB−$315,50011OconomowocB−$394,50012MuskegoB−$417,40013CudahyC+$216,50014MilwaukeeC+$184,00015LisbonC+$414,50016GermantownC+$373,60017Oak CreekC+$331,70018SussexC+$430,60019GraftonC+$328,80020WauwatosaC+$339,00021Brown DeerC$239,30022PewaukeeC$447,10023GreendaleC$314,20024RichfieldC$503,40025GlendaleC−$282,80026FranklinC−$364,20027ShorewoodD+$443,70028BrookfieldD+$443,90029Whitefish BayD+$533,80030MequonD$501,600
Better than Milwaukee on cost of living
Milwaukee grades C+ on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Port Washington23 mi from MilwaukeeB 65 C+ West Allis5 mi from MilwaukeeB 58 C South Milwaukee12 mi from MilwaukeeB− 56 C− New Berlin10 mi from MilwaukeeB− 70 B− Greenfield7 mi from MilwaukeeB− 64 C+ Cedarburg16 mi from MilwaukeeB− 69 B− Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24