Milwaukee

Housing & affordability in Milwaukee

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
27/100
30th of 30
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$184,000
Milwaukee $306,40040% · scores 22
Median rent vs metro$1,059/mo
Milwaukee $1,139/mo30% · scores 45
Ownership rate42%
Milwaukee 60%15% · scores 12
Households spending >30% of income on housing40%
Milwaukee 31%15% · scores 16
Context, not scored
Median year built · Milwaukee 19671953
Houses rather than flats · Milwaukee 60%43%
Households with children · Milwaukee 27%28%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Milwaukee reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Milwaukee suburbs for housing

All 30 ranked, Milwaukee highlighted
1MequonA−$501,6002RichfieldB+$503,4003BrookfieldB+$443,9004PewaukeeB$447,1005Whitefish BayB$533,8006LisbonB$414,5007MuskegoB−$417,4008New BerlinB−$365,7009SussexC+$430,60010FranklinC+$364,20011GermantownC+$373,60012Menomonee FallsC$368,00013OconomowocC$394,50014WauwatosaC$339,00015Oak CreekC$331,70016CedarburgC−$422,00017ShorewoodC−$443,70018GreendaleC−$314,20019GraftonC−$328,80020GlendaleC−$282,80021WaukeshaD+$315,50022Port WashingtonD+$296,30023HartfordD+$297,10024Brown DeerD+$239,30025West BendD$263,10026South MilwaukeeD$235,70027GreenfieldD$261,10028CudahyD−$216,50029West AllisF$203,80030MilwaukeeF$184,000
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Better than Milwaukee on housing & affordability

Milwaukee grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
Mequon11 mi from MilwaukeeA−$502k86% 70 B− Richfield18 mi from MilwaukeeB+$503k97% 65 C+ Brookfield8 mi from MilwaukeeB+$444k83% 72 B− Pewaukee14 mi from MilwaukeeB$447k83% 71 B− Whitefish Bay5 mi from MilwaukeeB$534k83% 79 B+ Lisbon16 mi from MilwaukeeB$415k94% 68 B−
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24