Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median home value$443,700
Milwaukee $306,400
Median rent$1,347/mo
Milwaukee $1,139/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Milwaukee 31%
Shorewood
Milwaukee County13,627 residentsShorewood School District
72
B−
Suburbgrade score
3rd of 30 Milwaukee suburbs. Strong on schools and commute & transport, held back by cost of living.
72
Milwaukee median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Shorewood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Shorewood against Milwaukee. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 90/100
A
Within-state proficiency93rd pct
Milwaukee median 81st pct
Student–teacher ratio14.6
Milwaukee median 14.6
Graduation rate98%
Milwaukee median 97%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Housing cost index129
Milwaukee 100
Eff. tax rate2.23%
Milwaukee 1.38%
Local sales tax5.72%
Milwaukee median 5.72%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 89/100
A
Mean commute20.8 min
Milwaukee 22.7 min
Under 30 minutes79%
Milwaukee 71%
Transit stops / sq mi23
Milwaukee median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Restaurants & cafés75
Milwaukee median 34 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Milwaukee median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks89
Milwaukee median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$86,726
Milwaukee $78,218
Unemployment3.2%
Milwaukee 3.8%
Professional occupations67%
Milwaukee 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Shorewood on cost of living
Shorewood's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Port Washington20 mi from ShorewoodB 65 C+ West Allis9 mi from ShorewoodB 58 C South Milwaukee12 mi from ShorewoodB− 56 C− New Berlin15 mi from ShorewoodB− 70 B− Greenfield11 mi from ShorewoodB− 64 C+ Cedarburg15 mi from ShorewoodB− 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
Common questions about living in Shorewood
Is Shorewood, WI a good place to live?
Shorewood scores 72 out of 100, 3rd of 30 Milwaukee suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Shorewood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $443,700, 45% above the Milwaukee median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.23%. $1,347/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Shorewood?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Shorewood sit at the 93rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 98% graduation rate and a 14.6 student–teacher ratio. Shorewood is served by Shorewood School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Shorewood?
The mean commute is 20.8 min, with 79% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 23 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Shorewood?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 75 restaurants and cafés and 89 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Shorewood old or new?
The median home in Shorewood was built in 1939 or earlier — older than the Milwaukee median of 1967. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 41% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.