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Housing & affordability in Waukesha

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D+
51/100
21st of 30
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$315,500
Milwaukee $306,40040% · scores 52
Median rent vs metro$1,219/mo
Milwaukee $1,139/mo30% · scores 55
Ownership rate59%
Milwaukee 60%15% · scores 43
Households spending >30% of income on housing31%
Milwaukee 31%15% · scores 47
Context, not scored
Median year built · Milwaukee 19671979
Houses rather than flats · Milwaukee 60%59%
Households with children · Milwaukee 27%25%
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, Waukesha 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 Waukesha on housing & affordability

Waukesha grades D+ on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
Mequon18 mi from WaukeshaA−$502k86% 70 B− Richfield16 mi from WaukeshaB+$503k97% 65 C+ Brookfield7 mi from WaukeshaB+$444k83% 72 B− Pewaukee4 mi from WaukeshaB$447k83% 71 B− Whitefish Bay19 mi from WaukeshaB$534k83% 79 B+ Lisbon10 mi from WaukeshaB$415k94% 68 B−
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24