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Housing & affordability in West Allis

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
36/100
29th of 30
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$203,800
Milwaukee $306,40040% · scores 28
Median rent vs metro$1,007/mo
Milwaukee $1,139/mo30% · scores 41
Ownership rate55%
Milwaukee 60%15% · scores 37
Households spending >30% of income on housing30%
Milwaukee 31%15% · scores 50
Context, not scored
Median year built · Milwaukee 19671956
Houses rather than flats · Milwaukee 60%53%
Households with children · Milwaukee 27%21%
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, West Allis 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 West Allis on housing & affordability

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

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
Mequon14 mi from West AllisA−$502k86% 70 B− Richfield19 mi from West AllisB+$503k97% 65 C+ Brookfield6 mi from West AllisB+$444k83% 72 B− Pewaukee12 mi from West AllisB$447k83% 71 B− Whitefish Bay10 mi from West AllisB$534k83% 79 B+ Lisbon15 mi from West AllisB$415k94% 68 B−
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24