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Cost of living in West Bend

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score
B−
72/100
5th of 30
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The four inputs
Housing cost index91
Milwaukee 10045% · scores 84
Effective property tax rate1.31%
Milwaukee 1.38%25% · scores 55
Utilities102
Milwaukee 10020% · scores 58
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, West Bend highlighted
1Port 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
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Better than West Bend on cost of living

West Bend grades B− on cost of living. Two suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall
Port Washington15 mi from West BendB$296k1.26% 65 C+ Hartford12 mi from West BendB$297k1.10% 60 C
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