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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, home to about 566,973 people across 96 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 53202, 53203, 53204, 53205, 53206, 53207, 53208, 53209, 53210, 53211, 53212, 53215, 53216, 53218, 53219, 53221, 53222, 53223, 53224, 53225, 53233 and 53295, and parts of 53213, 53214, 53220, 53226, 53227 and 53228 are in Milwaukee too.

Homes sold for a median of $150 per square foot across 21 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 16 of 21 were seller’s markets.

Population566,9735,900 per sq mi

Median home value$184,000Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$150Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking42%Median of 21 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Milwaukee

28 ZIP codes, 6 shared with neighboring towns

Milwaukee, WI53202 Balanced $278/sq ft −9.5% vs. last year 4.2 months of supply · 16% sold over asking Competition 32/100

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Milwaukee, WI53203 Buyer’s market $336/sq ft +53.2% vs. last year 6.4 months of supply · 0% sold over asking

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Milwaukee, WI53204 Seller’s market $105/sq ft +6.9% vs. last year 2.8 months of supply · 36% sold over asking Competition 64/100

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Milwaukee, WI53205 Balanced $96/sq ft −0.5% vs. last year 5.7 months of supply · 0% sold over asking

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Milwaukee, WI53206 Buyer’s market $59/sq ft +27.5% vs. last year 7 months of supply · 21% sold over asking Competition 24/100

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Milwaukee, WI53207 Seller’s market $241/sq ft −1.4% vs. last year 2 months of supply · 54% sold over asking Competition 80/100

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Milwaukee, WI53208 Seller’s market $125/sq ft +14.2% vs. last year 2.9 months of supply · 44% sold over asking Competition 68/100

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Milwaukee, WI53209 Seller’s market $137/sq ft +5.2% vs. last year 3.2 months of supply · 41% sold over asking Competition 64/100

Mostly Milwaukee; also Glendale and Brown Deer

Milwaukee, WI53210 Seller’s market $100/sq ft −4.9% vs. last year 3.7 months of supply · 41% sold over asking Competition 65/100

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Milwaukee, WI53211 Seller’s market $282/sq ft +10.3% vs. last year 2 months of supply · 51% sold over asking Competition 81/100

Mostly Milwaukee; also Shorewood and Whitefish Bay

Milwaukee, WI53212 Seller’s market $145/sq ft +3.4% vs. last year 2.5 months of supply · 25% sold over asking Competition 50/100

Mostly Milwaukee; also Glendale

Milwaukee, WI53215 Seller’s market $150/sq ft +0.7% vs. last year 2 months of supply · 56% sold over asking Competition 84/100

Mostly Milwaukee; also West Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI53216 Seller’s market $125/sq ft −0.2% vs. last year 2.9 months of supply · 32% sold over asking Competition 51/100

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Milwaukee, WI53218 Seller’s market $139/sq ft +3.4% vs. last year 2.5 months of supply · 29% sold over asking Competition 53/100

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Milwaukee, WI53219 Seller’s market $211/sq ft +3.4% vs. last year 1.8 months of supply · 61% sold over asking Competition 86/100

Mostly Milwaukee; also West Allis

Milwaukee, WI53221 Seller’s market $203/sq ft +5.9% vs. last year 1.6 months of supply · 51% sold over asking Competition 84/100

Mostly Milwaukee; also Greenfield

Milwaukee, WI53222 Seller’s market $201/sq ft +3.1% vs. last year 1.9 months of supply · 57% sold over asking Competition 85/100

Mostly Milwaukee; also Wauwatosa

Milwaukee, WI53223 Seller’s market $156/sq ft +3.3% vs. last year 2.4 months of supply · 42% sold over asking Competition 73/100

Mostly Milwaukee; also Brown Deer

Milwaukee, WI53224 Seller’s market $150/sq ft +21.2% vs. last year 2.6 months of supply · 46% sold over asking Competition 69/100

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Milwaukee, WI53225 Seller’s market $163/sq ft −2.9% vs. last year 3 months of supply · 58% sold over asking Competition 75/100

Mostly Milwaukee; also Wauwatosa and Milwaukee City (Waukesha County)

Milwaukee, WI53233 Buyer’s market $146/sq ft +21.8% vs. last year 16 months of supply · 100% sold over asking

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Milwaukee, WI53295Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Milwaukee, WI53213 Seller’s market $258/sq ft +4.5% vs. last year 1.7 months of supply · 69% sold over asking Competition 88/100

Mostly Wauwatosa; part is in Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI53214 Seller’s market $197/sq ft +2.3% vs. last year 1.6 months of supply · 71% sold over asking Competition 89/100

Mostly West Allis; part is in Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI53220 Seller’s market $213/sq ft +4.6% vs. last year 1.4 months of supply · 71% sold over asking Competition 89/100

Mostly Greenfield; part is in Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI53226 Seller’s market $245/sq ft +2.5% vs. last year 1.5 months of supply · 68% sold over asking Competition 88/100

Mostly Wauwatosa; part is in Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI53227 Seller’s market $218/sq ft +4.2% vs. last year 1.7 months of supply · 57% sold over asking Competition 84/100

Mostly West Allis; part is in Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI53228 Seller’s market $216/sq ft +5.5% vs. last year 1.5 months of supply · 61% sold over asking Competition 86/100

Mostly Greenfield; part is in Milwaukee

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Milwaukee. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Milwaukee at a glance

City · Milwaukee County, WI

Population	566,9735,900 per square mile
Land area	96 square milesplus 0.6 of water
Median household income	$54,234average $73,283
Median home value	$184,000as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,059/month
Homes lived in by owners	42%
Single-family houses	39% of homes
Median year built	1953
Average household	2.37 people
Median age	32.4
Average commute	22 minutes13% work from home
Adults with a degree	27%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the county subdivision; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Milwaukee

Distances

Nearest major airport	General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Madison, WI74 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Chicago, IL86 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Milwaukee; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Milwaukee

U.S. Representative · Wisconsin’s 4th DistrictGwen Moore (D)
U.S. SenatorRon Johnson (R)
U.S. SenatorTammy Baldwin (D)
GovernorTony Evers (D)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataCavalier Johnson

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Milwaukee had 577,222 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 1st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Milwaukee County grew from 330,017 residents in 1900 to 939,489 in 2020.

Milwaukee County, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 33.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Mary College, WI weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Milwaukee County

435,400 jobs at 20,466 businesses in Milwaukee County. The biggest industries by employees:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

8,109 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Milwaukee’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Ascension Se Wisconsin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · MilwaukeeUnder a mile
Orthopaedic Hospital of WisconsinGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Glendale3.0 miles
Milwaukee Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Milwaukee3.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	702
Specialist doctors	1,571
Dentists	493
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	1,580
Mental health providers	2,646
Physical and occupational therapists	996
Optometrists	49
Chiropractors	72
Pharmacies	200

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Milwaukee

Parks (264 nearby)

Menomonee River Parkway · 644 acres2.8 mi
Brown Deer Park · 365 acres6.3 mi
Lincoln Park · 311 acres3.6 mi
Greenfield Park · 284 acres6.2 mi
Kinnickinnic River Parkway · 227 acres5.3 mi
Currie Park · 196 acres4.5 mi

Grocery stores (90 nearby)

BC Supermarket0.3 mi
Pick 'n Save0.4 mi
Viet Hoa Supermarket0.5 mi
Fond du Lac Supermarket0.9 mi

Pharmacies (45 nearby)

Xperience Pharmacy0.9 mi
Hayat Pharmacy1.0 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.1 mi
Hayat-Carter Herbal1.4 mi

Libraries (35 nearby)

Washington Park Library0.5 mi
Center Street Library0.9 mi
Wauwatosa Public Library2.2 mi
Atkinson Library2.3 mi
Memorial Library2.6 mi

Museums (19 nearby)

Wisconsin Black Historical Society1.0 mi
The Little Nature Museum1.6 mi
Kneeland-Walker House & Preservation Center2.1 mi
Lowell Damon House Museum2.1 mi
Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion2.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues (74 nearby)

Emil Blatz Temple of Music0.8 mi
Bernice Lindsey Hall1.0 mi
The Hub Pavilion1.4 mi
Hart Park Band Shell2.1 mi
The Rave Hall2.2 mi

Counts are within about 6.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1846.

Colleges and universities

Marquette University
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Concordia University Wisconsin
Mount Mary University
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology
Herzing University

Sports teams

Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball Association
Milwaukee Brewers National League
Milwaukee Admirals American Hockey League

Notable people born here

Gene Wilder (1933) · American actor (1933–2016)
Donald Knuth (1938) · American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1938)
Spencer Tracy (1900) · American actor (1900–1967)
Herbert Simon (1916) · American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist (1916–2001)
Jeffrey Dahmer (1960) · American serial killer (1960–1994)
George F. Kennan (1904) · American advisor, diplomat, political scientist and historian (1904-2005)
Ava Max (1994) · American singer and songwriter (born 1994)
Thomas A. Steitz (1940) · American biochemist (1940–2018)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Milwaukee

Public schools here are run by Milwaukee School District, Shorewood School District, Brown Deer School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (193)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Academy of Accelerated LearningMilwaukee	Pre-K–5	493	Public	6.5 mi
ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas ArtesMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	593	Charter	3.7 mi
Alcott ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	264	Public	6.8 mi
Allen-Field ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–5	451	Public	4.2 mi
Atwater ElementaryShorewood	Pre-K–6	474	Public	4.5 mi
Auer Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–5	151	Public	1.5 mi
Barbee ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–7	289	Public	2.6 mi
Barton ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–5	283	Public	5.4 mi
Bay View Montessori SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	449	Public	7.0 mi
Bethune AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	574	Public	1.0 mi
Brown Deer ElementaryBrown Deer	Pre-K–5	709	Public	7.3 mi
Brown Street AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–5	245	Public	1.5 mi
Browning ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–5	279	Public	3.8 mi
Bruce ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–5	270	Public	5.7 mi
Bruce GuadalupeMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	1,364	Charter	3.8 mi
Bryant ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–5	212	Public	4.8 mi
Burbank ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	552	Public	2.8 mi
Burdick ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	527	Public	7.5 mi
Carson AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	326	Public	1.8 mi
Carver AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	324	Public	2.9 mi
Cass Street ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	312	Public	3.3 mi
Central City CyberschoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–12	343	Charter	2.1 mi
Clarke Street ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	167	Public	0.9 mi
Clemens ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–5	321	Public	2.1 mi
Clement Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	238	Public	7.0 mi
Congress ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	607	Public	2.4 mi
Cooper ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	447	Public	8.0 mi
Craig Montessori SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	220	Public	3.0 mi
Cumberland ElementaryWhitefish Bay	Pre-K–5	624	Public	4.4 mi
Curtin ElementaryMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	301	Public	5.7 mi

And 163 more.

Private schools (81)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Academy of Excellence SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	250	Christian (no specific denomination)	2.1 mi
Atonement Lutheran SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	381	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	2.4 mi
Believers in Christ Christian AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–12	145	Christian (no specific denomination)	2.1 mi
Blessed Savior Catholic School - East CampusMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	148	Roman Catholic	3.3 mi
Carter's Christian AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–12	265	Christian (no specific denomination)	3.4 mi
Christ-St Peter Lutheran SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	236	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	3.5 mi
Cross Trainers AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–12	453	Christian (no specific denomination)	1.8 mi
Divine Destiny SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	90	Christian (no specific denomination)	2.5 mi
Early View Academy of ExcellenceMilwaukee	Pre-K–12	254	Pentecostal	6.2 mi
Eastbrook AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–12	384	Christian (no specific denomination)	3.8 mi
Garden Homes Lutheran SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	238	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	2.4 mi
Granville Lutheran SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	213	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	7.8 mi
Greater Holy Temple Christian AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	500	Church of God in Christ	8.8 mi
Hope Christian School - FortisMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	319	Christian (no specific denomination)	2.8 mi
Hope Christian School-SemperMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	497	Christian (no specific denomination)	1.9 mi
Hope Christian School: FidelisMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	551	Christian (no specific denomination)	4.6 mi
Malaika Early Learning CenterMilwaukee	Pre-K–3	68	Nonsectarian	2.9 mi
Messmer Catholic SchoolsMilwaukee	Pre-K–12	1,180	Roman Catholic	2.9 mi
Messmer St Rose Catholic SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	285	Roman Catholic	2.1 mi
Milwaukee Montessori SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	206	Nonsectarian	4.0 mi
Milwaukee Seventh-Day Adventist SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–10	196	Seventh-day Adventist	6.4 mi
Mother of Good CounselMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	190	Roman Catholic	1.7 mi
Mt Calvary Lutheran SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	172	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	0.8 mi
Mt Lebanon Lutheran SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	206	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	3.0 mi
Mt Olive Christian Day SchoolMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	155	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	1.1 mi
Nativity Jesuit AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	232	Roman Catholic	3.5 mi
New Testament Christian AcademyMilwaukee	Pre-K–8	130	Christian (no specific denomination)	7.6 mi
North Shore Montessori SchoolGlendale	Pre-K–5	33	Nonsectarian	3.6 mi
Notre Dame School of MilwaukeeMilwaukee	Pre-K–4	307	Roman Catholic	3.5 mi
Our Father's Lutheran SchoolGreenfield	Pre-K–8	82	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	9.0 mi

And 51 more.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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