208 census tracts
Milwaukee.Wisconsin housing market
This Milwaukee housing market report covers about 260,100 homes across 208 census tracts. Home prices are climbing 7.3% a year, faster than in 129 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $336,565 across 1,500 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $336,565 1,500 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 260,100 across 208 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 58% of occupied homes
Milwaukee housing market context
- Population fell 0.5% a year from 2020 to 2025, slower than in 125 of the 137 markets with Census population estimates.
- The median household income is $52,805, lower than in 124 of the 139 markets, against the Wisconsin median of $74,851.
- Picking the tract matters more in Milwaukee than in most markets: the middle half of its tracts spans 69 to 77 on the Location Score, wider than in 123 of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 208 census tracts in Milwaukee.
Half of Milwaukee's tracts score between 69 and 77. The full range spans 61 to 88, with a median of 73.1.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Milwaukee's tracts is 7.9 points wide on the score, wider than in 123 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property
Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 260,100 homes in Milwaukee, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 260,100 homes, 10.3% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 58% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 44% of Milwaukee’s housing units are in single-family structures, 29% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 27% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Milwaukee compares
Milwaukee's median is above the Wisconsin median on 4 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 5. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Milwaukee lower · median · upper Milwaukee | Wisconsin WI | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$40,529 $52,805 $64,933 | $74,851 | $77,171 |
|
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
20% 29% 44% | 41% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
31% 34% 39% | 30% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
7.3% every tract | 7.1% | 5.2% |
|
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
3.1% 3.3% 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
|
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
|
2.05% every tract | 2.05% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.55% 0.72% 0.94% | 0.50% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
28.6% 32.3% 37.4% | 26.8% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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