housing costs · Wisconsin
Housing costs in Milwaukee County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,101 | ± $8 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,069 | ± $8 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,012 | ± $10 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $936 | ± $7 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $230,700 | ± $2,063 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $216,500 | ± $1,891 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $200,000 | ± $2,306 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $172,400 | ± $1,462 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 29.3 % | ± 0.5 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 29.2 % | ± 0.4 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 29.4 % | ± 0.5 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 29.3 % | ± 0.5 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Milwaukee County is $1,101, above the Wisconsin median of $878 across 72 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.