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Median Home Price in South Milwaukee, WI

The median home value in South Milwaukee, WI is $314,983 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.9% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$314,983

Year-over-Year

+2.9%

Population

20,178

South Milwaukee ranks #80 of 124 Wisconsin cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 10.4% below the state's city median of $351,517. It sits in Milwaukee County, where the county-wide median is $295,794.

Housing affordability in South Milwaukee

Median household income in South Milwaukee is $73,427, so the typical home value is about 4.3× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in South Milwaukee

South Milwaukee police recorded a violent crime rate of 159 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,298 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about South Milwaukee

What is the average home price in South Milwaukee, WI?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In South Milwaukee, that value is $314,983. That's up 2.9% from a year earlier. It is about 10.4% below the typical Wisconsin city tracked here.

Is South Milwaukee expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in South Milwaukee are more expensive than Milwaukee County as a whole, where the median is $295,794 — a difference of about 6.5%.

Is South Milwaukee affordable?

Median household income here is $73,427, so the typical home value is about 4.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is South Milwaukee a safe place to live?

South Milwaukee police reported 159 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 20,178. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.