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The median home value in Milwaukee County, WI is $295,794 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.44% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$295,794
Year-over-Year
+3.44%
National Rank
#984 of 3071
Milwaukee County ranks 40th out of 72 counties in WI by median home price, and is +26.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WI, the typical county has a median home value of $304,403, making Milwaukee County -2.8% below the WI state median.
Households here earn a median of $64,435 a year against a typical home value of $295,794 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 77% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Milwaukee County recorded a violent crime rate of 946 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,438 per 100,000.
Based on 18 reporting cities covering 906,359 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Milwaukee County is $295,794. That's up 3.44% from a year earlier. That is about 26.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Milwaukee County the 40th most expensive of 72 counties in Wisconsin.
Median household income here is $64,435, so a typical home costs about 4.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Milwaukee County recorded 946 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 906,359 residents across 18 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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