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Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
581,638
Milwaukee covered by 208 underlying areas.
Violent crime
12.9 / 1k
Violent crime has declined 10% since 2021.
Property crime
27.6 / 1k
Property crime has declined 30% since 2021.
Market rent
$1,298
Market rent has increased 21% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Milwaukee is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

0/100

Scores in the 0th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

53/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 53rd percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

51/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 51st percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Milwaukee compared with Wisconsin

Milwaukee city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

12.9 / 1k

3.2 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

27.6 / 1k

15.0 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,298

$1,387 state

Permits 12M

0

0 state