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43.18° N · 87.90° W · GEOID 5505450

Bayside

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · part of the Milwaukee, WI metro

Limited data population under 5,000

WisconsinBayside, WIBaysideBayside

The short answer

Bayside is home to 4,329 people. Median household income is $160,096 a year and median rent is $1,647 a month, 12.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $431,900, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,647
21% above the median place
Median household income
$160,096
99% above the median place
Median home value
$431,900
35% above the median place
Unemployment
2.7%
44% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bayside

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $144,800 a year left, more than in 93% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 119 Wisconsin places.
  • 77% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 151 Wisconsin places.
  • 34% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 96% of places its size. It is the highest of 156 Wisconsin places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 9.6% a year while rent rose 4.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 88% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 157 Wisconsin places.
  • The median rent takes only 12.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 95% of places its size.

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 93% of places we track, yet 77% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 98 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Bayside

Milwaukee County loses about 8.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in26,367
Moved out32,276
Net−5,909

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Waukesha County, WI4,6257,631−3,006
Racine County, WI1,4011,966−565
Cook County, IL1,3871,073+314
Ozaukee County, WI8661,489−623
Washington County, WI8231,300−477
Dane County, WI918935−17

Within Wisconsin, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WisconsinOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$59K
Leavers$74K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Milwaukee County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Milwaukee County report $59,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $74,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$65,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,647 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,680 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $431,900.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 34.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Grosse Pointe, MI matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-8.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
4.1%
28% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$59,462
16% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBaysideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.1%28% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.8%8% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-8.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$59,46216% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$74,2166% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 76.7%, 52% above the median place.

Bayside12.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$65,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.3%
40% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
29% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$144,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Bayside, $1,647 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Bayside, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Wyoming, OH9.1% vs 12.3%$10,100Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
76.7%
52% above the median place
Property tax rate1
2.1%
127% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$8,944
174% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBaysideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,64721% above
Rent to income112.3%40% below
Property tax rate12.1%127% above
Home price to income12.7x29% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.94% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,26322% below
Property tax paid (median)1$8,944174% above
Median home value1$431,90035% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.8%82% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure56.1%9% above
Homeownership185.0%28% above
Renters paying 30%+176.7%52% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,68043% above
Vacant homes1County figure8.0%14% above
Median year built119681% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
34.4%
176% above the median place
Median household income1
$160,096
99% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$75,585 +89%
Unemployment2.7% −44%
Poverty rate5.1% −53%
Mean commute23 min −8%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBaysideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$160,09699% above
Income per person1$75,58589% above
Unemployment12.7%44% below
Average annual pay5County figure$72,1139% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs5County figure467,199210% above
Poverty rate15.1%53% below
Mean commute123 min8% below
Works from home134.4%176% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 71.1%, 122% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
71.1%
122% above the median place
Population change since 20206
-3.3%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Homes with broadband1
96.8%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.8% +5%
Median age44.1 +13%
Born abroad6.9% −22%
Household size2.5 −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureBaysideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,3296646th largest
Population change since 20206-3.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age144.113% above
Bachelor's or higher171.1%122% above
High school or higher196.8%5% above
Household size12.50% below
Born abroad16.9%22% below
No health insurance1County figure7.2%12% above
Homes with broadband196.8%5% above
05

Life in Bayside

297 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 10 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.6 −55%
Playgrounds per 10k18.5 +96%
Grocery stores per 10k4.6 2.2×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.9 −38%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails6 km 3.0×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.8 4.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.9 +10%
Shops26.8 −12%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.0 −1%
Child care centers5.6 2.4×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
5.6
143% above the median place
Public schools12
276
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
122,197
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBaysideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure276above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure122,197above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure15.93% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.910% above
Shops per 10k8County figure26.812% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.01% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure5.6143% above
Parks per 10k94.655% below
Playgrounds per 10k918.596% above
Grocery stores per 10k94.6118% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k96.938% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails96.0200% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.8300% above
National Register listings10County figure297above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 93, 52% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
93
52% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
325
73% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Heat wave risk14
99.0
10% above the median place
Tornado risk14
99.0
22% above the median place
January average low13
15°F
42% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBaysideAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure81°F6% below
January average low13County figure15°F42% below
Average temperature13County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation13County figure34.5 in21% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure98.46% above
Hurricane risk14County figure18.873% below
Tornado risk14County figure99.022% above
Wildfire risk14County figure29.552% below
Heat wave risk14County figure99.010% above
Median air quality index15County figure430% above
Good air days15County figure62.5%9% below
08

Bayside in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,647/mo (2024)$2,100/mo$1,720 to $2,560/mo+4.1%
Median household income$160,096 (2024)$208,000$176,000 to $246,000+4.5%
Median home value$431,900 (2024)$602,000$437,000 to $829,000+5.7%
Population4,331 (2025)4,3004,130 to 4,480−0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bayside

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Grosse Pointe, MI$1,725$158,853Compare
Wildwood, MO$1,661$161,060Compare
Longmeadow, MA$1,682$149,601Compare
Germantown, TN$1,816$149,920Compare
Germantown, TNLongmeadow, MAWildwood, MOGrosse Pointe, MIBayside, WIBaysideGrosse PointeWildwoodLongmeadowGermantownBaysideGrosse PointeWildwoodLongmeadowGermantown

Common questions

Is Bayside a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $144,800 a year left, more than in 93% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 119 Wisconsin places. 77% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 151 Wisconsin places. On cost, space and class size it scores 98 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bayside expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $431,900.

What salary do you need to live in Bayside?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Bayside safe?

There were 93 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Bayside?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Grosse Pointe, MI, Wildwood, MO, Longmeadow, MA and Germantown, TN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bayside with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bayside itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bayside-wisconsin

Citytistics. “Bayside, Wisconsin.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bayside-wisconsin/

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