Metro area · CBSA 33340
Milwaukee
The Milwaukee, WI metro area has 1,568,938 people. Median rent is $1,139, 17.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Milwaukee County at $1,263. Of the 60 places we track here, Oconomowoc Lake has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$78,218
Median home value
$306,400
Unemployment
3.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,263
HUD, Milwaukee County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 566,973 | $1,059 | 23.4% |
| Waukesha | 71,233 | $1,219 | 17.4% |
| West Allis | 59,612 | $1,007 | 17.9% |
| Wauwatosa | 48,529 | $1,438 | 17.1% |
| Brookfield | 41,273 | $1,886 | 17.5% |
| New Berlin | 40,270 | $1,426 | 16.9% |
| Menomonee Falls | 39,539 | $1,313 | 15.7% |
| Greenfield | 37,345 | $1,170 | 19.9% |
| Oak Creek | 37,325 | $1,452 | 18.0% |
| Franklin | 35,886 | $1,458 | 16.4% |
| West Bend | 32,030 | $1,076 | 17.4% |
| Muskego | 25,406 | $1,313 | 14.0% |
| Mequon | 25,270 | $2,157 | 18.0% |
| Germantown | 20,962 | $1,355 | 16.2% |
| South Milwaukee | 20,442 | $1,014 | 16.6% |
| Oconomowoc | 19,080 | $1,301 | 14.7% |
| Cudahy | 17,853 | $1,028 | 18.5% |
| Pewaukee | 16,211 | $1,622 | 18.0% |
| Whitefish Bay | 14,665 | $1,335 | 10.2% |
| Greendale | 14,594 | $1,252 | 15.9% |
| Glendale | 13,656 | $1,432 | 22.0% |
| Shorewood | 13,627 | $1,347 | 18.6% |
| Port Washington | 12,645 | $1,008 | 14.8% |
| Cedarburg | 12,605 | $1,116 | 15.8% |
| Brown Deer | 12,564 | $1,183 | 15.1% |
| Grafton | 12,445 | $1,310 | 17.5% |
| Sussex | 12,066 | $1,369 | 13.8% |
| Richfield | 11,755 | $1,388 | 11.6% |
| Lisbon | 10,736 | $1,371 | 13.3% |
| Hartland | 9,972 | $1,230 | 16.8% |
| St. Francis | 9,004 | $1,004 | 21.0% |
| Pewaukee | 8,196 | $1,260 | 24.3% |
| Jackson | 8,003 | $1,151 | 14.8% |
| Hales Corners | 7,689 | $1,335 | 18.3% |
| Delafield | 7,202 | $1,457 | 18.4% |
| Fox Point | 6,683 | $1,726 | 14.6% |
| Elm Grove | 6,459 | $1,900 | 14.4% |
| Slinger | 6,307 | $1,022 | 12.1% |
| Summit | 5,114 | $1,615 | 13.8% |
| Bayside | 4,329 | $1,647 | 12.3% |
| Saukville | 4,267 | $942 | 14.2% |
| West Milwaukee | 4,038 | $920 | 22.5% |
| Merton | 3,550 | $2,136 | 14.7% |
| Thiensville | 3,299 | $1,281 | 16.1% |
| Wales | 2,902 | $1,322 | 14.6% |
| Belgium | 2,488 | $924 | 14.8% |
| Dousman | 2,479 | $1,421 | 17.7% |
| Fredonia | 2,448 | $1,049 | 12.7% |
| North Prairie | 2,385 | $1,304 | 10.2% |
| Eagle | 2,054 | $877 | 9.4% |
| Butler | 1,859 | $890 | 17.8% |
| River Hills | 1,632 | $2,156 | 12.7% |
| Lannon | 1,482 | $1,356 | 19.4% |
| Nashotah | 1,354 | $1,375 | 11.1% |
| Big Bend | 1,291 | $1,125 | 10.0% |
| Newburg | 1,287 | $1,094 | 16.8% |
| Allenton | 842 | $1,028 | 12.0% |
| Chenequa | 742 | $3,501 | 18.8% |
| Oconomowoc Lake | 669 | $1,688 | 8.1% |
| Waubeka | 573 | $940 | 14.9% |
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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.