Milwaukee sits on the shores of Lake Michigan. Towards the north there’s a green belt of parks and bike paths, south there’s the harbor and the dock for the Lake Express, the ferry to Muskegon. Milwaukee County Transit runs the extensive bus service and MidWest Bike Share is looking to expand their offerings to other neighborhoods in the city.
Milwaukee is known for the Miller Brewery and Harley Davidson Motorcycles was founded here. Les Paul – of the famous guitars – came from nearby Waukesha. Brady Street is the place to go for cool coffee houses and indy shopping and downtown, foodies will enjoy the indoor Milwaukee Public Market.
Some errands can be accomplished on foot.
Peter Sciortino's Bakery
Harambee Milwaukee School of Math and Science
Milwaukee is the 15th most walkable large city in the US with 594,833 residents.
Milwaukee has some public transportation.
Find apartments in Milwaukee's most walkable neighborhoods: Juneau Town, Lower East Side and Yankee Hill.
View all Milwaukee apartments on a map. The average rent is $987 and the average home price is $117,900.
To view Milwaukee homes for sale sorted by Walk Score, visit Trulia.com.
Rank # | Name | Walk Score | Transit Score | Bike Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juneau Town | 93 | 67 | - |
| 2 | Lower East Side | 90 | 56 | - |
| 3 | Yankee Hill | 89 | 62 | - |
| 4 | Murray Hill | 89 | 57 | - |
| 5 | Kilbourn Town | 87 | 68 | - |
| 6 | Historic Third Ward | 86 | 64 | - |
| 7 | Northpoint | 85 | 53 | - |
| 8 | Historic Mitchell Street | 85 | 55 | - |
| 9 | Marquette | 84 | 65 | - |
| 10 | Riverside Park | 83 | 57 | - |
| 11 | Walker's Point | 83 | 56 | - |
| 12 | Avenues West | 81 | 63 | - |
| 13 | Muskego Way | 79 | 53 | - |
| 14 | Halyard Park | 79 | 60 | - |
| 15 | Brewer's Hill | 77 | 58 | - |
| 16 | Concordia | 77 | 56 | - |
| 17 | Southgate | 76 | 47 | - |
| 18 | Clarke Square | 75 | 52 | - |
| 19 | Triangle North | 74 | 57 | - |
| 20 | Clock Tower Acres | 74 | 57 | - |
| 21 | Hillside | 73 | 62 | - |
| 22 | Washington Park | 73 | 54 | - |
| 23 | Riverwest | 73 | 54 | - |
| 24 | Lincoln Village | 72 | 50 | - |
| 25 | Upper East Side | 72 | 60 | - |
| 26 | Metcalfe Park | 72 | 56 | - |
| 27 | Uptown | 72 | 51 | - |
| 28 | National Park | 71 | 51 | - |
| 29 | Walnut Hill | 71 | 56 | - |
| 30 | Park West | 71 | 57 | - |
| 31 | Cold Sprint Park | 71 | 56 | - |
| 32 | Polonia | 71 | 47 | - |
| 33 | Harambee | 71 | 54 | - |
| 34 | Silver City | 71 | 50 | - |
| 35 | Merrill Park | 71 | 53 | - |
| 36 | Burnham Park | 71 | 51 | - |
| 37 | Sherman Park | 70 | 56 | - |
| 38 | Forest Home Hills | 69 | 50 | - |
| 39 | Bay View | 69 | 45 | - |
| 40 | Saint Joseph | 69 | 52 | - |
| 41 | Cambridge Heights | 69 | 60 | - |
| 42 | Washington Heights | 68 | 49 | - |
| 43 | Triangle | 67 | 57 | - |
| 44 | Enderis Park | 66 | 47 | - |
| 45 | Midtown | 65 | 57 | - |
| 46 | North Division | 65 | 56 | - |
| 47 | Garden Homes | 65 | 58 | - |
| 48 | Mitchell Park | 64 | 51 | - |
| 49 | Franklin Heights | 64 | 58 | - |
| 50 | Sunset Heights | 64 | 53 | - |
| 51 | Layton Park | 63 | 51 | - |
| 52 | Lenox Heights | 63 | 50 | - |
| 53 | Morgandale | 63 | 45 | - |
| 54 | King Park | 63 | 62 | - |
| 55 | Capitol Heights | 63 | 51 | - |
| 56 | Kops Park | 62 | 42 | - |
| 57 | Arlington Heights | 61 | 56 | - |
| 58 | Southpoint | 61 | 44 | - |
| 59 | Nash Park | 61 | 46 | - |
| 60 | Miller Valley | 61 | 53 | - |
| 61 | Cooper Park | 60 | 43 | - |
| 62 | Honey Creek Parkway | 60 | 44 | - |
| 63 | Old North Milwaukee | 60 | 56 | - |
| 64 | Rufus King | 59 | 55 | - |
| 65 | Roosevelt Grove | 59 | 57 | - |
| 66 | Martin Drive | 59 | 53 | - |
| 67 | Columbus Park | 58 | 49 | - |
| 68 | St. Amelian's | 58 | 44 | - |
| 69 | Lincoln Creek | 57 | 55 | - |
| 70 | Wick Field | 57 | 49 | - |
| 71 | Lyons Park | 57 | 40 | - |
| 72 | Fairview | 56 | 41 | - |
| 73 | Bluemound Heights | 56 | 43 | - |
| 74 | Long View | 55 | 48 | - |
| 75 | Williamsburg | 55 | 54 | - |
| 76 | Arlington Gardens | 55 | 49 | - |
| 77 | Saveland Park | 55 | 46 | - |
| 78 | White Manor | 54 | 39 | - |
| 79 | Cannon Park | 53 | 41 | - |
| 80 | Town of Lake | 52 | 41 | - |
| 81 | Hawley Farms | 52 | 42 | - |
| 82 | Fernwood | 52 | 39 | - |
| 83 | Downer Woods | 52 | 59 | - |
| 84 | Jackson Park | 52 | 42 | - |
| 85 | Tippecanoe | 51 | 39 | - |
| 86 | Dineen Park | 50 | 52 | - |
| 87 | Estabrook Park | 50 | 44 | - |
| 88 | Borchert Field | 50 | 54 | - |
| 89 | Veterans Affairs | 50 | 43 | - |
| 90 | Grasslyn Manor | 49 | 53 | - |
| 91 | Root Creet | 48 | 41 | - |
| 92 | Story Hill | 48 | 42 | - |
| 93 | Hampton Heights | 48 | 52 | - |
| 94 | Castle Manor | 47 | 44 | - |
| 95 | Green Moor | 47 | 39 | - |
| 96 | River Bend | 47 | 41 | - |
| 97 | Red Oak Heights | 46 | 41 | - |
| 98 | Golden Valley | 46 | 41 | - |
| 99 | Mount Mary | 45 | 41 | - |
| 100 | Fair Park | 45 | 41 | - |
| 101 | Clayton Crest | 45 | 43 | - |
| 102 | Silver Spring | 45 | 45 | - |
| 103 | Woodland Court | 44 | 41 | - |
| 104 | Menomonee River Hills East | 44 | 38 | - |
| 105 | Whispering Hills | 44 | 38 | - |
| 106 | Thurston Woods | 43 | 53 | - |
| 107 | Servite Woods | 43 | 38 | - |
| 108 | McGovern Park | 43 | 53 | - |
| 109 | Grantosa | 42 | 42 | - |
| 110 | Rolling Green | 41 | 40 | - |
| 111 | Vogel Park | 40 | 49 | - |
| 112 | Highwood Estates | 40 | 42 | - |
| 113 | Fairfield | 40 | 47 | - |
| 114 | Wedgewood | 40 | 41 | - |
| 115 | Timmerman Airport | 40 | 43 | - |
| 116 | Valhalla | 40 | 45 | - |
| 117 | Johnson's Woods | 40 | 42 | - |
| 118 | West View | 39 | 38 | - |
| 119 | Honey Creek Manor | 39 | 34 | - |
| 120 | Lindsay Park | 39 | 48 | - |
| 121 | Havenwoods | 39 | 49 | - |
| 122 | Euclid Park | 38 | 39 | - |
| 123 | Goldman Park | 38 | 43 | - |
| 124 | Morgan Heights | 37 | 36 | - |
| 125 | Wahl Park | 37 | 53 | - |
| 126 | Silver Swan | 37 | 41 | - |
| 127 | Mitchell Field | 37 | 37 | - |
| 128 | Tripoli Park | 37 | 36 | - |
| 129 | Copernicus Park | 37 | 42 | - |
| 130 | Menomonee River Hills | 36 | 37 | - |
| 131 | Gra-Ram | 36 | 37 | - |
| 132 | Mitchell West | 35 | 43 | - |
| 133 | Alverno | 34 | 39 | - |
| 134 | Town & Country Manor | 34 | 36 | - |
| 135 | Timmerman West | 34 | 32 | - |
| 136 | Lincoln Park | 32 | 50 | - |
| 137 | Northridge | 32 | 36 | - |
| 138 | Alcott Park | 32 | 34 | - |
| 139 | Granville Station | 31 | 27 | - |
| 140 | Land Bank | 30 | 34 | - |
| 141 | Wilson Park | 30 | 44 | - |
| 142 | North Meadows | 27 | 34 | - |
| 143 | Graceland | 27 | 41 | - |
| 144 | Parkway Hills | 27 | 38 | - |
| 145 | Melody View | 25 | 33 | - |
| 146 | Northridge Lakes | 24 | 35 | - |
| 147 | Bradley Estates | 24 | 33 | - |
| 148 | Pheasant Run | 23 | 24 | - |
| 149 | Wyrick Park | 22 | 36 | - |
| 150 | Maple Tree | 22 | 33 | - |
| 151 | Little Menomonee Parkway | 20 | 35 | - |
| 152 | Maitland Park | 20 | 39 | - |
| 153 | Florist Highlands | 20 | 33 | - |
| 154 | Dretzka Park | 19 | 16 | - |
| 155 | North Granville | 18 | 31 | - |
| 156 | College Heights | 18 | 43 | - |
| 157 | New Coeln | 17 | 38 | - |
| 158 | Riverton Heights | 15 | 28 | - |
| 159 | Park Knoll | 14 | 25 | - |
| 160 | Calumet Farms | 12 | 31 | - |
| 161 | Golden Gate | 12 | 34 | - |
| 162 | Heritage Heights | 10 | 30 | - |
There are about 1,501 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Milwaukee.
People in Milwaukee can walk to an average of 2 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.
Landmark 1850 Inn
Milwaukee Brewing Company
A few nearby public transportation options. Find Milwaukee apartments for rent near public transit.
Milwaukee has some public transportation and about 53 bus lines.
The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Milwaukee on public transit.
Milwaukee has about 16 car shares from RelayRides and Zipcar.
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Vine Street Steps
Marcus Movie Theatres Southgate
Bay View
IC Bay View Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
This iconic ice cream palace stands as a testament to the continuing legacy and history of the ice cream stand. This particular ice cream spot has been rumored as the inspiration for television show Happy Days Arnold's.
Dee C
on Leon's Frozen Custard
Spice House
Carver Park
Jim's Time Out
Milwaukee Public Library
Great location to watch fireworks!
Pat Gust Tasker
on O'Donnell Park
The Iron Horse Hotel
Raynor Memorial Libraries
Harley-Davidson Museum®
Fresh bread and beer continue to entice us as we venture eastward on Brady St. The stimulating aroma makes an empty belly ferocious.
Dee C
on Peter Sciortino's Bakery
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on Bradford Beach Soccer League