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Living in Milwaukee

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 Bublr Bikes is the nonprofit bike share program serving the Greater Milwaukee area.

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.

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62 Walk Score of Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee is Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Peter Sciortino's Bakery

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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 and is somewhat bikeable.

Find apartments in Milwaukee's most walkable neighborhoods: Juneau Town, Lower East Side and Marquette.

Milwaukee Apartments for Rent

Milwaukee Neighborhoods

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1 Juneau Town 94 65 81 4,525
2 Lower East Side 89 57 87 11,246
3 Marquette 88 64 71 2,457
4 Yankee Hill 88 60 82 3,672
5 Walker's Point 87 55 60 8,615
6 Kilbourn Town 87 67 66 4,082
7 Murray Hill 86 58 94 5,903
8 Historic Mitchell Street 85 54 62 12,106
9 Brewer's Hill 85 60 83 2,300
10 Avenues West 84 60 74 9,307
11 Northpoint 83 54 88 4,004
12 Historic Third Ward 83 62 84 1,455
13 Riverside Park 81 58 92 1,144
14 Muskegg Way 81 51 63 11,938
15 Clarke Square 80 51 57 8,046
16 Riverwest 79 54 85 12,091
17 Clock Tower Acres 79 56 84 1,685
18 Halyard Park 78 60 76 543
19 Polonia 78 48 65 6,129
20 Silver City 77 49 62 5,066
21 Lincoln Village 76 48 65 13,272
22 Burnham Park 76 51 58 8,133
23 Washington Park 76 53 56 4,940
24 National Park 74 50 65 2,994
25 Walnut Hill 74 55 53 2,789
26 Bay View 73 46 80 16,817
27 Forest Home Hills 72 49 74 4,823
28 King Park 72 59 64 2,307
29 Upper East Side 71 60 90 3,746
30 Capitol Heights 71 51 50 5,592
31 Triangle North 71 56 53 1,612
32 Hillside 70 62 67 2,097
33 Cambridge Heights 70 61 87 2,209
34 Metcalfe Park 70 55 50 2,878
35 Southgate 69 48 59 2,342
36 Concordia 69 55 68 2,967
37 Cold Spring Park 68 55 65 2,557
38 North Division 67 54 56 7,836
39 Layton Park 67 50 66 8,189
40 Enderis Park 67 46 53 4,989
41 Morgandale 67 48 52 8,989
42 Arlington Gardens 66 48 50 2,415
43 Columbus Park 66 49 51 4,176
44 Washington Heights 66 48 54 6,713
45 Southpoint 65 46 53 3,245
46 Garden Homes 65 55 50 2,449
47 Long View 65 48 51 3,137
48 Nash Park 65 44 57 2,490
49 Sherman Park 64 54 50 7,313
50 Park West 64 53 51 6,562
51 St. Aemilian's 64 42 54 1,752
52 Midtown 64 54 56 7,290
53 Lyons Park 64 45 60 1,412
54 Fairview 63 41 50 3,530
55 Uptown 63 51 53 6,319
56 Honey Creek Parkway 62 42 71 1,228
57 Martin Drive 62 51 58 1,884
58 Merrill Park 62 53 66 3,219
59 Kops Park 62 39 53 2,872
60 Triangle 62 54 50 547
61 Vogel Park 61 48 49 2,391
62 Lincoln Creek 60 53 51 7,186
63 White Manor 60 43 53 1,772
64 Downer Woods 60 60 70 5,141
65 Cooper Park 59 44 49 3,268
66 Dineen Park 59 47 46 3,944
67 Golden Valley 59 38 56 2,952
68 Arlington Heights 59 52 51 4,752
69 Saveland Park 59 48 55 1,593
70 Fernwood 59 41 73 2,920
71 Bluemound Heights 59 43 58 2,904
72 Old North Milwaukee 58 54 48 12,450
73 Tippecanoe 58 39 54 5,978
74 Jackson Park 58 46 62 8,278
75 Green Moor 57 41 54 574
76 Grasslyn Manor 57 50 46 4,971
77 Hawley Farms 57 44 56 1,569
78 Claytown Crest 57 41 50 1,676
79 Miller Valley 57 53 59 881
80 Wick Field 57 47 51 615
81 Borchert Field 57 50 48 3,981
82 Williamsburg Heights 56 52 68 2,582
83 Fair Park 55 40 68 1,322
84 Cannon Park 55 41 51 2,282
85 Honey Creek Manor 55 40 48 2,833
86 Franklin Heights 55 52 53 8,455
87 Hampton Heights 54 50 47 7,138
88 Rufus King 54 53 46 4,940
89 River Bend 54 42 58 1,490
90 St. Joseph's 53 50 52 6,748
91 Root Creek 53 43 62 1,811
92 Roosevelt Grove 53 54 48 5,150
93 Sunset Heights 52 49 48 4,272
94 Castle Manor 52 43 46 3,776
95 West View 52 38 56 1,818
96 Goldman Park 51 41 50 1,731
97 Thurston Woods 51 52 48 4,144
98 Servite Woods 50 39 39 945
99 Woodland Court 50 41 58 1,081
100 Lindsay Park 50 46 44 4,703
101 Copernicus Park 50 40 48 1,341
102 Mount Mary 50 41 59 1,997
103 McGovern Park 50 51 54 3,180
104 Highwood Estates 48 41 52 2,088
105 Story Hill 48 44 58 1,741
106 Johnson's Woods 48 43 60 3,106
107 Red Oak Heights 48 42 58 670
108 Wedgewood 48 42 65 1,515
109 Town of Lake 48 41 52 5,386
110 Euclid Park 47 39 48 1,963
111 Silver Spring 47 45 49 13,072
112 GRA-RAM 47 36 41 2,149
113 Valhalla 47 45 48 4,449
114 Estabrook Park 46 40 68 607
115 Wahl Park 46 49 47 2,748
116 Rolling Green 45 39 59 2,087
117 Alverno 44 44 47 1,311
118 Menomonee River Hills East 44 41 41 3,006
119 Fairfield 43 49 44 2,326
120 Tripou Park 41 40 56 1,225
121 Morgan Heights 41 35 50 1,937
122 Mitchell West 40 43 43 3,638
123 The Valley Pigsville 39 48 60 525
124 Whispering Hills 39 41 35 545
125 Alcott Park 38 32 50 1,442
126 Lincoln Park 38 53 49 5,551
127 Wilson Park 37 43 40 3,147
128 Northridge 37 36 32 1,913
129 North Meadow 36 30 37 3,487
130 Silverswan 35 43 45 3,257
131 College Heights 35 42 49 899
132 Menomonee River Hills 34 38 39 8,448
133 Town & Country Manor 32 41 49 3,087
134 Holler Park 32 41 50 515
135 Florist Highlands 31 36 37 1,346
136 Land Bank 31 33 38 1,129
137 Timmerman West 30 41 52 4,786
138 Bradley Estates 29 34 40 3,569
139 Northridge Lakes 28 40 35 2,453
140 New Coeln 28 37 39 677
141 Maitland Park 26 39 42 1,230
142 Timmerman Airport 26 41 38 500
143 Granville Station 24 35 32 1,455
144 Graceland 24 43 32 2,893
145 Melody View 24 31 45 668
146 Wyrick Park 23 37 33 1,593
147 Pheasant Run 22 35 36 1,649
148 Park Knoll 21 21 31 1,268
149 Maple Tree 20 34 37 2,404
150 Parkway Hills 20 37 34 864
151 Little Menomonee Parkway 18 35 36 988
152 Golden Gate 15 34 47 699
153 Riverton Heights 13 31 33 1,220
154 Dretzka Park 12 34 29 813
155 Calumet Farms 12 34 40 2,248
156 Heritage Heights 10 32 27 615

Average Home Features

According to HomeAdvisor Data, these characteristics make up the average home in Milwaukee

Average square footage 1800
Homeowners have 3.2 bedrooms
Homeowners have 1.9 bathrooms
Age of home 48 years
Average time living in home 13 years

Check out HomeAdvisor’s Milwaukee Home Happiness Survey.

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Beth Jaworski
on Bradford Beach Soccer League

49 Transit Score of Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee has Some Transit

A few nearby public transportation options. Find Milwaukee apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

Milwaukee has some public transportation and about 38 bus and 1 light rail lines.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Milwaukee on public transit.

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Peter Sciortino's Bakery

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Harambee Milwaukee School of Math and Science

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Vine Street Steps

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I'm a Milwaukee native, and I love exploring the city I live in.

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Raynor Memorial Libraries

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Sanders Super Bowl

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Lake Park Golf Course

58 Bike Score of Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Vine Street Steps

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Marcus Movie Theatres Southgate

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Bay View

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IC Bay View Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

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West Allis City Hall

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Hillside Carver Playground

thumbnail for Leon's Frozen CustardThis 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

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Carver Park

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Jim's Time Out

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The Iron Horse Hotel

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Raynor Memorial Libraries

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Pat Gust Tasker
on O'Donnell Park

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Harley-Davidson Museum

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Sanders Super Bowl

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Lake Park Golf Course

thumbnail for Peter Sciortino's BakeryFresh 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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