Living in Downer Woods Milwaukee

Downer Woods Apartments for Rent

Downer Woods is the 65th most walkable neighborhood in Milwaukee with 5,141 residents.

Downer Woods has good public transportation and is very bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Upper East Side, Cambridge Heights, Murray Hill, Northpoint, Riverside Park, Riverwest and Lower East Side.

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Downer Woods is Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Some errands can be accomplished on foot in Downer Woods Milwaukee.

Downer Woods is the 65th most walkable neighborhood in Milwaukee with a Walk Score of 60.

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

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Downer Woods Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Downer Woods to other Milwaukee neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
63	Lincoln Creek	60	53	51	7,186
64	White Manor	60	43	53	1,772
65	Downer Woods	60	60	70	5,141
66	Cooper Park	59	44	49	3,268
67	Dineen Park	59	47	46	3,944

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 58 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Downer Woods.

People in Downer Woods can walk to an average of 2 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Downer Woods has Good Transit

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Public Transit Routes

Downer Woods has good public transportation and about 2 bus lines passing through it.

Transit Time

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

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Downer Woods is Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips.

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Hartford Avenue Elementary School

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Otto's Wine and Liquor

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