Best PlacesCapitol Heights, Milwaukee, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Capitol Heights, Milwaukee, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Capitol Heights, Milwaukee ranks 4,753rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Capitol Heights, Milwaukee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Capitol Heights, Milwaukee ranks high
- TransitBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Capitol Heights, Milwaukee ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Capitol Heights, Milwaukee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,417, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Capitol Heights, Milwaukee's effective rate of 1.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee
Capitol Heights, Milwaukee's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Capitol Heights, Milwaukee.
Who works in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee, and how
Work in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Capitol Heights, Milwaukee.
What the weather is like in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee, month by month
Capitol Heights, Milwaukee sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 24° | 18° |
| April | 55° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Capitol Heights, Milwaukee
General Mitchell International sits about 11 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.9 million passengers in 2025, with 66 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Capitol Heights, Milwaukee
Schools across Capitol Heights, Milwaukee average an F, better than 1% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lancaster ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
- Craig Montessori SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Congress ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Marshall HighF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Capitol Heights, Milwaukee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Capitol Heights, Milwaukee measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Capitol Heights, Milwaukee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee
Is Capitol Heights, Milwaukee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Capitol Heights, Milwaukee ranks 4,753rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on the schools and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Capitol Heights, Milwaukee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,901. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $62,417 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is Capitol Heights, Milwaukee safe?
Capitol Heights, Milwaukee is safer than 30% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $623 per resident a year.
Compare Capitol Heights, Milwaukee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Capitol Heights, Milwaukee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Capitol Heights, Milwaukee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Capitol Heights, Milwaukee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Capitol Heights, Milwaukee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Capitol Heights, Milwaukee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Capitol Heights, Milwaukee detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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