Best PlacesCastle Manor, Milwaukee, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Castle Manor, Milwaukee, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Castle Manor, Milwaukee ranks 2,839th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Castle Manor, 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.
Castle Manor, Milwaukee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Castle Manor, Milwaukee ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Castle Manor, Milwaukee ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Castle Manor, Milwaukee
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Castle Manor, Milwaukee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,090, 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 Castle Manor, Milwaukee's effective rate of 1.99%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Castle Manor, Milwaukee
Castle Manor, Milwaukee's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Castle Manor, Milwaukee.
Who works in Castle Manor, Milwaukee, and how
Work in Castle Manor, Milwaukee centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Castle Manor, Milwaukee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Castle Manor, Milwaukee.
What the weather is like in Castle Manor, Milwaukee, month by month
Castle Manor, Milwaukee sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Castle Manor, Milwaukee
General Mitchell International sits about 2 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 Castle Manor, Milwaukee
Schools across Castle Manor, Milwaukee average a C+, better than 47% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cooper ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Lowell International ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenfield MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Reagan College Preparatory HighB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Castle Manor, Milwaukee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Castle Manor, 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 Castle Manor, Milwaukee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Castle Manor, Milwaukee
Is Castle Manor, Milwaukee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Castle Manor, Milwaukee ranks 2,839th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Castle Manor, Milwaukee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,193. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $75,090 median income, cost of living beats 55% of neighborhoods.
Is Castle Manor, Milwaukee safe?
Yes, Castle Manor, Milwaukee is safer than 75% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
Compare Castle Manor, Milwaukee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Castle Manor, Milwaukee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Castle Manor, 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.
Castle Manor, Milwaukee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Castle Manor, Milwaukee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Castle Manor, Milwaukee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Castle Manor, Milwaukee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Castle Manor, Milwaukee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Castle Manor, 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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