Best PlacesFranklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Franklin 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.
Franklin Heights, Milwaukee ranks 5,687th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Franklin 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.
Franklin Heights, Milwaukee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Franklin Heights, Milwaukee ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Franklin Heights, Milwaukee ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$35,795 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Franklin Heights, Milwaukee
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Franklin Heights, Milwaukee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $35,795, 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 Franklin Heights, Milwaukee's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Franklin Heights, Milwaukee
Franklin Heights, Milwaukee runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Franklin Heights, Milwaukee.
Who works in Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, and how
Work in Franklin Heights, Milwaukee centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Franklin Heights, Milwaukee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Franklin Heights, Milwaukee.
What the weather is like in Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, month by month
Franklin 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 Franklin Heights, Milwaukee
General Mitchell International sits about 10 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 Franklin Heights, Milwaukee
Schools across Franklin Heights, Milwaukee average a D−, better than 7% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Auer Avenue ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
- Clarke Street ElementaryF · 7% proficient
- Clemens ElementaryF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Andrew S Douglas MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- King InternationalC · 32% proficient
- North Division HighF · 10% proficient
- Whs Information TechnologyF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Franklin Heights, Milwaukee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Franklin 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 Franklin Heights, Milwaukee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Franklin Heights, Milwaukee
Is Franklin Heights, Milwaukee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Franklin Heights, Milwaukee ranks 5,687th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, transit, and walkability, and lowest on health outcomes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Franklin Heights, Milwaukee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $82,105. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $35,795 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Franklin Heights, Milwaukee safe?
Franklin Heights, Milwaukee is safer than 1% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,670 per resident a year.
Compare Franklin Heights, Milwaukee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Franklin Heights, Milwaukee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Franklin 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.
Franklin Heights, Milwaukee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Franklin Heights, Milwaukee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Franklin Heights, Milwaukee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Franklin Heights, Milwaukee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Franklin Heights, Milwaukee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Franklin 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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