Best PlacesJuneau Town, Milwaukee, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Juneau Town, 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.
Juneau Town, Milwaukee ranks 1,960th 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 Juneau Town, 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.
Juneau Town, Milwaukee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Juneau Town, Milwaukee ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Juneau Town, Milwaukee ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Juneau Town, Milwaukee
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Juneau Town, Milwaukee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,946, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Juneau Town, Milwaukee's effective rate of 2.21%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Juneau Town, Milwaukee
Juneau Town, Milwaukee runs younger than the country, 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 Juneau Town, Milwaukee.
Who works in Juneau Town, Milwaukee, and how
Work in Juneau Town, Milwaukee centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in Juneau Town, Milwaukee
Juneau Town, Milwaukee has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Juneau Town, Milwaukee and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Juneau Town, Milwaukee, month by month
Juneau Town, Milwaukee sees roughly 77 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 Juneau Town, Milwaukee
General Mitchell International sits about 7 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 Juneau Town, Milwaukee
Schools across Juneau Town, Milwaukee average an F, better than 1% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Vieau ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
- Cass Street ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- North Division HighF · 10% proficient
- Milwaukee High School Of The ArtsF · 9% proficient
- Bradley Technology HighF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Juneau Town, Milwaukee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Juneau Town, 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 Juneau Town, Milwaukee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Juneau Town, Milwaukee
Is Juneau Town, Milwaukee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Juneau Town, Milwaukee ranks 1,960th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, cheap car insurance, and walkability, and lowest on the schools and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Juneau Town, Milwaukee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,253. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $68,946 median income, cost of living beats 54% of neighborhoods.
Is Juneau Town, Milwaukee safe?
Juneau Town, Milwaukee is safer than 42% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $585 per resident a year.
Compare Juneau Town, Milwaukee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Juneau Town, Milwaukee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Juneau Town, 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.
Juneau Town, Milwaukee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Juneau Town, Milwaukee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Juneau Town, Milwaukee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Juneau Town, Milwaukee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Juneau Town, Milwaukee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Juneau Town, 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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