Best PlacesTimmerman West, Milwaukee, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Timmerman West, 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.
Timmerman West, Milwaukee ranks 3,545th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Timmerman West, 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.
Timmerman West, Milwaukee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Timmerman West, Milwaukee ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Timmerman West, Milwaukee ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Timmerman West, Milwaukee
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Timmerman West, Milwaukee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,691, 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 Timmerman West, Milwaukee's effective rate of 1.88%, 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 Timmerman West, Milwaukee
Timmerman West, Milwaukee runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Timmerman West, Milwaukee.
Who works in Timmerman West, Milwaukee, and how
Work in Timmerman West, Milwaukee centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Timmerman West, Milwaukee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Timmerman West, Milwaukee.
What the weather is like in Timmerman West, Milwaukee, month by month
Timmerman West, Milwaukee sees roughly 97 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 Timmerman West, Milwaukee
General Mitchell International sits about 14 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 Timmerman West, Milwaukee
Schools across Timmerman West, Milwaukee average a D−, better than 8% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Marcy ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
- Wauwatosa Montessori SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Madison ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Templeton MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Whitman MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookfield East HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Hamilton HighB+ · 51% proficient
- West HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Timmerman West, Milwaukee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Timmerman West, 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 Timmerman West, Milwaukee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Timmerman West, Milwaukee
Is Timmerman West, Milwaukee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Timmerman West, Milwaukee ranks 3,545th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low disaster risk, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on property taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Timmerman West, Milwaukee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,439. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $70,691 median income, cost of living beats 50% of neighborhoods.
Is Timmerman West, Milwaukee safe?
Yes, Timmerman West, Milwaukee is safer than 57% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $449 per resident a year.
Compare Timmerman West, Milwaukee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Timmerman West, Milwaukee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Timmerman West, 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.
Timmerman West, Milwaukee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Timmerman West, Milwaukee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Timmerman West, Milwaukee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Timmerman West, Milwaukee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Timmerman West, Milwaukee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Timmerman West, 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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