Best PlacesTippecanoe, Milwaukee, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tippecanoe, 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.
Tippecanoe, Milwaukee ranks 2,453rd 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 Tippecanoe, 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.
Tippecanoe, Milwaukee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tippecanoe, Milwaukee ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Tippecanoe, Milwaukee ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 37% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tippecanoe, Milwaukee
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tippecanoe, Milwaukee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,273, 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 Tippecanoe, Milwaukee's effective rate of 1.93%, 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 Tippecanoe, Milwaukee
Tippecanoe, 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 Tippecanoe, Milwaukee.
Who works in Tippecanoe, Milwaukee, and how
Work in Tippecanoe, Milwaukee centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, 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 Tippecanoe, Milwaukee
Tippecanoe, Milwaukee has more parkland per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Tippecanoe, Milwaukee and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tippecanoe, Milwaukee, month by month
Tippecanoe, Milwaukee sees roughly 78 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 Tippecanoe, 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 Tippecanoe, Milwaukee
Schools across Tippecanoe, Milwaukee average a D+, better than 20% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fernwood MontessoriB · 46% proficient
- Bay View Montessori SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Willow Glen Primary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Deer Creek IntermediateC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Reagan College Preparatory HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Saint Francis HighD− · 12% proficient
- Bay View HighF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tippecanoe, Milwaukee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tippecanoe, 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 Tippecanoe, Milwaukee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tippecanoe, Milwaukee
Is Tippecanoe, Milwaukee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tippecanoe, Milwaukee ranks 2,453rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and health care access, 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 Tippecanoe, Milwaukee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,551. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $69,273 median income, cost of living beats 44% of neighborhoods.
Is Tippecanoe, Milwaukee safe?
Yes, Tippecanoe, Milwaukee is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
Compare Tippecanoe, Milwaukee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tippecanoe, Milwaukee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tippecanoe, 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.
Tippecanoe, Milwaukee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tippecanoe, Milwaukee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tippecanoe, Milwaukee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tippecanoe, Milwaukee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tippecanoe, Milwaukee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tippecanoe, 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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