Best PlacesTown of Lake, Milwaukee, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Town of Lake, 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.
Town of Lake, Milwaukee ranks 2,899th 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 Town of Lake, 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.
Town of Lake, Milwaukee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Town of Lake, Milwaukee ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Town of Lake, Milwaukee ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Household income$66,963 median, better than only 36% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Town of Lake, Milwaukee
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Town of Lake, Milwaukee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $66,963; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Town of Lake, Milwaukee's effective rate of 1.91%, 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 Town of Lake, Milwaukee
Town of Lake, 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 Town of Lake, Milwaukee.
Who works in Town of Lake, Milwaukee, and how
Work in Town of Lake, Milwaukee centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Town of Lake, Milwaukee
Town of Lake, Milwaukee has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Town of Lake, Milwaukee and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Town of Lake, Milwaukee, month by month
Town of Lake, 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 Town of Lake, Milwaukee
General Mitchell International sits about 1 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 Town of Lake, Milwaukee
Schools across Town of Lake, Milwaukee average a C, better than 38% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bay View Montessori SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Mitchell ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Willow Glen Primary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Deer Creek IntermediateC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Reagan College Preparatory HighB+ · 56% proficient
- South Milwaukee HighC− · 26% proficient
- Saint Francis HighD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Town of Lake, Milwaukee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Town of Lake, 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 Town of Lake, Milwaukee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Town of Lake, Milwaukee
Is Town of Lake, Milwaukee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Town of Lake, Milwaukee ranks 2,899th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and civic engagement, and lowest on property taxes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Town of Lake, Milwaukee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,242. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $66,963 median income, cost of living beats 39% of neighborhoods.
Is Town of Lake, Milwaukee safe?
Yes, Town of Lake, Milwaukee is safer than 80% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Town of Lake, Milwaukee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Town of Lake, Milwaukee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Town of Lake, 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.
Town of Lake, Milwaukee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Town of Lake, Milwaukee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Town of Lake, Milwaukee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Town of Lake, Milwaukee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Town of Lake, Milwaukee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Town of Lake, 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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