Best PlacesUpper East Side, Milwaukee, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upper East Side, 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.
Upper East Side, Milwaukee ranks 798th 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 Upper East Side, 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.
Upper East Side, Milwaukee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Upper East Side, Milwaukee ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Upper East Side, Milwaukee ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 38% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Upper East Side, Milwaukee
A household needs to earn about $156,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upper East Side, Milwaukee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $109,883, 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 Upper East Side, Milwaukee's effective rate of 1.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Upper East Side, Milwaukee
Upper East Side, Milwaukee runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Upper East Side, Milwaukee.
Who works in Upper East Side, Milwaukee, and how
Work in Upper East Side, Milwaukee centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Upper East Side, Milwaukee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Upper East Side, Milwaukee.
What the weather is like in Upper East Side, Milwaukee, month by month
Upper East Side, Milwaukee sees roughly 94 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 Upper East Side, Milwaukee
General Mitchell International sits about 9 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 Upper East Side, Milwaukee
Schools across Upper East Side, Milwaukee average a D−, better than 5% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hartford Avenue ElementaryF · 3% proficient
- Gaenslen ElementaryF · 3% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverside HighF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upper East Side, Milwaukee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upper East Side, 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 Upper East Side, Milwaukee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Upper East Side, Milwaukee
Is Upper East Side, Milwaukee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upper East Side, Milwaukee ranks 798th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, cheap car insurance, and heat safety, 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 Upper East Side, Milwaukee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $526,060. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $109,883 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Upper East Side, Milwaukee safe?
Yes, Upper East Side, Milwaukee is safer than 72% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
Compare Upper East Side, Milwaukee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upper East Side, Milwaukee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upper East Side, 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.
Upper East Side, Milwaukee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upper East Side, Milwaukee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upper East Side, Milwaukee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upper East Side, Milwaukee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upper East Side, Milwaukee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upper East Side, 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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