Best PlacesValhalla, Milwaukee, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valhalla, 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.
Valhalla, Milwaukee ranks 5,683rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Valhalla, 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.
Valhalla, Milwaukee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valhalla, Milwaukee ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
Where Valhalla, Milwaukee ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$38,997 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Valhalla, Milwaukee
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valhalla, Milwaukee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $38,997; 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 Valhalla, Milwaukee's effective rate of 1.94%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Valhalla, Milwaukee
Valhalla, Milwaukee runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Valhalla, Milwaukee.
Who works in Valhalla, Milwaukee, and how
Work in Valhalla, Milwaukee centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Valhalla, Milwaukee
Valhalla, Milwaukee has more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Valhalla, Milwaukee and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Valhalla, Milwaukee, month by month
Valhalla, 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 Valhalla, Milwaukee
General Mitchell International sits about 13 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 Valhalla, Milwaukee
Schools across Valhalla, Milwaukee average an F, better than 3% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Engleburg ElementaryD · 16% proficient
- Bryant ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
- Lancaster ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- James Madison Academic CampusF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valhalla, Milwaukee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valhalla, 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 Valhalla, Milwaukee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Valhalla, Milwaukee
Is Valhalla, Milwaukee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valhalla, Milwaukee ranks 5,683rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low disaster risk, and transit, and lowest on a weak job market and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Valhalla, Milwaukee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $132,602. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $38,997 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Valhalla, Milwaukee safe?
Valhalla, Milwaukee is safer than 20% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $692 per resident a year.
Compare Valhalla, Milwaukee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valhalla, Milwaukee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valhalla, 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.
Valhalla, Milwaukee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valhalla, Milwaukee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valhalla, Milwaukee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valhalla, Milwaukee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valhalla, Milwaukee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valhalla, 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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