Best PlacesWalker's Point, Milwaukee, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walker's Point, 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.
Walker's Point, Milwaukee ranks 4,191st 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 Walker's Point, 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.
Walker's Point, Milwaukee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Walker's Point, Milwaukee ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Walker's Point, Milwaukee ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Walker's Point, Milwaukee
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walker's Point, Milwaukee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,893, 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 Walker's Point, Milwaukee's effective rate of 1.68%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Walker's Point, Milwaukee
Walker's Point, Milwaukee runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Walker's Point, Milwaukee.
Who works in Walker's Point, Milwaukee, and how
Work in Walker's Point, Milwaukee centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in Walker's Point, Milwaukee
Walker's Point, Milwaukee has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Walker's Point, Milwaukee and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Walker's Point, Milwaukee, month by month
Walker's Point, Milwaukee sees roughly 77 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 Walker's Point, Milwaukee
General Mitchell International sits about 5 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 Walker's Point, Milwaukee
Schools across Walker's Point, Milwaukee average an F, better than 4% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Vieau ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
- Kagel ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
- Longfellow ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- United Community Center Acosta Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- South Division HighF · 10% proficient
- Bradley Technology HighF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walker's Point, Milwaukee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walker's Point, 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 Walker's Point, Milwaukee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Walker's Point, Milwaukee
Is Walker's Point, Milwaukee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walker's Point, Milwaukee ranks 4,191st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and cheap car insurance, 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 Walker's Point, Milwaukee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,757. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $59,893 median income, cost of living beats 32% of neighborhoods.
Is Walker's Point, Milwaukee safe?
Walker's Point, Milwaukee is safer than 19% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $758 per resident a year.
Compare Walker's Point, Milwaukee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walker's Point, Milwaukee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walker's Point, 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.
Walker's Point, Milwaukee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walker's Point, Milwaukee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walker's Point, Milwaukee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walker's Point, Milwaukee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walker's Point, Milwaukee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walker's Point, 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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