Milwaukee, WI
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| | Overall Rankings | |
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 12th | |
| | Prior Rank: 24th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 24th | |
| | Prior Rank: 21st | |
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Milwaukee area had fewer homes with open cracks or holes in walls, signs of rats, water supply stoppages, water leaks from inside, flush toilet breakdowns, room heaters without flues, exposed wires, and roofing, siding, or window problems. Properties within the central city were less likely to have holes in floors, signs of rats, water supply stoppages, flush toilet breakdowns, and sewage disposal breakdowns. Outside the central city, dwellings were less likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of rats, water leaks from the inside, water supply stoppages, flush toilet breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, exposed wires, and roofing, siding, window, or foundation problems. Rental properties were less likely to have problems with holes in floors, signs of rats, water supply stoppages, flush toilet breakdowns, a lack of complete plumbing, and room heaters without flues when compared to the national average. Owner-occupied homes were less likely to have evidence of rats, water leaks from the inside, water supply stoppages, flush toilet breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, exposed wiring, and roofing and siding problems.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Milwaukee-area homes had more signs of mice, water leaks from outside, incomplete plumbing, heating equipment breakdowns, rooms without a working electrical outlet, and inadequate kitchen facilities. Central city homes were more likely to have open cracks or holes in walls, water leaks from the outside, heating equipment breakdowns, a lack of kitchen facilities, and window and foundation problems. Compared to national averages, homes outside the central city were more likely to have evidence of mice and incomplete plumbing or kitchen facilities. Rental units were more likely to have foundation problems and lack kitchen facilities. Owner-occupied homes were more likely to have signs of mice, water leaks from outside, a lack of complete plumbing and kitchen facilities, and heating equipment breakdowns.
Community Information: The Milwaukee MSA is comprised of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties, Wisconsin. In 2011, the MSA included 623,312 occupied dwelling units, 44.7% of which were located in the central city of Milwaukee. Of the cities surveyed, the housing stock of the MSA ranked among the oldest and has an average percentage of rental units. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 10th-oldest (23.5%) for the MSA and 16th-oldest (37.9%) for the central city. The median house age in the Milwaukee MSA was 1963. The percentage of rental units ranked 27th-least heavily rental (37.1%) for the MSA and 20th-least heavily rental (49.2%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Milwaukee had a higher poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 34th (15.8%) for the entire MSA and 37th (26.3%) for homes in the central city.