Milwaukee, WI
US City in Wisconsin, Midwest · ranked on 80 metrics
Milwaukee, WI is a US city in Wisconsin with a population of 558,949 (30th of 477). It ranks best for Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (75th of 434), Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 191st of 460), Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 193rd of 460). It ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (383rd of 395), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (375th of 395), Median Household Income (372nd of 434).
At a glance
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Percentile on 19 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 64th of 46085
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202475th of 43483
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024103rd of 43476
- Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025tied 191st of 46058
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 192nd of 46058
- Median Annual Wage, All Jobs$51,160Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025tied 193rd of 46058
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 206th of 46055
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024198th of 43455
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 233rd of 46048
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 255th of 46045
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025386th of 3952
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025383rd of 3953
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025375th of 3955
- Median Household Income$54,234Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024372nd of 43414
- Poverty Rate (%)22.8%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024371st of 43415
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024347th of 43420
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025295th of 39525
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024305th of 43430
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025265th of 39533
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 27 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Quick answers
- What is the population of Milwaukee, WI?
- Milwaukee, WI has a population of 558,949, 30th among 477 US cities.
- What does Milwaukee, WI rank best at?
- Among US cities, Milwaukee, WI ranks best for Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (75th of 434); Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 191st of 460); Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 193rd of 460).
- Where does Milwaukee, WI rank worst?
- Milwaukee, WI ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (383rd of 395); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (375th of 395); Median Household Income (372nd of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Milwaukee, WI?
- Rankodex ranks Milwaukee, WI on 80 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
80 metrics with a value for this place, in 18 topics