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Best places to live in Greater Milwaukee

40 places with 1,267,526 residents within about 35 km of Milwaukee, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Milwaukee, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Mequon
    Wisconsin, 23,132 residents    79
  2. 2Brookfield (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 38,025 residents    78
  3. 3Waukesha
    Wisconsin, 71,970 residents    77
  4. 4Germantown (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 19,993 residents    76
  5. 5Thiensville
    Wisconsin, 3,174 residents    76
  6. 6Sussex (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 10,753 residents    75
  7. 7Cedarburg
    Wisconsin, 11,482 residents    75
  8. 8Elm Grove
    Wisconsin, 6,172 residents    74
  9. 9New Berlin (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 39,825 residents    74
  10. 10Muskego
    Wisconsin, 24,755 residents    74

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For retired couples

  1. 1Waukesha
    Wisconsin, 71,970 residents    76
  2. 2Mequon
    Wisconsin, 23,132 residents    76
  3. 3Brookfield (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 38,025 residents    76
  4. 4Sussex (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 10,753 residents    75
  5. 5Cedarburg
    Wisconsin, 11,482 residents    75
  6. 6Thiensville
    Wisconsin, 3,174 residents    74
  7. 7Pewaukee
    Wisconsin, 8,208 residents    73
  8. 8Muskego
    Wisconsin, 24,755 residents    73
  9. 9Menomonee Falls
    Wisconsin, 36,119 residents    73
  10. 10Elm Grove
    Wisconsin, 6,172 residents    72

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For remote workers

  1. 1Mequon
    Wisconsin, 23,132 residents    74
  2. 2Brookfield (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 38,025 residents    73
  3. 3Germantown (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 19,993 residents    73
  4. 4Waukesha
    Wisconsin, 71,970 residents    72
  5. 5Muskego
    Wisconsin, 24,755 residents    71
  6. 6Sussex (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 10,753 residents    71
  7. 7Cedarburg
    Wisconsin, 11,482 residents    70
  8. 8Menomonee Falls
    Wisconsin, 36,119 residents    69
  9. 9Pewaukee
    Wisconsin, 8,208 residents    69
  10. 10New Berlin (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 39,825 residents    69

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For commuters

  1. 1Milwaukee
    Wisconsin, 563,531 residents    77
  2. 2Brookfield (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 38,025 residents    77
  3. 3New Berlin (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 39,825 residents    76
  4. 4Elm Grove
    Wisconsin, 6,172 residents    75
  5. 5West Allis
    Wisconsin, 60,620 residents    73
  6. 6Wauwatosa
    Wisconsin, 47,614 residents    72
  7. 7Mequon
    Wisconsin, 23,132 residents    72
  8. 8Menomonee Falls
    Wisconsin, 36,119 residents    72
  9. 9Shorewood (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 13,311 residents    71
  10. 10Waukesha
    Wisconsin, 71,970 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1Milwaukee
    Wisconsin, 563,531 residents    73
  2. 2New Berlin (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 39,825 residents    69
  3. 3West Allis
    Wisconsin, 60,620 residents    68
  4. 4Brookfield (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 38,025 residents    67
  5. 5Wauwatosa
    Wisconsin, 47,614 residents    67
  6. 6Elm Grove
    Wisconsin, 6,172 residents    64
  7. 7Waukesha
    Wisconsin, 71,970 residents    64
  8. 8Whitefish Bay
    Wisconsin, 14,110 residents    62
  9. 9Shorewood (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 13,311 residents    61
  10. 10Menomonee Falls
    Wisconsin, 36,119 residents    61

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Germantown (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 19,993 residents    69
  2. 2Mequon
    Wisconsin, 23,132 residents    66
  3. 3Richfield (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 11,530 residents    65
  4. 4New Berlin (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 39,825 residents    63
  5. 5Cedarburg
    Wisconsin, 11,482 residents    62
  6. 6Brookfield (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 38,025 residents    62
  7. 7Caledonia (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 24,684 residents    61
  8. 8Menomonee Falls
    Wisconsin, 36,119 residents    61
  9. 9Waukesha
    Wisconsin, 71,970 residents    61
  10. 10Thiensville
    Wisconsin, 3,174 residents    61

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Towns in Greater Milwaukee