Welcome to the land of the 1%. Where you’ll find lawyers, and doctors, and business executives. And while they aren’t made of ticky-tacky, they are definitely made of money.
These are the wealthiest neighborhoods that Milwaukee has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Milwaukee do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Downer Woods, where the median income is a cool $125,141.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Wisconsin’s statewide median.
Wisconsin statewide median: $77,485
Wisconsin statewide median: $330,171
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Milwaukee for 2026
Every city has its best neighborhoods — where everyone wants to live — and the worst neighborhoods — where no one wants to live. And then you have the wealthiest neighborhoods, where no one can afford to live.
And by no one, we mean you because there’s always someone richer than you.
How do you quantify richer than you? We looked at one simple criterion:
- Highest median household income
Using Saturday Night Science, we researched income data from the Census and BLS for every neighborhood in Milwaukee.
We ranked every neighborhood in Milwaukee by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Downer Woods, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Milwaukee.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Milwaukee.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Milwaukee for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downer Woods | $125,141 |
| 2 | Historic Third Ward | $108,106 |
| 3 | Park Place | $93,713 |
| 3 | Calumet Farms | $93,713 |
| 5 | College Heights | $85,040 |
| 6 | Mack Acres | $84,875 |
| 6 | Golden Gate | $84,875 |
| 8 | Mount Mary | $80,822 |
| 9 | Golden Valley | $78,633 |
| 10 | Park Knoll | $77,928 |
| 11 | Upper East Side | $76,938 |
| 12 | Schlitz Park | $76,656 |
| 13 | Cooper Park | $76,071 |
| 14 | Fernwood | $75,419 |
| 15 | Maitland Park | $73,731 |
| 16 | Wedgewood | $73,552 |
| 17 | Red Oak Heights | $73,158 |
| 18 | Washington Heights | $72,508 |
| 19 | Copernicus Park | $72,337 |
| 20 | Honey Creek Parkway | $71,375 |
| 21 | Juneau Town | $69,987 |
| 22 | Fairview | $69,937 |
| 23 | Mill Valley | $69,833 |
| 24 | Northpoint | $69,762 |
| 25 | Alcott Park | $69,638 |
| 25 | Morgan Heights | $69,638 |
| 27 | Bay View | $69,349 |
| 28 | Lyons Park | $68,512 |
| 29 | Town Of Lake | $68,166 |
| 30 | Hawley Farms | $67,182 |
| 31 | Harder’s Oaks | $66,332 |
| 32 | Mitchell Field | $66,203 |
| 33 | Clayton Crest | $65,578 |
| 34 | Green Moor | $65,403 |
| 35 | Wick Field | $65,365 |
| 35 | Hawthorne Glen | $65,365 |
| 37 | New Coeln | $65,250 |
| 38 | River Bend | $65,248 |
| 39 | Melody View | $65,093 |
| 39 | Pollber Heights | $65,093 |
| 41 | Florist Highlands | $64,992 |
| 42 | The Valley-Pigsville | $64,579 |
| 43 | Saveland Park | $64,010 |
| 44 | Riverton Heights | $63,872 |
| 45 | Tippecanoe | $63,116 |
| 46 | Goldman Park | $62,122 |
| 47 | Rufus King | $61,099 |
| 48 | Valley Forge | $60,365 |
| 49 | Enderis Park | $60,327 |
| 50 | Honey Creek Manor | $60,219 |
| 51 | Wyrick Park | $60,132 |
| 52 | Fair Park | $60,001 |
| 53 | Long View | $59,161 |
| 54 | Nash Park | $58,602 |
| 55 | Kops Park | $58,557 |
| 56 | Cannon Park | $58,153 |
| 57 | White Manor | $57,953 |
| 58 | Pheasant Run | $57,105 |
| 59 | Jackson Park | $57,077 |
| 60 | Menomonee River Hills East | $55,814 |
| 61 | Bradley Estates | $55,797 |
| 62 | Harbor View | $55,651 |
| 63 | Granville Station | $54,440 |
| 64 | Gra-Ram | $53,860 |
| 65 | Story Hill | $53,624 |
| 66 | Timmerman Airport | $53,500 |
| 67 | Menomonee River Hills | $53,431 |
| 68 | Southgate | $53,212 |
| 69 | Layton Park | $53,097 |
| 70 | Morgandale | $52,985 |
| 71 | Triangle | $52,916 |
| 72 | Murray Hill | $52,588 |
| 73 | Heritage Heights | $52,292 |
| 74 | Little Menomonee Parkway | $52,270 |
| 75 | Vogel Park | $52,054 |
| 76 | Bluemound Heights | $51,738 |
| 77 | Kilbourn Town | $50,358 |
| 78 | Miller Valley | $50,154 |
| 79 | Zoo | $49,877 |
| 80 | Riverwest | $49,851 |
| 81 | Land Bank | $49,799 |
| 82 | Yankee Hill | $49,708 |
| 83 | Holler Park | $49,338 |
| 84 | Lower East Side | $49,114 |
| 85 | Timmerman West | $48,700 |
| 86 | Rolling Green | $48,375 |
| 86 | Woodland Court | $48,375 |
| 88 | Lindsay Park | $48,000 |
| 89 | Maple Tree | $47,812 |
| 90 | Graceland | $47,213 |
| 91 | West View | $47,083 |
| 92 | Highwood Estates | $46,678 |
| 93 | Root Creek | $46,307 |
| 94 | Johnson’s Woods | $46,006 |
| 95 | Arlington Gardens | $45,800 |
| 96 | Uptown | $45,519 |
| 97 | Polonia | $45,486 |
| 98 | Grasslyn Manor | $45,362 |
| 99 | Lenox Heights | $45,294 |
| 100 | Burnham Park | $45,214 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 188 Milwaukee neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Milwaukee
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Milwaukee for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Downer Woods looks to be the richest Milwaukee neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Milwaukee are Downer Woods, Historic Third Ward, Park Place, Calumet Farms, College Heights, Mack Acres, Golden Gate, Mount Mary, Golden Valley, and Park Knoll.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Park View.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Wisconsin? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Milwaukee FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Milwaukee?
Downer Woods is the richest neighborhood in Milwaukee for 2026, with a median household income of $125,141. Historic Third Ward and Park Place are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Milwaukee?
The richest neighborhoods in Milwaukee are Downer Woods, Historic Third Ward, Park Place, Calumet Farms, College Heights, Mack Acres, Golden Gate, Mount Mary, Golden Valley, and Park Knoll. We ranked all 188 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Downer Woods?
The median household in Downer Woods earns $125,141 a year, and the median home there is worth $375,440. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Milwaukee is no exception.
How do you rank the richest neighborhoods?
One measure: median household income from Census tract data, ranked highest to lowest. No composite score, no adjustments — just where the money lives.
What is the poorest neighborhood in Milwaukee?
Park View posts the lowest median household income of the 188 Milwaukee neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
