Milwaukee 53203

Milwaukee County, WI · 470 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

54affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
27.7%
affordable
Days on market
44
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
of active
Valuation
+37.3%
vs assessor
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49
/100
mixed
cooling · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

38/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 235d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)100

Seller-favored market in 53203. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 27.7% of median income. Median days on market: 235. Renting is approximately 49% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 17.9).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
COOLINGBALANCED

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 3.9% YoY.

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Median price
$383,816
▾ 3.9% YoY
Days on market
44
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,785
ZORI
Investor score
50/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
6
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+37.3%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$526,800
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+74.4%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Milwaukee+74.4%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft—
Price-to-income4.6×

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How 53203 ranks in WI
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Affordability, supply & momentum

43SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply9.0 mo
Days on Market44d
Inv vs History-27.7%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply9
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,785
Price-to-rent17.9
Est. cap rate3.6%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score59
Transit score8
Bike score—

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Milwaukee County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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