Milwaukee 53221

Milwaukee County, WI · 11,079 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

52affordability /100

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

Payment burden
29.2%
stretched
Days on market
36
daily
Price cuts
14.2%
of active
Valuation
-14.3%
vs assessor
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73
/100
stable
warming · balanced · prices rising 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

37/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 51d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)70
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 53221. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 29.3% of median income. Median days on market: 51. Renting is approximately 53% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 18.4).

Buyer Caution

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

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

Market is warming with rising prices. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices up 3.6% YoY.

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Median price
$297,402
▴ 3.6% YoY
Days on market
36
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,346
ZORI
Investor score
63/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
49
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-14.3%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$254,900
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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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-income4.8×

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How 53221 ranks in WI
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Affordability, supply & momentum

52SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

Supply is below normal — sellers are favored but buyers still have options.

Months of Supply6.6 mo
Days on Market36d
Inv vs History-1.7%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %14.2%
Momentumwarming
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply6.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,346
Price-to-rent18.4
Est. cap rate3.5%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score3
Transit score4
Bike score—

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Milwaukee County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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