ZIP 53205

53205 is one of 36 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Milwaukee County, WI.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 34 of the 35 with a value.

13 school locations in 53205: 4 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high.

In alphabetical order: Alliance School of Milwaukee, Brown Street Academy, Elm Creative Arts Elementary, Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In January 2000 the typical home in 53205 was worth $45,157.

Values peaked at $162,183 in February 2026. The latest reading is −1.4% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $159,964, +2.8% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $159,964. Put 20% down and borrow $127,971 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $886 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $30,300 a year, $2,525 a month. So the payment takes 35.1% of income — rated “stretched” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 9.9% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $270.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $345.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $823 — +139% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +50%.

Reported values rose +254% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $89,122. So the real change is +79%, not +254%.

53205: +254% since January 2000.

Milwaukee County: +181% since January 2000.

Wisconsin: +178% since January 2000 — 53205 ran ahead of it by 77 points.

Owning the typical home costs about $1,046 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,521 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 8.8. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Homes sold: about 3 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 3 — so sales ran at 100% of it, and below it in 4 of the last 24 months.

Across Milwaukee County, builders pulled permits for 1,046 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 18% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in Milwaukee County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 8,495 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 10,162 moved out.

Net across those counties: −1,667 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 18 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Waukesha, WI (3,292 households); most departures went to Waukesha, WI (4,553).

County assessor records list 1,417 properties with a market value here. Their average assessed market value is $108,800; the typical home value is $159,964.

The assessor average sits −32.0% from the market figure — an average against a typical value, so treat it as a check, not a verdict.