Housing in Harambee at a glance
- Population
- about 10,192
- Housing units
- about 4,516
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $117,000Milwaukee: $184,000 (-36%)
- Median gross rent
- $990 a monthMilwaukee: $1,059 (-7%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 35.3%Milwaukee: 41.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 83.5%
- Median year built
- 1940
Harambee, north-east of the centre of Milwaukee, is valued at a median $117,000, 36% below the city overall and eighth-highest of nine sectors with data. Rent is closer to the norm: tenants pay $990, 7% under Milwaukee overall and fifth of ten. Ownership is 35.3%, 6.5 points lower than the city and also fifth, which means 1,332 owning households face 2,446 renting ones. Older homes dominate, with 83.5% put up before 1980, seventh on that ranking, and a typical building from 1940. Riverwest, next door, is worth $239,000, and the Lower East Side $360,000, while Avenues West has just 2.8% owners and rents of $830, a sharp contrast with Harambee's mix of tenures and prices. Harambee houses 10,192 residents in 4,516 housing units. Riverwest and the Lower East Side differ from each other as well: Riverwest has 40.3% owners and rent of $1,140, while the Lower East Side has 18.6% owners and rent of $1,100.
Questions about Harambee
What is the median home value in Harambee, Milwaukee?
$117,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $184,000 for Milwaukee as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Harambee?
$990 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,059 in Milwaukee (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Harambee own or rent?
Most rent: 35.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 41.8% in Milwaukee (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 5 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Harambee is one of the 10 most populous of 190 neighborhoods of Milwaukee: estimated population about 10,192 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Milwaukee GIS, Neighborhoods, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Milwaukee as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Harambee. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Harambee? Ask for your spot.