Housing in Muskego Way at a glance
- Population
- about 18,017
- Housing units
- about 5,903
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $123,000Milwaukee: $184,000 (-33%)
- Median gross rent
- $950 a monthMilwaukee: $1,059 (-10%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 32.4%Milwaukee: 41.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 86.5%
- Median year built
- 1939 or earlier
With 18,017 residents and 5,903 housing units, Muskego Way is the biggest of the sectors around it, south of Milwaukee's centre. Its homes are valued at $123,000, 33% below the city and sixth among the nine sectors with data, while rent of $950 is 10% lower and also sixth. Owners hold 32.4% of households, 9.4 points under Milwaukee overall, with 1,764 owning and 3,683 renting. Of its homes, 86.5% are older than 1980, fifth-highest of ten, and the typical building is from 1939 or earlier. Historic Mitchell Street, next door, is lower at $98,000, while Lincoln Village is higher at $126,000, with rents of $920 and 38.6% owners, so Muskego Way falls between them on price. Its rent of $950 sits above Historic Mitchell Street's $920 and Lincoln Village's $920, and its owner share, 32.4%, is lower than Lincoln Village's but higher than Mitchell Street's, so it holds a middle position on most counts.
Questions about Muskego Way
What is the median home value in Muskego Way, Milwaukee?
$123,000 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 Muskego Way?
$950 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 Muskego Way own or rent?
Most rent: 32.4% 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 4 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.
Muskego Way is one of the 10 most populous of 190 neighborhoods of Milwaukee: estimated population about 18,017 (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 Muskego Way. 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
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