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Milwaukee City Intelligence

Milwaukee is a Wisconsin metro on Lake Michigan north of Chicago, with manufacturing, university, and Great-Lakes-services activity shaping the regional profile. Milwaukee is a north america city of about ~1.6M metro in United States. On the composite city-intelligence score, Milwaukee sits around the indexed median (70/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~1.6M metro
View of Milwaukee, United States

Image credit: Image: Michael Barera / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Overall score

Use the Milwaukee profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level context alongside Chicago and Minneapolis.

Overall70/100
Affordability76/100
Air quality74/100
Energy68/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

70/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Milwaukee data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Milwaukee city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score70/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living76/100Milwaukee's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality74/100Milwaukee's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy68/100Milwaukee's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety69/100Milwaukee's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed69/100Milwaukee's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk68/100Milwaukee's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience68/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety76/100
Low crime79/100
Personal safety78/100
Night safety71/100
Road safety75/100

Milwaukee is estimated to be a generally safe city (76/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life78/100
Healthcare85/100
Education88/100
Green space52/100
Cleanliness86/100
Infrastructure92/100
Mobility68/100

Milwaukee has a high quality-of-life estimate (78/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness77/100
Education88/100
Green space52/100
Overall safety76/100

Milwaukee scores high for family living (77/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability76/100
Walkability71/100
Cycling65/100
Infrastructure92/100

Milwaukee is high for remote workers (76/100), based on connectivity, affordability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability77/100
Healthcare85/100
Cleanliness86/100
Outdoor lifestyle31/100

Milwaukee is high for retirement (77/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Milwaukee

Local public safety guidance for Milwaukee, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
United States emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
Universal emergency91124/7911 reaches police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch across the United States.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Milwaukee, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the United States emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Milwaukee

Healthcare context for Milwaukee, with national-level information from United States where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Verified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Milwaukee, see the United States healthcare profile.

Official hospital registry

Medicare Care Compare

Federal directory for comparing Medicare-certified hospitals, nursing homes, and other care providers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Healthcare sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Milwaukee

Local mobility context for Milwaukee, with national-level context from United States where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Verified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Milwaukee, see the United States transport profile.

Transport sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Milwaukee. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Milwaukee

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Milwaukee will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Milwaukee air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Milwaukee modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Milwaukee

Milwaukee's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Milwaukee

Milwaukee's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Milwaukee

Milwaukee's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Milwaukee

Milwaukee's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Milwaukee

Milwaukee's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Milwaukee

Milwaukee's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Milwaukee

Cost of living estimates for Milwaukee — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Milwaukee

Climate profile for Milwaukee — Humid Continental climate, annual average 12.6°C, comfort score 72/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Milwaukee

Economy and jobs profile for Milwaukee — major economy, economy score 87/100, key industries including technology, aerospace, research. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Milwaukee

Education profile for Milwaukee — research center, education score 75/100, 7 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Milwaukee

Healthcare and retirement profile for Milwaukee — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 66/100, retirement score 68/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Visual guide to Milwaukee

Source-attributed visual context for Milwaukee using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Milwaukee

Weekend trip planning checklist for Milwaukee — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Milwaukee

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Milwaukee

Estimate a monthly budget for Milwaukee using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Milwaukee

Plan a trip budget for Milwaukee using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Milwaukee

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Milwaukee. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Madison, United States

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Chicago, United States

Same region · about 132 km from Milwaukee. Explore Chicago's city intelligence profile.

Lansing, United States

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Peoria, United States

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Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Milwaukee — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Milwaukee — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Milwaukee profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level context alongside Chicago and Minneapolis. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (76/100) and air quality (74/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (68/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the United States country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Milwaukee appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.