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Living in South Milwaukee

The city had 6 schools in 2026. South Milwaukee had a population of 20,442 in July 2026. In July 2026, median household income was US$73,427 a year.

Last checked 2026-09-1936 sources

Population20,191people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,183EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent891.3EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate3.63%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,457offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 8% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.69µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to South Milwaukee?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,014 per month, while the median home value was US$235,700 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 66.8%, and the vacancy rate was 5.23% in July 2026. 42.7% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
South Milwaukee recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan23Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,014/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent42.66 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)5.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,674 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,011 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent891.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes196 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is South Milwaukee a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–65%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student55%strong on education, weak on work · range 45–65%
Family58%strong on family, weak on cost · range 49–67%
Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

6.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,251 of 20,191 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in South Milwaukee is 3.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income73,427 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband79.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription94.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription1.09 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet4.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet4.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary3,183 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)26Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,780 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov25Official
Unemployment rate3.63 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in South Milwaukee?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,780 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,865of €2,958 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,958
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,011
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,865
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in South Milwaukee Salary needed to live in South Milwaukee

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to South Milwaukee. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in South Milwaukee. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher94.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools6 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official
School enrolment, share of residents22.46 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio124 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents4,640 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,427 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in South Milwaukee when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSouth Milwaukee highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with South Milwaukee highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
South Milwaukee1,457
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,457 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents139.9 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Recorded violent crimes26 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time24.18 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.16 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work1.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Destinations from nearest airport30 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Nearest airportMKE3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport5 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for South Milwaukee. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in South Milwaukee.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in South Milwaukee is 6.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.69 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202435Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.611 · Feb 1.22 · Mar 6.78 · Apr 12.61 · May 19.17 · Jun 24.89 · Jul 27.72 · Aug 26.83 · Sep 23.06 · Oct 16.28 · Nov 8.78 · Dec 2.28 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014839 (MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AP)17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -8.22 · Feb -6.67 · Mar -1.83 · Apr 3.22 · May 8.78 · Jun 14.67 · Jul 18.17 · Aug 17.89 · Sep 13.56 · Oct 7.06 · Nov 0.611 · Dec -5 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014839 (MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AP)17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4.4 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 7.9 · May 14 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 18.3 · Oct 11.7 · Nov 4.7 · Dec -1.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 45.47 · Feb 42.93 · Mar 55.88 · Apr 98.04 · May 89.92 · Jun 111.3 · Jul 86.36 · Aug 92.71 · Sep 80.26 · Oct 70.61 · Nov 56.9 · Dec 47.75 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014839 (MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AP)17Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading174.8 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean10.14 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites5 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation907.6 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature22.3 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature10.3 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-0.84 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Lansing ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±0.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,251 is not 2.3% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.26 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents1,251 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density1,615 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population20,191 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official
Population covered by crime statistics20,084 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value235,700 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes66.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate63.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad6.12 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents3.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents2.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage63.57 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage81.1 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance4.87 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher29.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Households with a vehicle available93.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over9,860 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home12.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans89.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on South Milwaukee

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Greendale as a South Milwaukee alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,256 Greendale vs €3,183 South Milwaukee+34%
  • Unemployment: 2.1% Greendale vs 3.6% South Milwaukee−41%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,023 Greendale vs 1,457 South Milwaukee−30%
  • Nearest airport: 8.0 km Greendale vs 5.0 km South Milwaukee+60%
  • Residents: 14,426 Greendale vs 20,191 South Milwaukee−29%
  • Foreign residents: 2.4% Greendale vs 2.3% South Milwaukee+5%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,780 Greendale vs €3,780 South Milwaukeesame level

Plainfield as a South Milwaukee alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 147 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 2.3% South Milwaukee+170%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,183 South Milwaukee+52%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,457 South Milwaukee−49%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 20,191 South Milwaukee+148%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 5.0 km South Milwaukee+80%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 6.7 µg/m³ South Milwaukee+16%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,780 South Milwaukee+7%

Cities near South Milwaukee

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

St. Francis 6.8 km away
Rent
927.6 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,538 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around South Milwaukee?

The median gross salary is 3,780 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in South Milwaukee?

The unemployment rate is 3.63 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in South Milwaukee?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.69 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is South Milwaukee?

Police recorded 1,457 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in South Milwaukee?

The published population is 20,191 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in South Milwaukee?

1,251 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is South Milwaukee a good place to live?

South Milwaukee may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near South Milwaukee?

Oak Creek, Cudahy, St. Francis, Greendale, Franklin are near South Milwaukee. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  2. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
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