Best places to live in the Milwaukee metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Milwaukee metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
#25. Merton
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,495
#24. Grafton
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 12,274
#23. Franklin
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 35,751
#22. Hartland
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 9,716
#21. New Berlin
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 40,384
#20. Delafield
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,192
#19. Greendale
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 14,656
#18. Menomonee Falls
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 38,963
#17. Sussex
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 11,795
#16. Pewaukee City
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 16,002
#15. Lannon
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,475
#14. Wind Point
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 1,632
#13. Cedarburg
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 12,317
#12. Glendale
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 13,134
#11. Nashotah
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,272
#10. Wauwatosa
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 47,718
#9. Thiensville
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,277
#8. River Hills
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,639
#7. Bayside
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,398
#6. Shorewood
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 13,682
#5. Mequon
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 25,259
#4. Fox Point
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 6,746
#3. Elm Grove
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 6,428
#2. Whitefish Bay
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 14,750
#1. Brookfield
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 41,592