Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 53205 (Midtown, Milwaukee, WI)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 53205 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 53205 (Midtown, Milwaukee, WI) is worth about $155,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 53205 are 60% below the typical value in the Milwaukee metro area ($384,000) and 58% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 53205 rose 2.4%, compared with +5.3% in the Milwaukee metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,521 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Milwaukee metro area ($1,549) and 21% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $31,529, against $78,218 in the Milwaukee metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 9,265 people live in 53205 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
53205 has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 79 ZIP codes in the Milwaukee metro area and the 8th-lowest of 679 in Wisconsin with Zillow figures.
Part of: Milwaukee, WI · Milwaukee County, WI · Milwaukee metro area · Wisconsin
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.