Where rents are rising fastest in the Milwaukee area
Rents, 1-year change, September 2026 · Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow) · updated 2026-11-15
Rents rose over the past year in 28 of the 28 ZIP codes in the Milwaukee area with figures; the median change was +6.1%.
The largest rise was 11.7% in ZIP code 53172 (South Milwaukee, WI), and the tenth-largest was 6.7% in ZIP code 53212 (Riverwest, Milwaukee, WI).
Rents rose 5.3% across the Milwaukee area and rose 2.9% nationally over the same 12 months.
Where rents are rising fastest in the Milwaukee area: the 28
| Rank | ZIP code | Rents, 1-year change | Typical rent (monthly) | Home values, 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53172South Milwaukee, WI | +11.7% | $1,148 | +3.9% |
| 2 | 53221Mitchell West, Milwaukee, WI | +8.6% | $1,238 | +3.7% |
| 3 | 53215Layton Park, Milwaukee, WI | +7.9% | $1,072 | +2.5% |
| 4 | 53207Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, WI | +7.3% | $1,714 | +2.5% |
| 5 | 53210Sherman Park, Milwaukee, WI | +7.1% | $1,206 | +0.8% |
| 6 | 53214Fair Park, West Allis, WI | +7.1% | $1,476 | +4.4% |
| 7 | 53219Jackson Park, Milwaukee, WI | +7.1% | $1,371 | +3.9% |
| 8 | 53216Dineen Park, Milwaukee, WI | +7.0% | $1,268 | +2.8% |
| 9 | 53204Walker's Point, Milwaukee, WI | +6.8% | $1,503 | +4.4% |
| 10 | 53212Riverwest, Milwaukee, WI | +6.7% | $1,227 | +0.8% |
| 11 | 53154Oak Creek, WI | +6.6% | $1,816 | +5.1% |
| 12 | 53233Menomonee River Valley, Milwaukee, WI | +6.6% | $1,106 | −2.6% |
| 13 | 53208Washington Heights, Milwaukee, WI | +6.5% | $1,302 | +2.3% |
| 14 | 53206North Division, Milwaukee, WI | +6.2% | $994 | +13.0% |
| 15 | 53218Silver Spring, Milwaukee, WI | +5.9% | $1,301 | +3.5% |
| 16 | 53213Bluemound Heights, Wauwatosa, WI | +5.6% | $1,699 | +5.1% |
| 17 | 53235Saint Francis, WI | +5.6% | $1,460 | −0.6% |
| 18 | 53225Timmerman West, Milwaukee, WI | +5.5% | $1,230 | +2.9% |
| 19 | 53224North Granville, Milwaukee, WI | +4.6% | $1,398 | +3.9% |
| 20 | 53186Waukesha, WI | +4.5% | $1,378 | +6.4% |
| 21 | 53066Oconomowoc, WI | +4.2% | $1,891 | +6.6% |
| 22 | 53211Downer Woods, Shorewood, WI | +4.2% | $1,501 | +4.0% |
| 23 | 53202Lower East Side, Milwaukee, WI | +4.1% | $1,912 | −2.4% |
| 24 | 53209Old North Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI | +3.7% | $1,458 | +3.8% |
| 25 | 53222Mount Mary, Milwaukee, WI | +3.6% | $1,404 | +4.6% |
| 26 | 53226Cannon Park, Wauwatosa, WI | +3.4% | $1,636 | +3.1% |
| 27 | 53217Fox Point, WI | +2.7% | $1,888 | +6.7% |
| 28 | 53203Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee, WI | +2.2% | $1,602 | −4.5% |
- Under +4.0%
- +4.0% to +5.5%
- +5.5% to +6.5%
- +6.5% to +7.0%
- +7.0% or more
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Where rents are rising fastest in other metro areas
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- Chicago, IL
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- Houston, TX
- Atlanta, GA
- Washington, DC
- Miami, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Boston, MA
- Riverside, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Detroit, MI
- Seattle, WA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Tampa, FL
- San Diego, CA
- Denver, CO
- Orlando, FL
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- Baltimore, MD
- St. Louis, MO
- San Antonio, TX
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- San Jose, CA
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- Jacksonville, FL
- Providence, RI
- Raleigh, NC
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Louisville, KY
- Richmond, VA
- Memphis, TN
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Fresno, CA
- Birmingham, AL
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Buffalo, NY
Source and method
Rents, 1-year change: Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow); figures for September 2026. ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents and a published figure are ranked (28 of them in the Milwaukee area). This page lists only the 28 where the figure rose. The metro area is the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan statistical area. Place names for ZIP codes are the neighborhood or city the ZIP code mostly covers. Compiled by Home Economics.
Zillow's "typical" home value and rent are index values for the middle of the market (the Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index), not median sale prices or asking rents. One-year changes are over the 12 months to September 2026. Income and population come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and carry sampling error, most of all in small places.