Milwaukee home prices (US$/m²): returns since 2014
Milwaukee home prices, measured as the typical value per square meter (data: Redfin). This is the value of the property itself — bricks and mortar — not an investor's total return.
It excludes rent received and all costs (closing, property taxes, maintenance, vacancy). Compare it against U.S. inflation (CPI) and the S&P 500 below to see whether Milwaukee real estate kept up.
Milwaukee is one of the more affordable large metros here, an older Midwest manufacturing center on Lake Michigan with a per-square-meter value that typically runs below the national average. Its economy mixes manufacturing, healthcare, finance and education, giving the housing market a steady rather than speculative character. Like much of the industrial Midwest, it experienced comparatively moderate price swings around the 2008 housing crash relative to the coastal and Sun Belt markets that boomed and then fell hardest.
Cumulative return by window (in U.S. dollars)
| Window | Cumulative |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 7% |
| 5 years | 37% |
| 10 years | 97% |
Largest historical drop: -33% · annual volatility: 26% . Typical home price per m² (Redfin). Excludes rent received, closing costs, property taxes, maintenance and vacancy — the value of the property itself, not the investor's total return.
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Descriptive, educational content computed from official public data. Not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.