What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Riverwest?
Riverwest is ranked #74 of 154 eligible neighborhoods in Milwaukee; #278 of 394 eligible neighborhoods in WI; and #8,238 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Riverwest
Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.3
Stability and Strength
48.2
Value Opportunity
54.0
Momentum
40.4
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Milwaukee, WI |
| County | Milwaukee County |
| National rank | #8,238 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #278 of 394 |
| City rank | #74 of 154 |
| County rank | #119 of 205 |
| National percentile | 45.0 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $283,962 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.47% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.49 |
| Median household income | $63,219 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 55.5% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 4.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 38.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 40.1% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Riverwest
Is Riverwest one of the best neighborhoods in Milwaukee?
Riverwest has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.3 and a city ranking of #74 of 154 eligible neighborhoods in Milwaukee.
How much are homes worth in Riverwest?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Riverwest is approximately $283,962.
Are home values rising or falling in Riverwest?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.8% year over year and -0.47% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Riverwest?
Riverwest has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 40.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Riverwest?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $63,219.
How affordable is Riverwest relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.49. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Riverwest primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 38.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Riverwest?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.1%.
How educated are residents of Riverwest?
Approximately 55.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Riverwest face high rent burden?
Approximately 40.1% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Riverwest?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications346
Estimated originations217
Home-purchase applications187
Origination rate62.7%
Home-purchase share54.0%
Average application loan$198,040
Total application loan amount$68,501,336
National application rank#955 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -1.6% YoY; originations -5.0% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.