What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Polonia?
Polonia is ranked #61 of 154 eligible neighborhoods in Milwaukee; #258 of 394 eligible neighborhoods in WI; and #7,390 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Polonia
Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
50.6
Stability and Strength
40.0
Value Opportunity
51.6
Momentum
66.4
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 | #7,390 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #258 of 394 |
| City rank | #61 of 154 |
| County rank | #105 of 205 |
| National percentile | 50.6 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $224,374 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.9% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.31% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.85 |
| Median household income | $58,352 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.9% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 52.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 46.6% |
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 Polonia
Is Polonia one of the best neighborhoods in Milwaukee?
Polonia has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 50.6 and a city ranking of #61 of 154 eligible neighborhoods in Milwaukee.
How much are homes worth in Polonia?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Polonia is approximately $224,374.
Are home values rising or falling in Polonia?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.9% year over year and 0.31% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Polonia?
Polonia has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 66.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Polonia?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $58,352.
How affordable is Polonia relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.85. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Polonia primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 52.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Polonia?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.1%.
How educated are residents of Polonia?
Approximately 11.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Polonia face high rent burden?
Approximately 46.6% 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 Polonia?
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 applications168
Estimated originations97
Home-purchase applications67
Origination rate57.9%
Home-purchase share39.9%
Average application loan$130,614
Total application loan amount$21,985,501
National application rank#2,594 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 20.1% YoY; originations 18.1% 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.