Cost of living in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin
West Milwaukee, Wisconsin has about 4,038 people. Typical rent is $920 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $49,128 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $920 a month.
West Milwaukee is a village in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $49,128 a year.
- People
- 4,038
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $920
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $49,128
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $207,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,263
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA
West Milwaukee, Wisconsin has about 4,038 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $207,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Milwaukee County is $1,263 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in West Milwaukee. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, prices sit at 96.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Wisconsin taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not West Milwaukee's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Wisconsin home paid 19.06¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not West Milwaukee's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Wisconsin in the table we use.
Among 372 places we list in Wisconsin with a rent figure, 223 have higher typical rent than West Milwaukee.
Nearby places
- West Allis
Typical rent $1,007
Compare with West Milwaukee - Milwaukee
Typical rent $1,059
Compare with West Milwaukee - Greenfield
Typical rent $1,170
Compare with West Milwaukee - Wauwatosa
Typical rent $1,438
Compare with West Milwaukee - Greendale
Typical rent $1,252
Compare with West Milwaukee - St. Francis
Typical rent $1,004
Compare with West Milwaukee - Hales Corners
Typical rent $1,335
Compare with West Milwaukee - Elm Grove
Typical rent $1,900
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Wisconsin
Bigger places in Wisconsin
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.