The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 53212 sells for about $279,900, or $216 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 45 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,055 a month.
ZIP 53212 — Milwaukee
The 53212 housing market shows moderate growth with a median listing price of $279,900. The area is heavily renter-occupied, reflecting its urban density and demographic profile. Market conditions remain stable with a balanced supply of inventory.
This ZIP is well-suited for renters and urban-focused buyers who value proximity to the city center and a dense, established neighborhood environment.
Median prices moved up 1.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 45 days on market with 2.7 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
15% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 8.7% · poverty 24.7% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 53212, Milwaukee County WI
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Property taxes in this ZIP are assessed at an effective rate of 1.8%, which is higher than the Wisconsin state average of 1.2%.
The area is centrally located in Milwaukee with proximity to major transit corridors, facilitating access to the downtown employment core.
The area features access to local parks and urban amenities within the Milwaukee metropolitan reach.
The rental market is characterized by a high renter share of approximately 65%, with median rents around $1,037.
The local economy is integrated into the broader Milwaukee industrial and service-based employment market.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov and City-Data profiles.
- Jellystone Park™ Caledonia4.316.5 mi
- Slick City Action Park4.47.6 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.413.7 mi
- Dave & Buster's Wauwatosa3.97.1 mi
- Round1 Bowling & Arcade - Greendale3.89.8 mi
- American Family Field4.74.4 mi
- Fiserv Forum4.72 mi
- Milwaukee Public Market4.72.6 mi
- Wisconsin State Fair Park4.56.4 mi
- Baird Center4.52.3 mi
- Milwaukee County Zoo4.67.2 mi
- Harley-Davidson Museum®4.72.9 mi
- Milwaukee Art Museum4.82.4 mi
- Mitchell Park Domes Horticulture Conservatory4.73.7 mi
- Lakefront Brewery4.61.3 mi
- Harley-Davidson Museum®4.72.9 mi
- Milwaukee Art Museum4.82.4 mi
- Milwaukee Public Museum4.82.3 mi
- Discovery World4.62.6 mi
- Miller High Life Theatre®4.52.2 mi
- Mitchell Park Domes Horticulture Conservatory4.73.7 mi
- Boerner Botanical Gardens4.711.3 mi
- Seven Bridges4.810.8 mi
- Friends of Firefly Grove Park4.97.5 mi
- Bradford Beach4.61.9 mi
- South Shore Yacht Club4.65.4 mi
- McKinley Marina Central Docks4.62 mi
- Milwaukee Yacht Club4.51.9 mi
- South Milwaukee Yacht Club4.512 mi
- CenterPointe Marine Milwaukee4.43.4 mi
- Brown Deer Park Golf Course4.56 mi
- Dretzka Park Golf Course4.49.9 mi
- New Berlin Hills Golf Course4.39.7 mi
- Whitnall Park Golf Course4.212.1 mi
- Currie Park Golf Course4.37.3 mi
- Mayfair4.26.9 mi
- Milwaukee Public Market4.72.6 mi
- Southridge Mall4.19.9 mi
- 3rd St. Market Hall4.52.4 mi
- Bayshore4.23.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Provides extensive green space and recreational trails along the river.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.