Milwaukee Neighborhoods

Get to Know Your Neighborhood

Milwaukee is a thriving city with historic architecture and nieghborhoods for everyone. From opportunities to enjoy the shoreline of Lake Michigan, to a thriving culture and arts scene, and award winning parks, Milwaukee is an affordable place in the Midwest to call home.  Our neighborhoods are vibrant centers of culture and economic activity, as well as affordable places for families to live and work.  Listed below are resources that will assist you and your family to explore Milwaukee’s neighborhoods. Each unique neighborhood has a rich history and an engaging community that is sure to appeal to a variety of people. 

• Map of Milwaukee:  This PDF map displays all the neighborhoods in Milwaukee
• Neighborhoods of Milwaukee:  This article on Wikipedia provides an overview and brief description of many neighborhoods in Milwaukee
• Discover Milwaukee:  Extensive resource compiling information about Milwaukee and its neighborhoods
• Neighborhood Associations:  List of Neighborhood Associations in Milwaukee
• Neighborhood News Service:  Provides objective, professional reporting on local issues in five Milwaukee neighborhoods
• My Milwaukee Home:  This site provides the user with a variety of facts about a property and its surrounding area. Simply enter a valid City of Milwaukee street address and obtain information such as property details, street parking restrictions, nearest public choice/charter schools and much more.
• My Milwaukee Neighborhood:  This site provides valuable information about any property, including Neighborhood Groups in Milwaukee COMPASS: Community Mapping, Community Information/Crime Trend Bulletins and more.
• Neighborhood Strategic Planning Statistics:  This site provides access to a wide variety of information for each of the 18 Neighborhood Strategic Planning (NSP) sites in the City of Milwaukee. By clicking on a name of the NSP, you can view a summary of housing, criminal, census data, safety and health information.

Take Root Milwaukee Neighborhood Partners

These partners are a vital part of the communities they represent and active members of Take Root Milwaukee.

Agape Community Center  is a nonprofit community center in northwest Milwaukee. In the spirit of compassion and social justice, Agape Community Center is committed to helping build community in area neighborhoods so everyone can thrive. The organization offers programming for  residents, businesses and institutions in the Thurston Woods, Old North Milwaukee and Fairfield neighborhoods, between 43^rd Street and Teutonia Avenue, and between Green Tree Road and Villard Avenue. These area neighborhoods have provided generations of Milwaukeeans with their first experience of homeownership in distinctive tree-lined blocks, showcasing a diverse array of charming architectural styles and surrounded by numerous beautiful parks. Agape is a member of the Milwaukee Healthy Neighborhood Initiative.
Visit the Take Root Thurston Wood, Old North Milwaukee and Fairfield Neighborhood Page
Contact: Tanya Fonseca, Neighborhood Coordinator at 414-464-4440 x239, tfonseca@agape-center.org or visit our website to learn more.

Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative is part of the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative, Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative is a commitment to improve the quality of life in the Historic Clarke Square Neighborhood.  In 2010, they completed a Qualify of Life Plan that strives to honor residents by building on the strong physical and human assets in the community.
ContactVeronica Ortiz, Housing Coordinator at 414-647-0548 or veronicaatbethlehem@yahoo.com for more information.

Havenwoods Community is a Neighborhood centered near Silver Spring Drive and 60th Street with an incredible amount to offer for prospective residents. Within the neighborhood's boundaries lie the 237-acre Havenwoods State Park. Additionally, In the heart of Havenwoods lies a vibrant industrial corridor that includes more than 150 businesses and stretches over 2 square miles. The size and scale of the companies within Havenwoods vary from locally owned, family businesses to large international corporations such as Brady Corporation. Our service area reaches from 43^rd St. to 76^th St. and from Silver Spring Dr. to Good Hope Rd.
Visit the Take Root Havenwoods Neighborhood Page
Contact: Jessica Noth, Healthy Neighborhood Coordinator at 414-431-2271 or jnoth@havenwoods.org. Visit us at www.havenwoods.org to learn more.

Layton Boulevard West Neighbors is a non-profit community development organization dedicated to revitalizing some of the most diverse, interesting, and exciting neighborhoods in the City. Milwaukee's Silver City, Burnham Park, and Layton Park neighborhoods, LBWN serves residents between Layton Boulevard (27th) and Miller Park Way (43rd) and between Pierce Street (the Menomonee Valley) and Lincoln Avenue on Milwaukee's near southwest side. LBWN is proud to be a Milwaukee Healthy Neighborhood.
Visit the Take Root Layton Boulevard Neighborhood Page
Contact:  Will Sebern, Community Outreach Manager at 414-385-5300 or visit www.lbwn.org to learn more.

Sherman Park Community Association (SPCA) is a neighborhood-based organization composed of residents, businesses and institutions, whose purpose is to identify and publicize the advantages of living in Sherman Park.  They work to educate the Milwaukee community about the neighborhood, improve communications within and outside the community concerning schools, housing, public safety, business and other needs and concerns, and to explore and further promote innovative projects that will initiate actions furthering integrated urban living.  SPCA is a member of the Healthy Neighborhood Initative and has an active housing and foreclosure outreach initiative. 
Contact Wendy Hamilton, Healthy Neighborhood Program Coordinator at 414-444-9803 or wendywas@shermanpark.org for more information.

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation is a national organization with a community focus. In collaboration with local community development groups, LISC Milwaukee staff help identify priorities and challenges, delivering the most appropriate support to meet local needs.  LISC-Milwaukee's Sustainable Communities Initiative promotes the following neighborhoods:

• The Harambee Great Neighborhood Initiative involves Harambee residents creating a vision for their community and determining priorities. The plan includes physical, social, and economic improvements that address quality of life issues as well as neighborhood resources and collaboration opportunities.

• Washington Park Partners (WPP) is part of a comprehensive planning process that LISC is spearheading in the Washington Park neighborhood along with numerous other community partners. WPP relies heavily on a strategy pioneered by the Comprehensive Community Revitalization Program (CCRP) in the South Bronx and adopted by NCI (New Communities Initiative) in Chicago that calls for “bottom-up” resident-led planning and leadership development.