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Check Out Milwaukee’s Best Affordable Neighborhoods

Learn about Milwaukee and the best places to live with original content written by our Local Expert Tim Brown

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Know Your Rights - How Discrimination Laws Impact Landlords and Tenants

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Getting Around Milwaukee, WI

Walk Score®

70 / 100

Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot

Bike Score®

62 / 100

Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure

Transit Score®

48 / 100

Some Transit

A few nearby public transportation options

What Are Walk Score®, Transit Score®, and Bike Score® Ratings?

  • Walk Score® measures the walkability of any address.
  • Transit Score® measures access to public transit.
  • Bike Score® measures the bikeability of any address.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Milwaukee Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in Milwaukee?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Milwaukee is under $695.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Milwaukee?

The cheapest apartment in Milwaukee is Becher Terrace (55+) which is listed at $725, while the average apartment in Milwaukee costs $2,432.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in Milwaukee?

Student, low-income, and by-the-bed apartments are typically the cheapest rentals in most cities, though they require qualifying criteria to rent. There are 2,192 regular apartments in Milwaukee that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.

How do the prices of cheap apartments compare to the average apartment in Milwaukee?

Cheap apartments in Milwaukee have an average cost of $288 which is $2,144 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Milwaukee.

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Helpful Apartment Articles, How-To's and Tips

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Finding The Best Affordable Milwaukee Neighborhoods to Rent

Written by: Tim Brown

I'm Tim, your ApartmentHomeLiving.com Local Expert for Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Growing up in the city and then just blocks outside the border, many Milwaukee neighborhoods have been home to friends and family for many years.

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Rise of Digital Nomads: Remote Work Tips for Apartment Renters

Written by: Brandie Parton

As a digital nomad, you no longer call a set address or office building your home for eight hours of the day or more.

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Know Your Rights - How Discrimination Laws Impact Landlords and Tenants

Written by: Christine Leonard, Esq.

Everyone needs a place to live and to call home. For decades, the federal government has established protections to ensure that individuals and families can find housing free from discriminatory barriers.

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Renting Smart: Lease Basics Every Renter Needs

Written by: Christine Leonard, Esq.

Often, in the excitement of finding a new place to live, there’s a rush to make it happen, and - too often - a new tenant signs a lease without reading it carefully.