Cost of Living in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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Annual Breakdown

Gross Salary $70,000
Taxes (Est.) ...
Housing (Rent) -$16,056
Net Income ...

Cost of Living Index

94.0
Cheaper Avg (100) Pricier

Living in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is roughly 6% less expensive than the national average.

Monthly Take-Home

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Affordability Score

Grade
Rent Burden –%
Affordable (<20%) 30% Rule Stretched (>40%)

K-12 Schools

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Schools 457
Enrollment 228,263
Pupil:Teacher 0:1
Charter 13.6%
Title I 0%

Colleges & Universities

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Institutions 25
Avg In-State $24,833
Avg Out-of-State $25,925
Avg Grad Rate 56.1%
Institution Enrollment In-State Tuition Grad Rate
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness 207 $0 91.0%
Marquette University 11,373 $47,690 80.0%
VICI Beauty School 104 $0 80.0%
Milwaukee School of Engineering 2,834 $46,385 72.0%
Carroll University 3,176 $36,400 70.0%
Concordia University-Wisconsin 5,063 $33,750 64.0%
Wisconsin Lutheran College 1,094 $34,520 63.0%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 885 $40,480 63.0%
Mount Mary University 1,224 $33,680 59.0%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 22,481 $8,455 51.0%
Alverno College 1,719 $31,944 51.0%
Milwaukee Career College 73 $0 48.0%
Waukesha County Technical College 7,757 $4,386 46.0%
Paul Mitchell the School-Milwaukee 111 $0 44.0%
Herzing University-Brookfield 383 $12,360 40.0%
Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee 98 $0 40.0%
Milwaukee Area Technical College 13,190 $4,386 25.0%
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa 952 $19,330 23.0%
Medical College of Wisconsin 1,661 $0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex 580 $6,750
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology 153 $0
Nashotah House 125 $0
Ottawa University-Milwaukee 116 $11,976
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology 76 $0