Appreciation Velocity — Milwaukee, WI
Home-price appreciation in Milwaukee, WI plus ZIPs within the city ranked by 1Y growth.
Public Record
Milwaukee · 1Y appreciation
+22.7%
Milwaukee · 3Y appreciation
+48.3%
Milwaukee · 5Y appreciation
+79.3%
Milwaukee · 10Y appreciation
+118.5%
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Zips)
#1 · ZIP 53209
+411.5%
#2 · ZIP 53208
+45.0%
#3 · ZIP 53223
+31.7%
#4 · ZIP 53228
+26.5%
#5 · ZIP 53202
+25.2%
#6 · ZIP 53216
+15.8%
#7 · ZIP 53220
+10.9%
#8 · ZIP 53221
+10.6%
#9 · ZIP 53204
+7.7%
#10 · ZIP 53212
+7.4%
Zip ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | Zip | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIP 53209 | WI | +304.7% | +411.5% | +389.2% | +620.4% | $843.1K |
| 2 | ZIP 53208 | WI | +20.9% | +45.0% | +7.0% | +162.6% | $250K |
| 3 | ZIP 53223 | WI | +19.2% | +31.7% | +90.0% | +100.0% | $280.7K |
| 4 | ZIP 53228 | WI | -11.5% | +26.5% | +17.1% | +68.4% | $278K |
| 5 | ZIP 53202 | WI | +47.6% | +25.2% | +66.9% | +149.1% | $655K |
| 6 | ZIP 53216 | WI | +1.4% | +15.8% | -30.5% | +172.9% | $142.5K |
| 7 | ZIP 53220 | WI | +23.3% | +10.9% | +130.7% | +171.7% | $352.5K |
| 8 | ZIP 53221 | WI | -12.2% | +10.6% | +39.1% | +121.3% | $243K |
| 9 | ZIP 53204 | WI | -20.3% | +7.7% | -6.7% | -19.9% | $190.8K |
| 10 | ZIP 53212 | WI | -10.7% | +7.4% | +49.1% | +56.6% | $230.9K |
| 11 | ZIP 53218 | WI | +22.7% | +0.7% | -6.9% | +224.5% | $189.1K |
| 12 | ZIP 53224 | WI | -39.0% | -13.9% | -18.2% | -15.4% | $156.3K |
| 13 | ZIP 53205 | WI | -60.3% | -37.7% | +214.4% | +20.3% | $83K |
How to read these numbers
Velocity vs. level
A market with 25% one-year appreciation is moving fast — but a market with steady 6% over ten years has compounded much further. Use 10Y as the long-run signal, 1Y as the momentum signal.
Mean-reversion risk
Markets that posted huge 1Y and 3Y gains often cool over the next cycle. Compare 1Y to 5Y: if 1Y is far above 5Y, the trend is accelerating; if far below, it is decelerating — often the more important signal.
Sample sanity
We require a minimum current median price (default $50K) to filter out tiny ZIPs with noisy data. Raise that threshold for serious investment markets; lower it to find emerging niches. Source: public record.