Does building age by share of national chains show a pattern in Milwaukee?
Milwaukee neighborhoods that have a larger share of chains have newer commercial buildings: a clear pattern across 58 neighborhoods, correlation 0.50.
The quarter of neighborhoods that have a smaller share of chains average 1949, and the quarter that have a larger share of chains average 1977. The Historic Third Ward is furthest from the pattern, at 1912 with 5.2% on the other measure.
- Middle City neighborhood
- 1958
- Of 58 ranked
- Metric
- Median year built of commercial buildings
- Year
- City property file; Records on file today
58 City neighborhoods on both measures
Each dot is a neighborhood. Further right means a higher number for share of business records flagged as a national chain. Higher up means a higher number for median year built of commercial buildings. Press a dot to open that neighborhood.
1996
Historic Third WardJuneau Town
1912
0.0%28.8%
Correlation: 0.50 across 58 neighborhoods. Across the bottom: Share of business records flagged as a national chain. Up the side: Median year built of commercial buildings.
City of Milwaukee neighborhoods
Median year built of commercial buildings, City property file; Records on file today. To be counted, a neighborhood has to meet the floor on both measures. Neighborhoods under that are in the table with their numbers and the reason, and aren't in the correlation.
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| Menomonee River Hills East | 1 | 1996 | 16.4% |
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| Timmerman West | 2 | 1986 | 15.8% |
| Castle Manor | 3 | 1985 | 7.9% |
| Mitchell West | 4 | 1984 | 11.1% |
| Northridge | 4 | 1984 | 15.4% |
| Capitol Heights | 6 | 1983 | 13.0% |
| Southgate | 6 | 1983 | 8.9% |
| Southpoint | 8 | 1981 | 28.8% |
| Williamsburg | 9 | 1979 | 15.4% |
| Silver Spring | 10 | 1977 | 3.4% |
| Avenues West | 11 | 1975 | 3.3% |
| Riverwest | 12 | 1972 | 3.1% |
| Town of Lake | 13 | 1970 | 20.0% |
| Arlington Gardens | 14 | 1969 | 14.3% |
| Silver Swan | 14 | 1969 | 2.9% |
| Garden Homes | 16 | 1969 | 6.1% |
| Sherman Park | 17 | 1967 | 4.8% |
| Yankee Hill | 18 | 1966 | 2.5% |
| Triangle North | 19 | 1965 | 5.8% |
| Morgandale | 20 | 1964 | 1.2% |
| Columbus Park | 21 | 1962 | 0.0% |
| Fairfield | 21 | 1962 | 2.4% |
| Lincoln Creek | 21 | 1962 | 1.4% |
| Long View | 24 | 1962 | 8.7% |
| Old North Milwaukee | 25 | 1961 | 1.1% |
| Dineen Park | 26 | 1960 | 11.3% |
| Layton Park | 26 | 1960 | 1.6% |
| Polonia | 26 | 1960 | 2.4% |
| Tippecanoe | 26 | 1960 | 2.2% |
| Saint Joseph | 30 | 1957 | 0.0% |
| Lower East Side | 31 | 1955 | 9.0% |
| Grasslyn Manor | 32 | 1953 | 3.2% |
| Midtown | 32 | 1953 | 3.9% |
| Metcalfe Park | 34 | 1953 | 2.7% |
| Jackson Park | 35 | 1951 | 2.0% |
| Sunset Heights | 35 | 1951 | 0.0% |
| Roosevelt Grove | 37 | 1950 | 2.2% |
| Amani | 38 | 1948 | 3.5% |
| Harbor View | 38 | 1948 | 3.6% |
| Lincoln Village | 38 | 1948 | 0.8% |
| Uptown | 38 | 1948 | 3.0% |
| Bay View | 42 | 1947 | 6.8% |
| Burnham Park | 42 | 1947 | 3.8% |
| Walker's Point | 44 | 1945 | 1.4% |
| Clarke Square | 45 | 1944 | 3.1% |
| Muskego Way | 46 | 1944 | 2.9% |
| Historic Mitchell Street | 47 | 1940 | 6.5% |
| Harambee | 48 | 1932 | 2.6% |
| North Division | 49 | 1929 | 2.9% |
| Silver City | 49 | 1929 | 0.0% |
| Northpoint | 51 | 1928 | 3.6% |
| Menomonee River Valley | 52 | 1928 | 1.8% |
| Kilbourn Town | 53 | 1926 | 6.3% |
| Washington Heights | 54 | 1924 | 1.0% |
| Washington Park | 55 | 1922 | 3.8% |
| Juneau Town | 56 | 1920 | 5.1% |
| Murray Hill | 57 | 1916 | 6.6% |
| Historic Third Ward | 58 | 1912 | 5.2% |
| Alcott Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1972 | 0.0% |
| Alverno | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1887 | 0.0% |
| Arlington Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1950 | 0.0% |
| Bluemound Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1958 | 3.5% |
| Borchert Field | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1941 | 0.0% |
| Bradley Estates | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1984 | 10.0% |
| Brewer's Hill | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1965 | 0.0% |
| Brynwood | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1978 | 7.4% |
| Cambridge Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1974 | 13.0% |
| Cannon Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1978 | 4.0% |
| Clayton Crest | Too few businesses, not ranked | 1970 | 8.7% |
| Clock Tower Acres | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1931 | 0.0% |
| Cold Spring Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1965 | 0.0% |
| College Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1980 | 35.3% |
| Concordia | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1966 | 0.0% |
| Cooper Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1971 | 0.0% |
| Copernicus Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1988 | 12.5% |
| Downer Woods | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1924 | 3.6% |
| Dretzka Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2016 | 14.3% |
| Enderis Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1977 | 3.8% |
| Estabrook Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1953 | 15.0% |
| Euclid Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1967 | 5.9% |
| Fair Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1998 | 0.0% |
| Fairview | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1964 | 15.4% |
| Fernwood | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1939 | 5.0% |
| Forest Home Hills | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1961 | 2.0% |
| Franklin Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1941 | 3.8% |
| Freedom Village | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1989 | 16.7% |
| Golden Valley | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1967 | 7.1% |
| Goldman Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1992 | 12.5% |
| Gra-Ram | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1958 | 0.0% |
| Graceland | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1962 | 0.0% |
| Grantosa | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1971 | 7.1% |
| Granville Station | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1990 | 0.0% |
| Green Moor | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1983 | 25.0% |
| Grover Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1999 | 12.5% |
| Halyard Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1942 | 3.2% |
| Hampton Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1961 | 0.0% |
| Havenwoods | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1965 | 0.0% |
| Hawley Farms | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1979 | 0.0% |
| Hawthorne Glen | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1953 | 0.0% |
| Haymarket | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1922 | 3.8% |
| Heritage Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2009 | 6.7% |
| Highwood Estates | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1990 | 33.3% |
| Hillside | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1973 | 0.0% |
| Hilltop Parish | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2000 | 0.0% |
| Holler Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1979 | 15.8% |
| Honey Creek Manor | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1961 | 5.3% |
| Johnson's Woods | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2023 | 0.0% |
| King Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1900 | 0.0% |
| Kops Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1957 | 8.3% |
| Lake Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1968 | 0.0% |
| Lenox Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1965 | 0.0% |
| Lincoln Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1960 | 4.3% |
| Lindsay Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2000 | 0.0% |
| Lyons Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1983 | 0.0% |
| Maitland Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1995 | 11.8% |
| Maple Tree | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1863 | 0.0% |
| Marquette | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1994 | 4.0% |
| Martin Drive | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1969 | 0.0% |
| McGovern Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2001 | 12.5% |
| Melody View | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2000 | 50.0% |
| Menomonee River Hills | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1980 | 3.1% |
| Merrill Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1940 | 0.0% |
| Miller Valley | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1940 | 5.6% |
| Morgan Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1959 | 6.7% |
| Mount Mary | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1955 | 0.0% |
| Nash Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1965 | 0.0% |
| National Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1960 | 15.0% |
| New Coeln | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1983 | 5.6% |
| North Granville | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1982 | 0.0% |
| Northridge Lakes | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1989 | 10.0% |
| Park Knoll | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1967 | 11.1% |
| Park Place | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2000 | 7.0% |
| Parkway Hills | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1981 | 0.0% |
| Pollber Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1971 | 0.0% |
| Red Oak Heights | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2021 | 0.0% |
| River Bend | Too few businesses, not ranked | 1962 | 10.0% |
| Riverside Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1972 | 6.1% |
| Rolling Green | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1958 | 0.0% |
| Root Creek | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1964 | 0.0% |
| Rufus King | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1960 | 0.0% |
| Saveland Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1974 | 0.0% |
| Schlitz Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1934 | 6.5% |
| Servite Woods | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1977 | 33.3% |
| St. Amelian's | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1964 | 0.0% |
| Story Hill | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1960 | 4.6% |
| Thurston Woods | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1966 | 0.0% |
| Town & Country Manor | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1961 | 18.8% |
| Triangle | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1949 | 0.0% |
| Tripoli Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1984 | 5.0% |
| Upper East Side | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1932 | 18.2% |
| Valhalla | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1967 | 4.5% |
| Vogel Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1976 | 5.3% |
| Wahl Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1985 | 7.1% |
| Walnut Hill | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1950 | 0.0% |
| West View | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1966 | 0.0% |
| White Manor | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2000 | 0.0% |
| Wick Field | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1957 | 3.6% |
| Wilson Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1982 | 7.7% |
| Woodland Court | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1967 | 16.7% |
| Woodlands | Too few buildings, not ranked | 1974 | 0.0% |
| Wyrick Park | Too few buildings, not ranked | 2002 | 20.0% |
Suburbs
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How we measured this
We plot each City neighborhood on both measures and compute the Pearson correlation across the 58 that meet the floors. Sources: City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP); Little Milwaukee business records, from public licenses, filings and OpenStreetMap.
What would change the answer
This shows a pattern across neighborhoods. It doesn't show that one thing causes the other, and it says nothing about any one person. A correlation near 0 means no straight-line pattern, and one or two unusual neighborhoods can move it.