Does your Milwaukee neighborhood have more national or local historic districts?
No single neighborhood leads: 2 City of Milwaukee neighborhoods tie for the highest figure on National Register districts minus local districts, at +3.
Across the City we have 69 National Register districts and 37 local districts on record. In 0 of the 8 neighborhoods we rank, local districts outnumber National Register districts.
- Highest
- 2 tied
- +3
- Middle City neighborhood
- +2
- Of 8 ranked
- Metric
- National Register districts minus local districts
- Year
- As of November 3, 2026
City of Milwaukee by national Register districts minus local districts
Darker means a higher number. Lake Michigan is on the right. Press a shape to open that neighborhood.
- 1 Lower East Side: +3
- 2 Walker's Point: +3
- 3 Juneau Town: +2
- 4 Sherman Park: +1
- 5 Yankee Hill: +1
- 6 Concordia: +0
- +0
- +1
- +2
- +3
- Too few of either to rank
- None on record or no figure
National Register districts minus local districts, as of November 3, 2026. Each color holds about the same number of neighborhoods.
City of Milwaukee neighborhoods
National Register districts minus local districts, as of November 3, 2026. To be ranked, a neighborhood needs at least 5 of the two together. Neighborhoods under that are in the table with their numbers and the reason. 144 City neighborhoods aren't in this table: we have neither National Register districts nor local districts on record inside their boundary.
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| Lower East Side | 1 | +3 | 5 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker's Point | 1 | +3 | 4 | 1 |
| Juneau Town | 3 | +2 | 5 | 3 |
| Kilbourn Town | 3 | +2 | 5 | 3 |
| Northpoint | 5 | +1 | 5 | 4 |
| Sherman Park | 5 | +1 | 3 | 2 |
| Yankee Hill | 5 | +1 | 3 | 2 |
| Concordia | 8 | +0 | 3 | 3 |
| Avenues West | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bay View | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brewer's Hill | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 2 | 1 |
| Burnham Park | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 2 | 1 |
| Cold Spring Park | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 2 | 1 |
| Downer Woods | Too few of either, not ranked | -1 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest Home Hills | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Franklin Heights | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Garden Homes | Too few of either, not ranked | +0 | 1 | 1 |
| Halyard Park | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harambee | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harbor View | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hillside | Too few of either, not ranked | -1 | 1 | 2 |
| Historic Mitchell Street | Too few of either, not ranked | +0 | 1 | 1 |
| Historic Third Ward | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Park | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lake Park | Too few of either, not ranked | +0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lincoln Creek | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lincoln Park | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Menomonee River Valley | Too few of either, not ranked | +4 | 4 | 0 |
| Murray Hill | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 2 | 1 |
| Muskego Way | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Old North Milwaukee | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Riverwest | Too few of either, not ranked | -2 | 0 | 2 |
| Schlitz Park | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Story Hill | Too few of either, not ranked | -1 | 0 | 1 |
| Upper East Side | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 2 | 1 |
| Uptown | Too few of either, not ranked | +0 | 1 | 1 |
| Washington Heights | Too few of either, not ranked | +1 | 1 | 0 |
Suburbs
No suburb has this figure.
How we measured this
We count the National Register and City historic districts that overlap each neighborhood, and subtract local from national.
What would change the answer
One district can overlap two neighborhoods, so the numbers add up to more than the number of districts.