{"slug":"more-national-or-local-historic-districts","topic":"Two things compared","query":"national_minus_local_historic_districts","title":"National or local historic districts in Milwaukee","question":"Does your Milwaukee neighborhood have more national or local historic districts?","answer":"No single neighborhood leads: 2 City of Milwaukee neighborhoods tie for the highest figure on National Register districts minus local districts, at +3.","finding":"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.","metric":"National Register districts minus local districts","period":"As of November 3, 2026","source":{"title":"City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts","url":"https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer","license":"Public domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)","redistributable":true},"method":"We count the National Register and City historic districts that overlap each neighborhood, and subtract local from national.","caveat":"One district can overlap two neighborhoods, so the numbers add up to more than the number of districts.","columns":[{"key":"a","label":"National Register districts"},{"key":"b","label":"local districts"}],"floor":"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.","city":[{"rank":1,"slug":"lower-east-side","name":"Lower East Side","value":3,"shown":"+3","extra":{"a":"5","b":"2"}},{"rank":1,"slug":"walkers-point","name":"Walker's Point","value":3,"shown":"+3","extra":{"a":"4","b":"1"}},{"rank":3,"slug":"juneau-town","name":"Juneau Town","value":2,"shown":"+2","extra":{"a":"5","b":"3"}},{"rank":3,"slug":"kilbourn-town","name":"Kilbourn Town","value":2,"shown":"+2","extra":{"a":"5","b":"3"}},{"rank":5,"slug":"northpoint","name":"Northpoint","value":1,"shown":"+1","extra":{"a":"5","b":"4"}},{"rank":5,"slug":"sherman-park","name":"Sherman Park","value":1,"shown":"+1","extra":{"a":"3","b":"2"}},{"rank":5,"slug":"yankee-hill","name":"Yankee Hill","value":1,"shown":"+1","extra":{"a":"3","b":"2"}},{"rank":8,"slug":"concordia","name":"Concordia","value":0,"shown":"+0","extra":{"a":"3","b":"3"}},{"rank":0,"slug":"avenues-west","name":"Avenues 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