# Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most historic districts?

Northpoint has the most historic districts of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 9 historic districts.

The top 5 City neighborhoods have 35.8% of the City's 106 historic districts. Count by residents and Concordia is highest, with 2.3 per 1,000 residents, and it ranks 5th by plain count.

Metric: Historic districts. Period: As of November 3, 2026. Source: [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer).

## City of Milwaukee neighborhoods

| Rank | Neighborhood | Historic districts | Per 1,000 residents | Share of the county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Northpoint](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/northpoint) | 9 | 1.6 | 8.5% |
| 2 | [Juneau Town](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/juneau-town) | 8 | 1.4 | 7.5% |
| 2 | [Kilbourn Town](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/kilbourn-town) | 8 | 1.5 | 7.5% |
| 4 | [Lower East Side](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lower-east-side) | 7 | 0.6 | 6.6% |
| 5 | [Concordia](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/concordia) | 6 | 2.3 | 5.7% |
| 6 | [Sherman Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/sherman-park) | 5 | 0.8 | 4.7% |
| 6 | [Walker's Point](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/walkers-point) | 5 | 0.7 | 4.7% |
| 6 | [Yankee Hill](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/yankee-hill) | 5 | 1.4 | 4.7% |
| 9 | [Menomonee River Valley](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/menomonee-river-valley) | 4 | 1.6 | 3.8% |
| 10 | [Avenues West](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/avenues-west) | 3 | 0.4 | 2.8% |
| 10 | [Brewer's Hill](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/brewers-hill) | 3 | 1.3 | 2.8% |
| 10 | [Burnham Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/burnham-park) | 3 | 0.4 | 2.8% |
| 10 | [Cold Spring Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/cold-spring-park) | 3 | 1.5 | 2.8% |
| 10 | [Downer Woods](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/downer-woods) | 3 | 0.6 | 2.8% |
| 10 | [Hillside](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/hillside) | 3 | 1.8 | 2.8% |
| 10 | [Murray Hill](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/murray-hill) | 3 | 0.8 | 2.8% |
| 10 | [Upper East Side](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/upper-east-side) | 3 | 0.9 | 2.8% |
| 18 | [Garden Homes](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/garden-homes) | 2 | 0.8 | 1.9% |
| 18 | [Historic Mitchell Street](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/historic-mitchell-street) | 2 | 0.2 | 1.9% |
| 18 | [Lake Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lake-park) | 2 |  | 1.9% |
| 18 | [Riverwest](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/riverwest) | 2 | 0.2 | 1.9% |
| 18 | [Uptown](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/uptown) | 2 | 0.4 | 1.9% |
| 23 | [Bay View](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/bay-view) | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Forest Home Hills](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/forest-home-hills) | 1 | 0.2 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Franklin Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/franklin-heights) | 1 | 0.2 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Halyard Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/halyard-park) | 1 | 1.0 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Harambee](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/harambee) | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Harbor View](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/harbor-view) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Historic Third Ward](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/historic-third-ward) | 1 | 0.6 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Jackson Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/jackson-park) | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Lincoln Creek](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lincoln-creek) | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Lincoln Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lincoln-park) | 1 | 0.2 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Muskego Way](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/muskego-way) | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Old North Milwaukee](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/old-north-milwaukee) | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Schlitz Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/schlitz-park) | 1 | 1.7 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Story Hill](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/story-hill) | 1 | 0.6 | 0.9% |
| 23 | [Washington Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/washington-heights) | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9% |

144 City neighborhoods aren't in this table: no historic district overlaps them.

## Suburbs

No suburb has this figure.

## How it was measured

We count the local and National Register historic districts that overlap each neighborhood, so one district can count in two neighborhoods.

## What would change the answer

A single-building local designation counts the same as a district of hundreds of homes.