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Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the oldest commercial buildings?

The Historic Third Ward has the oldest commercial buildings in the City of Milwaukee: half of them went up by 1912.

Across every building we counted, the middle year is 1963. Menomonee River Hills East has the newest, with a middle year of 1996.

Lowest
Historic Third Ward
1912
Middle City neighborhood
1960
Of 60 ranked
Metric
Median year built of commercial buildings on record
Year
City master property file, assessment year 2026
Source
City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)

City of Milwaukee by median year built of commercial buildings on record

Darker means a higher number, so the lowest figures on this page are the lightest shapes. Lake Michigan is on the right. Press a shape to open that neighborhood.

Alcott Park: 1972, Too few buildings, not rankedAlverno: 1887, Too few buildings, not rankedAmani: 1948Arlington Gardens: 1969Arlington Heights: 1950, Too few buildings, not rankedAvenues West: 1975Baran Park: no figure on this pageBay View: 1947Bluemound Heights: 1958, Too few buildings, not rankedBorchert Field: 1941, Too few buildings, not rankedBradley Estates: 1984, Too few buildings, not rankedBrewer's Hill: 1965, Too few buildings, not rankedBrown Deer Park: no figure on this pageBrynwood: 1978, Too few buildings, not rankedBuchel Park: no figure on this pageBurnham Park: 1947Calumet Farms: no figure on this pageCambridge Heights: 1974, Too few buildings, not rankedCannon Park: 1978, Too few buildings, not rankedCapitol Heights: 1983Castle Manor: 1985Clarke Square: 1944Clayton Crest: 1970Clock Tower Acres: 1931, Too few buildings, not rankedCold Spring Park: 1965, Too few buildings, not rankedCollege Heights: 1980, Too few buildings, not rankedColumbus Park: 1962Concordia: 1966, Too few buildings, not rankedCooper Park: 1971, Too few buildings, not rankedCopernicus Park: 1988, Too few buildings, not rankedDineen Park: 1960Downer Woods: 1924, Too few buildings, not rankedDretzka Park: 2016, Too few buildings, not rankedEnderis Park: 1977, Too few buildings, not rankedEstabrook Park: 1953, Too few buildings, not rankedEuclid Park: 1967, Too few buildings, not rankedFair Park: 1998, Too few buildings, not rankedFairfield: 1962Fairview: 1964, Too few buildings, not rankedFernwood: 1939, Too few buildings, not rankedFlorist Highlands: no figure on this pageForest Home Hills: 1961, Too few buildings, not rankedFranklin Heights: 1941, Too few buildings, not rankedFreedom Village: 1989, Too few buildings, not rankedGarden Homes: 1969Golden Gate: no figure on this pageGolden Valley: 1967, Too few buildings, not rankedGoldman Park: 1992, Too few buildings, not rankedGra-Ram: 1958, Too few buildings, not rankedGraceland: 1962, Too few buildings, not rankedGrantosa: 1971, Too few buildings, not rankedGranville Station: 1990, Too few buildings, not rankedGranville Woods: no figure on this pageGrasslyn Manor: 1953Green Moor: 1983, Too few buildings, not rankedGrover Heights: 1999, Too few buildings, not rankedHalyard Park: 1942, Too few buildings, not rankedHampton Heights: 1961, Too few buildings, not rankedHarambee: 1932Harbor View: 1948Harder's Oaks: no figure on this pageHavenwoods: 1965, Too few buildings, not rankedHawley Farms: 1979, Too few buildings, not rankedHawthorne Glen: 1953, Too few buildings, not rankedHaymarket: 1922, Too few buildings, not rankedHeritage Heights: 2009, Too few buildings, not rankedHighwood Estates: 1990, Too few buildings, not rankedHillside: 1973, Too few buildings, not rankedHilltop Parish: 2000, Too few buildings, not rankedHistoric Mitchell Street: 1940Historic Third Ward: 1912Holler Park: 1979, Too few buildings, not rankedHoney Creek Manor: 1961, Too few buildings, not rankedJackson Park: 1951Johnson's Woods: 2023, Too few buildings, not rankedJuneau Town: 1920Kilbourn Town: 1926King Park: 1900, Too few buildings, not rankedKops Park: 1957, Too few buildings, not rankedLake Park: 1968, Too few buildings, not rankedLayton Park: 1960Lenox Heights: 1965, Too few buildings, not rankedLincoln Creek: 1962Lincoln Park: 1960, Too few buildings, not rankedLincoln Village: 1948Lindsay Park: 2000, Too few buildings, not rankedLong View: 1962Lower East Side: 1955Lyons Park: 1983, Too few buildings, not rankedMack Acres: no figure on this pageMaitland Park: 1995, Too few buildings, not rankedMaple Tree: 1863, Too few buildings, not rankedMarquette: 1994, Too few buildings, not rankedMartin Drive: 1969, Too few buildings, not rankedMcGovern Park: 2001, Too few buildings, not rankedMelody View: 2000, Too few buildings, not rankedMenomonee River Hills East: 1996Menomonee River Hills: 1980, Too few buildings, not rankedMenomonee River Valley: 1928Merrill Park: 1940, Too few buildings, not rankedMetcalfe Park: 1953Midtown: 1953Mill Valley: no figure on this pageMiller Valley: 1940, Too few buildings, not rankedMitchell Park: no figure on this pageMitchell West: 1984Morgan Heights: 1959, Too few buildings, not rankedMorgandale: 1964Mount Mary: 1955, Too few buildings, not rankedMount Olivet: no figure on this pageMurray Hill: 1916Muskego Way: 1944Nash Park: 1965, Too few buildings, not rankedNational Park: 1960, Too few buildings, not rankedNew Coeln: 1983, Too few buildings, not rankedNorth Division: 1929North Granville: 1982, Too few buildings, not rankedNorthpoint: 1928Northridge Lakes: 1989, Too few buildings, not rankedNorthridge: 1984Old North Milwaukee: 1961Park Knoll: 1967, Too few buildings, not rankedPark Place: 2000, Too few buildings, not rankedPark View: no figure on this pageParkway Hills: 1981, Too few buildings, not rankedPheasant Run: no figure on this pagePollber Heights: 1971, Too few buildings, not rankedPolonia: 1960Red Oak Heights: 2021, Too few buildings, not rankedRidgeview: no figure on this pageRiver Bend: 1962Riverside Park: 1972, Too few buildings, not rankedRiverton Heights: no figure on this pageRiverwest: 1972Rolling Green: 1958, Too few buildings, not rankedRoosevelt Grove: 1950Root Creek: 1964, Too few buildings, not rankedRufus King: 1960, Too few buildings, not rankedSaint Joseph: 1957Saveland Park: 1974, Too few buildings, not rankedSchlitz Park: 1934, Too few buildings, not rankedServite Woods: 1977, Too few buildings, not rankedSherman Park: 1967Silver City: 1929Silver Spring: 1977Silver Swan: 1969Southgate: 1983Southpoint: 1981St. Amelian's: 1964, Too few buildings, not rankedStory Hill: 1960, Too few buildings, not rankedSunset Heights: 1951The Valley/Pigsville: no figure on this pageThurston Woods: 1966, Too few buildings, not rankedTimmerman West: 1986Tippecanoe: 1960Town & Country Manor: 1961, Too few buildings, not rankedTown of Lake: 1970Triangle North: 1965Triangle: 1949, Too few buildings, not rankedTripoli Park: 1984, Too few buildings, not rankedUpper East Side: 1932, Too few buildings, not rankedUptown: 1948Valhalla: 1967, Too few buildings, not rankedValley Forge: no figure on this pageVogel Park: 1976, Too few buildings, not rankedWahl Park: 1985, Too few buildings, not rankedWalker's Point: 1945Walnut Hill: 1950, Too few buildings, not rankedWashington Heights: 1924Washington Park: 1922Wedgewood: no figure on this pageWest View: 1966, Too few buildings, not rankedWhispering Hills: no figure on this pageWhite Manor: 2000, Too few buildings, not rankedWick Field: 1957, Too few buildings, not rankedWilliamsburg: 1979Wilson Park: 1982, Too few buildings, not rankedWoodland Court: 1967, Too few buildings, not rankedWoodlands: 1974, Too few buildings, not rankedWyrick Park: 2002, Too few buildings, not rankedYankee Hill: 1966Menomonee River Hills East19966Timmerman West19865Murray Hill19162Juneau Town19203Historic Third Ward19121Castle Manor19854
  1. 1 Historic Third Ward: 1912
  2. 2 Murray Hill: 1916
  3. 3 Juneau Town: 1920
  4. 4 Castle Manor: 1985
  5. 5 Timmerman West: 1986
  6. 6 Menomonee River Hills East: 1996
  • 1912 to 1940
  • 1944 to 1951
  • 1953 to 1962
  • 1962 to 1970
  • 1972 to 1996
  • Too few buildings to rank
  • None on record or no figure

Median year built of commercial buildings on record, City master property file, assessment year 2026. Each color holds about the same number of neighborhoods.

City of Milwaukee neighborhoods

Median year built of commercial buildings on record, City master property file, assessment year 2026. To be ranked, a neighborhood needs at least 10 commercial buildings on record. Neighborhoods under that are in the table with their number and the reason. 20 City neighborhoods aren't in this table: no building with a business on record has a year on file there.

Historic Third Ward1191238
Murray Hill2191630
Juneau Town31920104
Washington Park4192214
Washington Heights5192418
Kilbourn Town6192664
Menomonee River Valley7192814
Northpoint8192815
North Division9192913
Silver City9192911
Harambee11193219
Historic Mitchell Street12194042
Muskego Way13194414
Clarke Square14194418
Walker's Point15194552
Bay View16194759
Burnham Park16194714
Amani18194823
Harbor View18194817
Lincoln Village18194821
Uptown18194833
Roosevelt Grove22195020
Jackson Park23195110
Sunset Heights23195111
Metcalfe Park25195310
Grasslyn Manor26195311
Midtown26195313
Lower East Side28195573
Saint Joseph29195712
Dineen Park30196023
Layton Park30196014
Polonia30196015
Tippecanoe30196010
Old North Milwaukee34196125
Long View35196220
Columbus Park36196213
Fairfield36196213
Lincoln Creek36196225
River Bend36196210
Morgandale40196414
Triangle North41196513
Yankee Hill42196610
Sherman Park43196716
Garden Homes44196912
Arlington Gardens45196916
Silver Swan45196912
Town of Lake47197020
Clayton Crest48197011
Riverwest49197222
Avenues West50197534
Silver Spring51197716
Williamsburg52197917
Southpoint53198124
Capitol Heights54198355
Southgate54198323
Mitchell West56198425
Northridge56198413
Castle Manor58198511
Timmerman West59198626
Menomonee River Hills East60199624
Alcott ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19721
AlvernoToo few buildings, not ranked18871
Arlington HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked19509
Bluemound HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked19588
Borchert FieldToo few buildings, not ranked19412
Bradley EstatesToo few buildings, not ranked19844
Brewer's HillToo few buildings, not ranked19658
BrynwoodToo few buildings, not ranked19787
Cambridge HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked19746
Cannon ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19783
Clock Tower AcresToo few buildings, not ranked19314
Cold Spring ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19653
College HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked19806
ConcordiaToo few buildings, not ranked19663
Cooper ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19712
Copernicus ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19882
Downer WoodsToo few buildings, not ranked19243
Dretzka ParkToo few buildings, not ranked20163
Enderis ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19779
Estabrook ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19539
Euclid ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19674
Fair ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19984
FairviewToo few buildings, not ranked19644
FernwoodToo few buildings, not ranked19393
Forest Home HillsToo few buildings, not ranked19613
Franklin HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked19419
Freedom VillageToo few buildings, not ranked19893
Golden ValleyToo few buildings, not ranked19675
Goldman ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19925
Gra-RamToo few buildings, not ranked19583
GracelandToo few buildings, not ranked19622
GrantosaToo few buildings, not ranked19715
Granville StationToo few buildings, not ranked19906
Green MoorToo few buildings, not ranked19834
Grover HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked19991
Halyard ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19428
Hampton HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked19616
HavenwoodsToo few buildings, not ranked19651
Hawley FarmsToo few buildings, not ranked19791
Hawthorne GlenToo few buildings, not ranked19532
HaymarketToo few buildings, not ranked19226
Heritage HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked20096
Highwood EstatesToo few buildings, not ranked19903
HillsideToo few buildings, not ranked19734
Hilltop ParishToo few buildings, not ranked20001
Holler ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19795
Honey Creek ManorToo few buildings, not ranked19616
Johnson's WoodsToo few buildings, not ranked20231
King ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19001
Kops ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19572
Lake ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19681
Lenox HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked19655
Lincoln ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19605
Lindsay ParkToo few buildings, not ranked20001
Lyons ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19833
Maitland ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19954
Maple TreeToo few buildings, not ranked18631
MarquetteToo few buildings, not ranked19947
Martin DriveToo few buildings, not ranked19697
McGovern ParkToo few buildings, not ranked20015
Melody ViewToo few buildings, not ranked20001
Menomonee River HillsToo few buildings, not ranked19804
Merrill ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19405
Miller ValleyToo few buildings, not ranked19403
Morgan HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked19591
Mount MaryToo few buildings, not ranked19555
Nash ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19659
National ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19605
New CoelnToo few buildings, not ranked19832
North GranvilleToo few buildings, not ranked19824
Northridge LakesToo few buildings, not ranked19894
Park KnollToo few buildings, not ranked19671
Park PlaceToo few buildings, not ranked20009
Parkway HillsToo few buildings, not ranked19814
Pollber HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked19711
Red Oak HeightsToo few buildings, not ranked20211
Riverside ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19724
Rolling GreenToo few buildings, not ranked19583
Root CreekToo few buildings, not ranked19641
Rufus KingToo few buildings, not ranked19609
Saveland ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19742
Schlitz ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19342
Servite WoodsToo few buildings, not ranked19775
St. Amelian'sToo few buildings, not ranked19644
Story HillToo few buildings, not ranked19605
Thurston WoodsToo few buildings, not ranked19663
Town & Country ManorToo few buildings, not ranked19615
TriangleToo few buildings, not ranked19492
Tripoli ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19845
Upper East SideToo few buildings, not ranked19326
ValhallaToo few buildings, not ranked19679
Vogel ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19765
Wahl ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19854
Walnut HillToo few buildings, not ranked19507
West ViewToo few buildings, not ranked19668
White ManorToo few buildings, not ranked20001
Wick FieldToo few buildings, not ranked19574
Wilson ParkToo few buildings, not ranked19828
Woodland CourtToo few buildings, not ranked19677
WoodlandsToo few buildings, not ranked19742
Wyrick ParkToo few buildings, not ranked20023

Suburbs

No suburb table: this is a City of Milwaukee file.

How we measured this

We read the City's master property file for the commercial buildings that have a business on record, and count each address once. We only publish totals by neighborhood.

What would change the answer

This covers buildings with a business we have on record, not every building, so most homes aren't in it. A neighborhood needs 10 of these buildings to be ranked.

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