# 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.

Metric: Median year built of commercial buildings on record. Period: City master property file, assessment year 2026. Source: [City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop).

## City of Milwaukee neighborhoods

| Rank | Neighborhood | Median year built of commercial buildings on record | Buildings counted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Historic Third Ward](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/historic-third-ward) | 1912 | 38 |
| 2 | [Murray Hill](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/murray-hill) | 1916 | 30 |
| 3 | [Juneau Town](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/juneau-town) | 1920 | 104 |
| 4 | [Washington Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/washington-park) | 1922 | 14 |
| 5 | [Washington Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/washington-heights) | 1924 | 18 |
| 6 | [Kilbourn Town](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/kilbourn-town) | 1926 | 64 |
| 7 | [Menomonee River Valley](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/menomonee-river-valley) | 1928 | 14 |
| 8 | [Northpoint](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/northpoint) | 1928 | 15 |
| 9 | [North Division](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/north-division) | 1929 | 13 |
| 9 | [Silver City](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/silver-city) | 1929 | 11 |
| 11 | [Harambee](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/harambee) | 1932 | 19 |
| 12 | [Historic Mitchell Street](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/historic-mitchell-street) | 1940 | 42 |
| 13 | [Muskego Way](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/muskego-way) | 1944 | 14 |
| 14 | [Clarke Square](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/clarke-square) | 1944 | 18 |
| 15 | [Walker's Point](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/walkers-point) | 1945 | 52 |
| 16 | [Bay View](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/bay-view) | 1947 | 59 |
| 16 | [Burnham Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/burnham-park) | 1947 | 14 |
| 18 | [Amani](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/amani) | 1948 | 23 |
| 18 | [Harbor View](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/harbor-view) | 1948 | 17 |
| 18 | [Lincoln Village](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lincoln-village) | 1948 | 21 |
| 18 | [Uptown](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/uptown) | 1948 | 33 |
| 22 | [Roosevelt Grove](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/roosevelt-grove) | 1950 | 20 |
| 23 | [Jackson Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/jackson-park) | 1951 | 10 |
| 23 | [Sunset Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/sunset-heights) | 1951 | 11 |
| 25 | [Metcalfe Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/metcalfe-park) | 1953 | 10 |
| 26 | [Grasslyn Manor](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/grasslyn-manor) | 1953 | 11 |
| 26 | [Midtown](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/midtown) | 1953 | 13 |
| 28 | [Lower East Side](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lower-east-side) | 1955 | 73 |
| 29 | [Saint Joseph](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/saint-joseph) | 1957 | 12 |
| 30 | [Dineen Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/dineen-park) | 1960 | 23 |
| 30 | [Layton Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/layton-park) | 1960 | 14 |
| 30 | [Polonia](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/polonia) | 1960 | 15 |
| 30 | [Tippecanoe](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/tippecanoe) | 1960 | 10 |
| 34 | [Old North Milwaukee](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/old-north-milwaukee) | 1961 | 25 |
| 35 | [Long View](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/long-view) | 1962 | 20 |
| 36 | [Columbus Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/columbus-park) | 1962 | 13 |
| 36 | [Fairfield](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/fairfield) | 1962 | 13 |
| 36 | [Lincoln Creek](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lincoln-creek) | 1962 | 25 |
| 36 | [River Bend](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/river-bend) | 1962 | 10 |
| 40 | [Morgandale](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/morgandale) | 1964 | 14 |
| 41 | [Triangle North](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/triangle-north) | 1965 | 13 |
| 42 | [Yankee Hill](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/yankee-hill) | 1966 | 10 |
| 43 | [Sherman Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/sherman-park) | 1967 | 16 |
| 44 | [Garden Homes](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/garden-homes) | 1969 | 12 |
| 45 | [Arlington Gardens](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/arlington-gardens) | 1969 | 16 |
| 45 | [Silver Swan](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/silver-swan) | 1969 | 12 |
| 47 | [Town of Lake](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/town-of-lake) | 1970 | 20 |
| 48 | [Clayton Crest](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/clayton-crest) | 1970 | 11 |
| 49 | [Riverwest](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/riverwest) | 1972 | 22 |
| 50 | [Avenues West](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/avenues-west) | 1975 | 34 |
| 51 | [Silver Spring](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/silver-spring) | 1977 | 16 |
| 52 | [Williamsburg](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/williamsburg) | 1979 | 17 |
| 53 | [Southpoint](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/southpoint) | 1981 | 24 |
| 54 | [Capitol Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/capitol-heights) | 1983 | 55 |
| 54 | [Southgate](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/southgate) | 1983 | 23 |
| 56 | [Mitchell West](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/mitchell-west) | 1984 | 25 |
| 56 | [Northridge](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/northridge) | 1984 | 13 |
| 58 | [Castle Manor](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/castle-manor) | 1985 | 11 |
| 59 | [Timmerman West](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/timmerman-west) | 1986 | 26 |
| 60 | [Menomonee River Hills East](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/menomonee-river-hills-east) | 1996 | 24 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Alcott Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/alcott-park) | 1972 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Alverno](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/alverno) | 1887 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Arlington Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/arlington-heights) | 1950 | 9 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Bluemound Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/bluemound-heights) | 1958 | 8 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Borchert Field](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/borchert-field) | 1941 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Bradley Estates](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/bradley-estates) | 1984 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Brewer's Hill](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/brewers-hill) | 1965 | 8 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Brynwood](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/brynwood) | 1978 | 7 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Cambridge Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/cambridge-heights) | 1974 | 6 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Cannon Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/cannon-park) | 1978 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Clock Tower Acres](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/clock-tower-acres) | 1931 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Cold Spring Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/cold-spring-park) | 1965 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [College Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/college-heights) | 1980 | 6 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Concordia](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/concordia) | 1966 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Cooper Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/cooper-park) | 1971 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Copernicus Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/copernicus-park) | 1988 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Downer Woods](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/downer-woods) | 1924 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Dretzka Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/dretzka-park) | 2016 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Enderis Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/enderis-park) | 1977 | 9 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Estabrook Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/estabrook-park) | 1953 | 9 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Euclid Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/euclid-park) | 1967 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Fair Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/fair-park) | 1998 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Fairview](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/fairview) | 1964 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Fernwood](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/fernwood) | 1939 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Forest Home Hills](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/forest-home-hills) | 1961 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Franklin Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/franklin-heights) | 1941 | 9 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Freedom Village](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/freedom-village) | 1989 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Golden Valley](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/golden-valley) | 1967 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Goldman Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/goldman-park) | 1992 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Gra-Ram](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/gra-ram) | 1958 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Graceland](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/graceland) | 1962 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Grantosa](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/grantosa) | 1971 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Granville Station](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/granville-station) | 1990 | 6 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Green Moor](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/green-moor) | 1983 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Grover Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/grover-heights) | 1999 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Halyard Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/halyard-park) | 1942 | 8 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Hampton Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/hampton-heights) | 1961 | 6 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Havenwoods](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/havenwoods) | 1965 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Hawley Farms](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/hawley-farms) | 1979 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Hawthorne Glen](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/hawthorne-glen) | 1953 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Haymarket](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/haymarket) | 1922 | 6 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Heritage Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/heritage-heights) | 2009 | 6 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Highwood Estates](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/highwood-estates) | 1990 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Hillside](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/hillside) | 1973 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Hilltop Parish](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/hilltop-parish) | 2000 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Holler Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/holler-park) | 1979 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Honey Creek Manor](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/honey-creek-manor) | 1961 | 6 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Johnson's Woods](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/johnsons-woods) | 2023 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [King Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/king-park) | 1900 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Kops Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/kops-park) | 1957 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Lake Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lake-park) | 1968 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Lenox Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lenox-heights) | 1965 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Lincoln Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lincoln-park) | 1960 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Lindsay Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lindsay-park) | 2000 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Lyons Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/lyons-park) | 1983 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Maitland Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/maitland-park) | 1995 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Maple Tree](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/maple-tree) | 1863 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Marquette](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/marquette) | 1994 | 7 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Martin Drive](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/martin-drive) | 1969 | 7 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [McGovern Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/mcgovern-park) | 2001 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Melody View](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/melody-view) | 2000 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Menomonee River Hills](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/menomonee-river-hills) | 1980 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Merrill Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/merrill-park) | 1940 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Miller Valley](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/miller-valley) | 1940 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Morgan Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/morgan-heights) | 1959 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Mount Mary](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/mount-mary) | 1955 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Nash Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/nash-park) | 1965 | 9 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [National Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/national-park) | 1960 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [New Coeln](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/new-coeln) | 1983 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [North Granville](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/north-granville) | 1982 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Northridge Lakes](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/northridge-lakes) | 1989 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Park Knoll](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/park-knoll) | 1967 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Park Place](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/park-place) | 2000 | 9 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Parkway Hills](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/parkway-hills) | 1981 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Pollber Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/pollber-heights) | 1971 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Red Oak Heights](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/red-oak-heights) | 2021 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Riverside Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/riverside-park) | 1972 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Rolling Green](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/rolling-green) | 1958 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Root Creek](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/root-creek) | 1964 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Rufus King](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/rufus-king) | 1960 | 9 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Saveland Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/saveland-park) | 1974 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Schlitz Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/schlitz-park) | 1934 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Servite Woods](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/servite-woods) | 1977 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [St. Amelian's](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/st-amelians) | 1964 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Story Hill](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/story-hill) | 1960 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Thurston Woods](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/thurston-woods) | 1966 | 3 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Town & Country Manor](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/town-and-country-manor) | 1961 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Triangle](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/triangle) | 1949 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Tripoli Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/tripoli-park) | 1984 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Upper East Side](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/upper-east-side) | 1932 | 6 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Valhalla](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/valhalla) | 1967 | 9 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Vogel Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/vogel-park) | 1976 | 5 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Wahl Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/wahl-park) | 1985 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Walnut Hill](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/walnut-hill) | 1950 | 7 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [West View](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/west-view) | 1966 | 8 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [White Manor](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/white-manor) | 2000 | 1 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Wick Field](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/wick-field) | 1957 | 4 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Wilson Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/wilson-park) | 1982 | 8 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Woodland Court](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/woodland-court) | 1967 | 7 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Woodlands](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/woodlands) | 1974 | 2 |
| Too few buildings, not ranked | [Wyrick Park](https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/wyrick-park) | 2002 | 3 |

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.

## Suburbs

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

## How it was measured

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.