Milwaukee, WI metro area: housing market report

Updated 10/26/2026

Verified monthly housing data for Milwaukee, WI metro area. The national median sale price for the same period was $393,895; neither median describes a specific home.

  • Median sale price: $379,030 (+5.3% year over year)
  • Closed sales: 1,488 (+2.8% year over year)
  • Inventory: 3,540 (+4.2% year over year)
  • Median days on market: 46 (+2 days year over year)

For buyers: Inventory is up 4.2% and marketing time is 2 days longer than a year ago. Compare competing listings and ask about concessions; these figures do not guarantee a discount.

For sellers: With a typical 46 days on market, allow time for a sale and review competing inventory before setting your asking price.

Six-month trend

Monthly observations; price is the median sale price in dollars.
MonthPriceSalesDays
2026-04$352,0001,55845
2026-05$365,0001,57245
2026-06$375,0001,54345
2026-07$384,9501,55046
2026-08$390,0001,46645
2026-09$379,0301,48846

Reporting period: 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30. Source revised: 2026-10-07. Retrieved: 2026-10-26. Source geography: Milwaukee, WI metro area (ID 33340).

Source: Redfin Data Center monthly download. Source methodology.

How to read these figures

Redfin monthly All Residential, all construction; seasonally adjusted where available, except median sale price (not seasonally adjusted). Redfin Metro boundaries can be metro divisions or smaller statistical areas; these are not city limits. Census region follows the first state in the source label for cross-state areas. Monthly data can be revised; weekly publication does not imply weekly measurements.

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About the Author

Written by Jim Gruler, Arizona Licensed Real Estate Broker and Co-Founder of Seeking Agents®. Jim has more than 18 years of real estate experience and helps create educational resources for buyers and sellers navigating the home buying and selling process.

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Last updated: 10/26/2026