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A village of 12,564 people in Wisconsin
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Map of Brown Deer: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land8.2%230 of 2,797 acres
Trails0.9 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves518 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Brown Deer

Village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
12,507Population
4.4 sq miArea
692 ftElevation

Brown Deer is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 12,507 at the 2020 census.

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Housing in Brown Deer

$292K▲ 3.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Brown Deer home is worth about $292,000, up 3.3% in a year, 14% below the Wisconsin typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market44
Sale-to-list103.5%
Sold in May12
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Safety in Brown Deer

D

Safety Grade D

Brown Deer reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Brown Deer 2.9
Wisconsin 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Brown Deer 27.8
Wisconsin 10.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools Brown Deer’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 73% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictBrown Deer School DistrictSchools2

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