Whitefish Bay, WI: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Whitefish Bay is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 14,954 at the 2020 census. A suburb north of Milwaukee along the shore of Lake Michigan, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.

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How Whitefish Bay ranks

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#1Most educated in WI #5Most remote workers in WI #7Highest income in WI All WI rankings →

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Living in Whitefish Bay

Housing in Whitefish Bay

$662K▲ 6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Whitefish Bay home is worth about $662,000, up 6% in a year, 95% above the Wisconsin typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market34

Sale-to-list104.9%

Sold in May27

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Safety in Whitefish Bay

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Safety Grade A-

Whitefish Bay reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Whitefish Bay 0.1

Wisconsin 2.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Whitefish Bay 7.3

Wisconsin 10.3

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Whitefish Bay

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School Grade A+

The public schools Whitefish Bay’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#13Best public schoolsof 262 in WI

DistrictWhitefish Bay School DistrictSchools7

Richards Elementary A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 680 students Cumberland Elementary AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 624 students St. Monica SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 406 students Holy Family Parish SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 190 students Whitefish Bay Middle A+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 612 students Whitefish Bay High AHigh · Grades 9–12 · 945 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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