Washington Heights likes to say it is “in the city, out of the ordinary.” The neighborhood lies along Milwaukee’s western border, only minutes from downtown Milwaukee and the shops of the Wauwatosa Village, with the Vliet Street business district along its southern edge. It is known for Arts & Crafts era single-family homes and duplexes, many of them brick or stucco, with original woodwork and leaded glass. Washington Park, laid out in the 1890s by the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted (the designer of New York’s Central Park), is still enjoyed by the neighborhood today.
Washington Heights duplexes are popular with owner-occupants who want character and space at a price below the East Side and Tosa, and with investors who value the neighborhood’s solid construction. Carole can help you judge which original features add value and which older systems need a budget.
Duplexes and investment property for sale in Washington Heights, Milwaukee
The quick-links grid shows how many properties are for sale right now in each price range. Click any number to see those listings.
| Property type | All prices | Under $150K | $150K–$250K | $250K–$350K | $350K–$500K | $500K+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duplexes (two-family) | 7 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | – |
| Duplexes – both units 2+ BR | 7 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | – |
| Duplexes – both units 3+ BR | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| Single-family homes | 10 | – | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
No active listings right now: multi-family (3+ units), commercial & mixed-use, condominiums.
Neighborhood listings are matched to the City of Milwaukee’s official boundary for Washington Heights using each listing’s map location (mostly ZIP code 53208).
Washington Heights, Milwaukee by the numbers
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024 5-year estimates), Milwaukee’s Washington Heights neighborhood in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, has approximately a population of 8,803, with a median age of 35.9. The median household income is approximately $84,500 a year.
The median value of an owner-occupied home in Milwaukee’s Washington Heights neighborhood is approximately $225,500. 57.2% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners and 42.8% are rented — a healthy mix of owners and renters. Renters pay a median gross rent (rent plus utilities) of approximately $1,180 a month, which works out to annual rent of about 6.3% of the median home value — a quick, rough gauge of how rents compare with prices here, not a substitute for a property’s own rent roll and expenses. Because the Census does not publish figures for this neighborhood on its own, these numbers combine the census tracts that make it up; medians are weighted averages.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates (combined census tracts). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.