01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Wisconsin taxes income but leaves Social Security benefits untouched, a meaningful break for retirees who rely on that income.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- The name 'Milwaukee' was famously explained in the 1992 comedy film Wayne's World by Alice Cooper, who said it means 'good land' in Ojibwe.
- A city founder once distributed maps that conveniently left out his rival's entire neighborhood, just to make it look uninhabited and undesirable.
- Milwaukee's bridges are famously crooked because a rival developer deliberately built roads that didn't line up with the other side of the river.
- Milwaukee was once known as the most German city in America, earning it a reputation as the nation's beer capital thanks to Miller, Pabst, and Schlitz.
- Summerfest, held annually in Milwaukee, is one of the world's largest music festivals.
Your
Milwaukee
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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592649
+
Total Population
$
43125
Median Income
$
128300
Median Home
11
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Milwaukee
ranks for retirees?
43
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
77
Healthcare
64
Climate
11
Results
Milwaukee
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
77
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
8
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
82
°F, winters dip to about
17
°F, with roughly
40
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High
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