Relocation Guide 2019-2020

green space for picnicking, bicycling and other types of family enjoyment. Whitnall is home to Boerner Botanical Gardens , which has more than 40 acres of perennials, annuals, roses, tulips and ornamental trees; Wehr Nature Center hiking trails; and the Whitnall Park Golf Course . There is also The Rock , a ski hill and baseball complex at South 76th Street and West Rawson Avenue. Franklin is one of the state’s fastest-growing areas. New residential developments are springing up throughout the community, primarily near Drexel, Puetz, Loomis, Rawson and Ryan roads. Greendale was created in 1938 as a U.S. Department of Agriculture experiment in urban planning. One of three “Greenbelt” communities built by the federal government in the 1930s, it is modeled after an English garden town. Parks, gardens and open spaces surround the community. Greendale is also home to Southridge Mall , a regional shopping mall. Greenfield is one of the county’s larger communities geographically, extending from the Waukesha County line on the west to South 27th Street on the east. As its name implies, Greenfield contains many parks and recreational areas. It is also a vibrant city, with at least seven distinct commercial districts – Highway 100, 76th Street, Forest Home Avenue, Layton Avenue, 60th Street, Loomis Road and 27th Street. Hales Corners, the smallest of the southwestern suburbs, is a quaint community with several residential subdivisions and commercial districts along Highway 100, Janesville Road and Forest Home Avenue near the Milwaukee-Waukesha county line. South Shore Cudahy Oak Creek St. Francis South Milwaukee While Milwaukee’s North Shore is trendy and affluent, the South Shore is “down-to-earth” and very proud of it. The South Shore includes the communities of Cudahy, Oak Creek, St. Francis and South Milwaukee. St. Francis is home to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee , which has its headquarters at 3501 S. Lake Drive. The community’s old-world charm and untapped potential has spawned several upscale, lakefront condominium projects. Cudahy was a company town that was formed by the Cudahy Packing Company in 1896. Today it is primarily a quiet, residential community with quick access to the airport and the interstate. South Milwaukee is one of the more populous South Shore communities, but retains a small-town flavor with a healthy mix of business and residential settings. It is also one of the older communities with roots that date back to the 1830s. Grant Park , one of the largest parks in the Milwaukee County Park System, is along Lake Michigan at the eastern edge of the community. Oak Creek is the largest South Shore community, spanning almost 29 square miles. Located on Lake Michigan in the southeastern corner of Milwaukee County, its motto is “Where City Meets the Country.” It offers more than two dozen distinct neighborhoods, including the new Drexel Town Square , a new development that includes restaurants, stores, offices, the Oak Creek Public Library and residential living. ST. FRANCIS ci.stfrancis.wi.gov Schools: St. Francis 10 minutes 6 miles $155,000 $28.36 $40,116 9,435 OAK CREEK oakcreekwi.org Schools: Oak Creek-Franklin 10 minutes 10 miles $235,000 $21.48 $70,530 35,560 SOUTH MILWAUKEE ci.south-milwaukee.wi.us Schools: South Milwaukee 10 minutes 8 miles $153,000 $25.47 $51,484 20,910 CUDAHY cudahy-wi.gov Schools: Cudahy 5 minutes 6 miles $195,000 $27.07 MUNICIPALITY Website Median 2018 Home Sales Price Tax Rate Median Income Population $50,923 18,186 Time to Airport Miles to Downtown GREENFIELD ci.greenfield.wi.us Schools: Greenfield; Whitnall; West Allis/West Milwaukee 15 minutes 7 miles $174,000 $25.65 $54,973 36,294 GREENDALE greendale.org Schools: Greendale 15 minutes 9 miles $266,000 $24.49 $64,714 14,263 HALES CORNERS halescorners.org Schools: Whitnall 15 minutes 12 miles $265,000 $24.27 $71,516 7,619 FRANKLIN franklinwi.gov Schools: Franklin; Franklin-Whitnall; Oak Creek-Franklin 15 minutes 10 miles $290,000 $22.47 MUNICIPALITY Website Median 2018 Home Sales Price Tax Rate Median Income Population $74,972 36,046 Time to Airport Miles to Downtown M I L W A U K E E C O U N T Y Boerner Botanical Gardens in Whitnall Park Oak Creek’s Drexel Town Square development @discoverMKE.com / discovermilwaukee.com 73