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Milwaukee vs Fresno

Milwaukee, WI compared with Fresno, CA · 1,730 miles apart

Milwaukee has 562,407 residents to Fresno’s 555,549. Milwaukee comes out ahead on median rent, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Fresno does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Milwaukee, WI Fresno, CA
Population 562,407 555,549
Density (per sq mi) 5,848 4,793
Median household income $54,234 $70,991
Median home value $184,000 $374,800
Median rent $1,059 $1,421
Homeownership 41.8% 50.1%
Average commute 22.4 min 22.4 min
Median age 32.4 32.8
Bachelor's degree + 27.4% 25.5%
Poverty rate 22.8% 20.1%
Unemployment 6.2% 8.9%
Price to income 3.4× 5.3×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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