The median home in Brookfield, Wisconsin is valued at $496,570, up 5.5% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,155, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 19.2x — near the national average of 18x. Brookfield is part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$496,570

+5.5%

Rent$2,155/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$99,314 on $496,570

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Out of reach54% of income

Need $144,686/yr to afford.

PITI$3,376

P/I54%

Afford$257K

Gap-$239K

P&I $2,511Tax $766Ins $100

Renting $1,221/mo cheaper ($2,155 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + WI ins. 28% per HUD.

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Oconomowoc Lake$1.99M Shorewood Hills$1.13M Maple Bluff$967K River Hills$895K Linn$733K Summit$730K Delafield$722K Nashotah$691K

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