City Score: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI scores 35 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 37 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

  • What Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is up against: 50 out of 100 — Better than 51% of cbsas, up 7 points
  • Where grace is growing: 35 out of 100 — Better than 63% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 30 out of 100 — Better than 23% of cbsas, down 4 points
  • Christian liberty: 32 out of 100 — Better than 23% of cbsas, up 1 points

What takes Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 31 → 40
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 42 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Property crime up 13 percentile points (What Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is up against)
  • This quarter: Marriages down 10 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 5 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Wisconsin · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 44 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

  1. Washington County, WI — 57, Liberty
  2. North Lake, WI — 56, Liberty
  3. Newburg, WI — 54, Liberty
  4. Belgium, WI — 53, Liberty
  5. Fredonia, WI — 53, Liberty
  6. Muskego, WI — 53, Liberty
  7. Waubeka, WI — 53, Liberty
  8. Grafton, WI — 52, Liberty
  9. Mukwonago, WI — 52, Liberty
  10. Elm Grove, WI — 51, Liberty
  11. Fox Point, WI — 51, Liberty
  12. Port Washington, WI — 51, Liberty
  13. Thiensville, WI — 48, Liberty
  14. Richfield, WI — 46, Liberty
  15. Germantown, WI — 45, Liberty
  16. Menomonee Falls, WI — 45, Liberty
  17. Shorewood, WI — 45, Liberty
  18. Brookfield, WI — 42, Liberty
  19. Hartland, WI — 42, Liberty
  20. Mequon, WI — 42, Liberty
  21. Waukesha, WI — 42, Liberty
  22. Whitefish Bay, WI — 41, Liberty
  23. Franklin, WI — 40, Liberty
  24. New Berlin, WI — 40, Liberty
  25. Sussex, WI — 40, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/milwaukee-waukesha-wi. Methodology.

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