Reviews & Comments
Milwaukee, WI
Quality of life in Milwaukee -
11/28/2013Hey...These people who are complaining about Milwaukee...Whoaa...There's so much you're not aware of...
Milwaukee is a beautiful, clean city with excellent city services of sanitation, snow - removal, leaf - removal, garage pick - up, etc. The hospitals and clinics in the Milwaukee area are world - class: second - to - none. The city itself is very, very beautiful, with one of the most extensive and gorgeous park systems in the country. The parks are clean and huge. The lakefront is lovely and extends north and southward for hundreds of miles. There are many very nice neighborhoods in the city with old, charming homes which go quickly if they are on the market.
The city has had a rennaisance in the past 20 years because living in the suburbs has become so expensive. The city is filled with churches everywhere. The MIlwaukee Symphony Orchestra and( Milwaukee Symphony Chorus )is a world - class resident orchestra which you can go to see without any parking problems at all, like you would have in the dirty, crime - ridden city of CHicago. Milwaukee has a century - plus old department of forestry which plants trees everywhere and which plants beautiful flower gardens throughout the city boulevards in the summer.
The downtown area has many beautiful historic buildings which include businesses and residences. There is a historic mansion which serves as a music conservatory ( Wi Conservatory of Music.) The downtown is very clean and safe.
There are tons of ethnic restaurants throughout the city. We are lucky to have the beautiful Calatrava Art museum in Milwaukee. This is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The Art Museum curators get world - class exhibits of Renior, Rembrandt, Monet, etc., to come to the city. People come from all over the world to see these exhibits that we have here in Milwaukee.
Yes ... Milwaukee can get very cold...!
Yes... There are problems of crime but they tend to be in the African - American neighborhoods of the northside or in the Hispanic areas where there are gangs. There are many nice neighborhoods with no gangs. The African - American community leaders are working with others to help the situation but the community itself needs to repair itself. Because Milwaukee was a welfare magnet for so many years, problems with teen births and poverty have persisted even post - welfare.
There are some good schools (K - 12) in the Milwaukee area - both public and private. You have to talk to others to know which schools to send your kids to.
Yes ... Taxes in Milwaukee are too high... but because the city had residency requirements for all city workers until a few months ago, Milwaukee is not anything like a Detroit. Gov. Walker's Act 10 legislation has saved the state from bankruptcy and has made WI one of only 5 states in the USA that is "in the black."
There is a lot of community activism in Milwaukee and people continue to invest in homes and infrastructure of this old, historic city. Milwaukee is one of the most international cities on the planet. It has the most extensive bilingual and language - immersion schools in the nation. It was the first city to have school - choice ( vouchers) as an alternative to public - school education.
Miller Park is an incredible stadium which hosts the Milwaukee Brewers in their home - town. The Milwaukee Bucks play in the city downtown; there is an ice - skating facility ( Petit Center) which trains olympic atheletes.
Milwaukee has benefitted greatly from the philanthropy of several wealthy families.
Hey... I lived in other parts of the world, including NYC. If you want a noisy, dirty, expensive , over- populated city with all sorts of problems, go to NYC. The quality of living is MUCH higher in Milwaukee than it is in NYC or Chicago. Chicago is a noisy, dirty, over- populated concrete jungle which looks nothing like Milwaukee. ( It is only 90 miles from Milwaukee if you want to visit.) There are no trees on the streets in Chicago. The streets in Milwaukee are covered in trees everywhere. It is a totally green city.
I had a friend from Israel who came here to visit. He could not stop raving about how beautiful Milwaukee was.
I've lived in other cities in the US and in Europe. Believe me... I know a good city when I see it and Milwaukee fits the bill.
A happy Milwaukeean
There are some 14 or more universities in the city; Marquette and UW - Milwaukee are the 2 largest.
Crime is a problem in certain areas, but the crime rate of Milwaukee is still far below that of other major American cities.