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Milwaukee County out-of-state owner list, WI

11,091out-of-state owned properties today · refreshed weekly

11,091 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Milwaukee County, WI has 11,091 out-of-state owned properties today, read from City of Milwaukee ITMD / DNS / DCD records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 53218, 53209, 53216. 4 of these owners are also on the inheritance deed list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when mailing state is not the property's state.

Three Milwaukee County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
N 37th StMilwaukee10of 10City code case (8 in 2 years)Owned by an LLC / company
N 57th StMilwaukee10of 10City code case in the last 2 yearsOwned by an LLC / company
W Keefe AveMilwaukee10of 10Owner lives out of stateCity code case (3 in 2 years)

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

4Also on the inheritance deed list4 Milwaukee County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Milwaukee County list is made

Milwaukee County's out-of-state owner list comes from the City of Milwaukee ITMD / DNS / DCD property roll records: we read the state of the owner's mailing address for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: mailing state is not the property's state.

Milwaukee County data dictionaryMailing state is not the property's state.

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Milwaukee County owners are

Top 5 cities by out-of-state owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
Milwaukee8,55377%
West Allis4284%
Oak Creek3853%
Wauwatosa3353%
Franklin2612%

Top ZIP codes: 53218 Milwaukee (1,018), 53209 Milwaukee (961), 53216 Milwaukee (771), 53210 Milwaukee (658), 53206 Milwaukee (646).

Distribution

Out-of-state owned properties in Milwaukee County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years1,846 20%
2 to 5 years2,873 31%
5 to 10 years2,530 28%
10 to 20 years1,056 12%
20+ years822 9%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k2,292 21%
$100k to $200k3,806 35%
$200k to $350k2,133 20%
$350k to $500k740 7%
$500k+1,956 18%
properties by county value
The numbers

Out-of-state owned properties in Milwaukee County: what stands out

11,091 out-of-state owned properties in Milwaukee County right now, with a median county value of $180,800. 97% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 5 years. 26% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Milwaukee holds the most (8,553, 77%), followed by West Allis (428), Oak Creek (385), Wauwatosa (335).

By ZIP code, 53218 (Milwaukee) has 1,018, 53209 (Milwaukee) has 961, 53216 (Milwaukee) has 771: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Milwaukee County: city code case (8 in 2 years); owned by an llc / company; city code case in the last 2 years; owner lives out of state.

The largest group by years owned is 2 to 5 years (2,873 properties); by county value it is $100k to $200k (3,806).

The official source

Where the official Milwaukee County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the City of Milwaukee ITMD / DNS / DCD. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with inheritance deed. Wisconsin rules and the Wisconsin guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Managing a house from another state is hard. Out-of-state owners, often heirs or former residents, are among the most willing sellers.

How to work the Milwaukee County list

  • Stack with inherited, vacant or tax delinquent.
  • Offer a simple, remote closing: it removes the biggest worry for a distant owner.
The letter to send: out-of-state owner ownersFor absentee owners of houses and rentals

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer interested in your rental at [property address]. If managing it from a distance, tenants or repairs have become more work than they are worth, I can buy it with the tenants in place, as-is, on your timeline.

No showings, no repairs, no commissions.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

Questions

How many out-of-state owned properties are in Milwaukee County, WI?

11,091 on the latest county file, from official Milwaukee County records (City of Milwaukee ITMD / DNS / DCD). The count is refreshed every week.

Where does the mailing state come from?

From the owner mailing address on the county's property roll.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Milwaukee County out-of-state owner owner, with the reasons.

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