Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 17,655, settled in 1893.
Cudahy's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B−, 256th of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 95% of U.S. towns and 13% of its land is conserved. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 89% of the state's. 13% of the land in Cudahy is conserved, against 3.8% in Wisconsin’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 362 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher January low than Cudahy. The biggest place to walk is Warnimont Park, 244 acres with 2.6 miles of trail.
Where Cudahy beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Cudahy is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for schools (better than 11%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,366 in 1900, 18,204 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1891 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cudahy. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
7 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
7 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
6 mi MuseumHarley-Davidson Museum300K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumNature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin
7 mi GardenMitchell Park Horticultural ConservatoryFiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Harley-Davidson Museum: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory: Sulfur (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cudahy, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Cudahy.
Cudahy has a longer frost-free season than almost anywhere else in Wisconsin, reports less crime than St. Francis or any other graded neighbor and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cudahy.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Cudahy School District. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 403 | C+ |
| Cudahy HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 644 | D |
| Jones ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 171 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
2.8 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Warnimont Park | 2.6 mi | 244 |
| 2. Sheridan Park | — | 102 |
| 3. Pulaski Park | 0.2 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Milwaukee Mitchell Ap weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 192 days, the highest of 2,050 Wisconsin places with climate records. The Milwaukee Mitchell Ap weather station records that about 9 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 81% of Wisconsin places with climate records.
Cudahy has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 81°F, Cudahy’s July high is where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its B tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; St. Francis (B) comes closest. At 13.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 52% of Wisconsin’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Cudahy for work: only 9% work in town. Cudahy’s median household income is $67,000. The top destinations are Milwaukee (32%), Oak Creek (6%) and Wauwatosa (4%).
| Cudahy | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $67,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Cudahy home is worth about $287,000, up 5.7% in a year, 15% below the Wisconsin typical home. 61% of Cudahy households own their home.
| Cudahy | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,028 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wisconsin average. 19% of residents are under 18 in Cudahy. Cudahy has lost 3% of its people since 2020, down to 17,655 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Cudahy | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Cudahy | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.3% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.4% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 10,164 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cudahy’s, it is healthier than 70%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Cudahy beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Cudahy | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Cudahy | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 12.1% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 20.2% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
14 within 15 miles of the center of Cudahy
About 4 of every 100 Cudahy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
6 notable people were born in Cudahy.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Cudahy (, KUD-ə-hay) is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,204 at the 2020 census. A suburb south of Milwaukee along the shore of Lake Michigan, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Cudahy.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cudahy | #256 | B− | C+ | B | D | B− |
| Milwaukee | #357 | D− | C+ | D− | D− | D |
| St. Francis | #272 | B− | C | B | C− | B |
| South Milwaukee | #271 | B− | C+ | B− | C− | B |
| Oak Creek | #176 | B+ | C− | C+ | B+ | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cudahy grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #256 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B− for health, B for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($78,218 across the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
6 notable people were born here, including Josh Provan and Jim Miklaszewski.
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