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Yes, by almost any measure. Fox Point earns an A+, ranked 7th of 357 in Wisconsin. The median household earns $141K, its schools rank ahead of 97% of Wisconsin towns, and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $546K for a typical one and 7 times the Milwaukee metro’s $78K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fox Point, above both the Wisconsin town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Fox Point's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 94% of U.S. towns. Fox Point has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Albert and Edith Adelman House and Starke Meyer House.
Where Fox Point beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Stormonth Elementary | PK–4 | 473 |
| St. Eugene School | PK–8 | 180 |
| Milwaukee Jewish Day School | PK–8 | 170 |
Where Fox Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Fox Point is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 14%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 474 in 1930, 6,934 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1925 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fox Point. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
8 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
8 mi MuseumNature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin
9 mi MuseumHarley-Davidson Museum300K visitors a year
9 mi City parkMitchell 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 · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harley-Davidson Museum: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory: Sulfur (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fox Point, 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 Fox Point.
Fox Point is among the three healthiest towns in Wisconsin and has schools in the top 5% of Wisconsin, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Wisconsin.
That grade ranks #2 of the 362 Wisconsin towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $547K.
The public schools here belong to the Fox Point J2 School District. Below: Two of its 5 schools, each with why it was picked. 2 public schools serve Fox Point, with 697 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stormonth ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 473 | A+ |
| Maple Dale SchoolTop results in townGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 224 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
At 7 years of the Milwaukee metro’s $78K median household income, the typical home (about $547K) costs more against local pay than in 94% of Wisconsin towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $9,031, against $3,792 across Wisconsin, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 7.4%. For Fox Point, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,726 a month. A quarter of Fox Point renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent.
| Fox Point | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 25% | 39% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,726 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
It ranks #3 of the 357 Wisconsin towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Wisconsin is tooth loss: 3.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.9% statewide.
Among 357 Wisconsin towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Fox Point. For adults in the town, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 28%. This Wisconsin town does better than the Wisconsin average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1.
| Fox Point | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 26% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Fox Point | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.7% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 63 to 40 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
No violent crime was reported in Fox Point. The property offense rate for Fox Point comes to 6.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Fox Point | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.1 per 1,000 residents | 6.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here fell from 1,756 in 2013 to 1,290. 33.3% of workers work from home, against 13.1% across Wisconsin.
Only 3% of working residents stay in Fox Point for work; the rest commute out. In Fox Point, 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in the town fell to 1,290 in 2023, 466 fewer than in 2013. Its typical journey to work is 26 minutes.
| Fox Point | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $141,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Households in Fox Point have drawn federal disaster aid in 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2026. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. 43% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 42%. The national flood insurance program has paid 27 claims in the town since 1978.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Mt Mary College weather station, 9 miles away, records that 40 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 80% of Wisconsin places with climate records.
July afternoons reach 80° and January nights drop to 16°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is Doctors Park, at 21 acres. Across 5 parks and preserves: 0.7 miles of trail. The trail density in Fox Point is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Fox Point | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Doctors Park | 0.3 mi | 21 |
| 2. Indian Creek Park | 0.2 mi | 19 |
| 3. Stormonth City Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
14 within 15 miles of the center of Fox Point
About 5 of every 100 Fox Point residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
3 places in Fox Point on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Fox Point is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,934 at the 2020 census. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, Fox Point is one of the North Shore suburbs of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The village is primarily residential. Shopping centers include Fox Point Shops, and RiverPoint Shopping Center.
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4 towns share a border with Fox Point.
At #7 in WI, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Whitefish Bay (A+) comes closest.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Point | #7 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Glendale | #313 | C | D | D | B− | A− |
| Bayside | #18 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A |
| River Hills | — | — | D | — | A | A+ |
| Whitefish Bay | #9 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A+ |
River Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. River Hills reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Fox Point with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Fox Point grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #7 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A+ for health, A− for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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