Life In Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A Great Lakes city with an industrial-Midwest aesthetic (think brick factories, warehouses, breweries), Milwaukee feels intimate, grounded, and unpretentious, if not a little rebellious. Working class roots, historic architecture, immigrant heritage and a sense of self reliance give Milwaukee its proud, unpolished edge. The city is and has always been diverse - giving neighborhoods real depth and texture seeded by generations of multi-ethnic influence. It’s also #2 in the...
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MakeMyMove sources all Cost of Living Data from COLI, published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), without any modification or bias.
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According to the COLI Manual, composite differences of <4% and categorical differences of <5% are not statistically significant and should not be treated as necessarily accurate.
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