Can anyone tell me about Muskego? (Milwaukee, Waukesha: crime, houses, safe area)

[TheresaKopp]

Hello. My family is considering moving to Muskego and I wondered if anyone could tell me about that area? We have 4 children and we are looking for a safe, family friendly area. Any input would be very much appreciated!
Thank you,
Theresa

Also, what other areas would you suggest that is close to Muskego?

[kbleeke]

i just very recently moved out of muskego and into milwaukee. It is a farm comunity turning bedroom community for milwaukee. Plenty of new subdivisions are going up there is almost no crime at all. very safe community. The public schools are great. It is not one of the very expensive suburbs and is very middle class. If you have children it is a very good community to live in.

[UW Badgers]

Originally Posted by kbleeke

i just very recently moved out of muskego and into milwaukee. It is a farm comunity turning bedroom community for milwaukee. Plenty of new subdivisions are going up there is almost no crime at all. very safe community. The public schools are great. It is not one of the very expensive suburbs and is very middle class. If you have children it is a very good community to live in.

I agree to a point. We lived there for 10 years and were bored to tears. There are hardly any restaurants or shopping to support the booming housing that is going on. 10 years ago it was all farm. The farms are gone and the houses are up. I wouldn't move back to that city just because of having to drive to go to eat or shop. Besides Kohl's Department Store, that's it for big time shopping.

[EnjoyEP]

I have to somewhat respectfully disagree with UW Badgers on this one. While it is true that Muskego doesn't have a huge assortment of restaurants or retail in Muskego itself, Muskego is in most places within a 5 mile drive to Greendale which has a ton of retail and restaurants (both at the major Southridge Mall and the surrounding areas as well as in the heart of Greendale at its shops downtown). Furthermore, Muskego is very close to (neighboring) New Berlin and Hales Corners - both of which have very busy thoroughfares with a high assortment of shops, restaurants, retail, etc. Muskego is also very close to Brookfield, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee and Greenfield.

Finally, Muskego is a suburb in the metro Milwaukee area, and frankly, you can get most places in metro Milwaukee from relatively close-in suburbs such as Muskego within 20 or 25 minutes. With the exception of rush hour, you can be from Muskego to Downtown Milwaukee in 20 minutes.

So...the bottom-line...Muskego doesn't have a huge assortment of stores, bars, retail, restaurants, etc., necessarily itself, but you can find those things very easily and painlessly from Muskego.

Now...I have to say that I personally really like Muskego. I live in Greendale, which is a bit east of Muskego, but I attend a few things in Muskego regularly and am really a fan of the Greendale-Hales Corners-Muskego coridor (they run together bordering one another on the southwestern region of the Milwaukee metro area).

Muskego is quite pretty. Large, wooded areas. Some very nice lakes. One thing I like about this area (Greendale-Hales Corners-Muskego) is that it is hillier and more rolling than much of metro Milwaukee, which in many spots is very flat.

Muskego is very quiet, extremely safe, very good for schools, kids, families, etc. I do think in general it is middle class to upper middle class, but houses aren't necessarily cheap. It still has some twinges of farming touches and rural in portions, but for the most part it is just a nice, open suburban area that isn't as commercialized/retail/busy as neighboring 'burbs like Brookfield and New Berlin.

After living nearby in Greendale and really finding out about Muskego more than I used to know about it, I now know that Muskego is one of my favorite suburbs / communities in all of metro Milwaukee (and there are many really nice communities in this metro area).

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As for your question about other areas to consider nearby, I live in Greendale and wholeheartedly endorse it. It is a BEAUTIFUL suburb...just about 5 miles east of Muskego. GREAT for families. One of the best school systems in the country. Very affordable for the most part. Especially in the "original" village portion, Greendale is tough to beat for this area.

I am also a huge fan of Hales Corners, which is between Greendale and Muskego.

Greendale is very historic - in the original village portion it looks like old New England. Historic homes (called Greendale Originals - see this site: Greendale Life Greendale Today - The shops, history and events in the Village of Greendale, Wisconsin.), sidewalks, walking trails through thick wooded areas, a town center with charming shops, a gazebo, a Town Hall, etc.

Hales Corners and Muskego would offer bigger lots in general than Muskego.

For info on Greendale which I love, but also just insight into the area, check out these sites:

Discover Greendale, Wisconsin!
GREENDALE LIFE: Front Page / News, Events, History and the Businesses of Greendale, Wisconsin
www.Greendale.org
Greendale Life Greendale Today - The shops, history and events in the Village of Greendale, Wisconsin.
Greendale Shops

I am a male in my young 30s, married, with two young children (so family stuff - safety, schools, etc. is very important) and I think you couldn't go wrong with Muskego, but would also heartily endorse Hales Corners and Greendale closeby to Muskego.

[ciudad_city]

I recently moved to Muskego, WI. I was very happy with location and small town feel. I thought it would be a wonderful place for a family. Shortly after we bought the house, we realized there were at least 4 shooting ranges just in the city of Muskego. What we thought it was going to be something like twice a week noise has turned into a horrible noise nightmare. The shootings go almost every day for the whole day and weekends from 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. It gets worse the weekends, just when one would think has more time to rest. we wake up to the shooting noise at 6:00 A.M. The noise is so loud and bad that one wonders what the difference will be between a war and leaving in Muskego. The noise is really bad and expands in all different directions. I do not understand why Muskego and for that matter Waukesha County has chosen to have those clubs and why they are so protected by law. I did talk recently with somebody who lives in New Jersey and he said that those shooting ranges need to be enclosed by law, not to bother any human being. I guess Waukesha and Muskego may think Wisconsin people have different noise tolerance or are different animals. If you are planning to move to Muskego, make sure you do not mind that noise. If you do mind the noise of the gun shooting, do not even think about moving to Muskego. Go to New Berlin or Brookfield. They do not have that noise to put up with.

[DaBears]

i lived in new berlin for 13 years & hated it. was happier in milwauke. I do have a friend that lives in muskego with hubby & 4 kids; as far as i know she has no complaints.

[peppergirl1]

My family has lived in Muskego for 6 years now and love it! Our children are in the public schools and have done very well, the teachers for the most part are terrific. Although no town is ever 100% safe we feel pretty safe in our community, it has been a great place to raise our children. Many of the restaurants in the community are fast food but all you need to do is drive down the street 5 miles and you will be in New Berlin and Hales Corners which have a few more to go to. We have a Kohl's Department store, a Pick N Save, a Sentry as well as other various smaller stores. We have two lakes, Little Muskego and Big Muskego. One is used more for recreation and one more for fishing. Muskego has something to offer for anyone with any interest. You get the benefit of a small town feel while still being no more than 15 - 20 minutes away from most events. Don't know about the shooting range thing, to be honest I'm not even sure where those are, I guess that all depends on where you choose to buy

[katiebaters]

I grew up in a Muskego, safe area...did not go to the h.s., instead attened a private one 15 min away. would recommend as a great place to raise a family, ever-growing!