Menomonee Falls or Germantown?? (Milwaukee, Appleton: for sale, broker, new house)

[rick_1980]

We are looking forward to buy our first house.

I was wondering which area is better in terms of resale(easy to go), school distt and value for money.

If we take it in Germantown, we are already adding 4-5 miles to my work.
I work at Milwaukee downtown. My wife works in MF.

So Menomnee Falls is nearer to me and my wife workwise.

But the good part about Germantown is that you get good new houses there at much lower price . Same houses you see in MF are priced more by 100k or something like that.

Confused if we should start seeing houses in Germantown too????

[Milwaukee City]

Germantown is more rural and more spaced out, very nice homes and school district. I'd Chose Me no money falls b/c it's closer to Brookfield stores and very convenient location as well.

[karfar]

Menomonee Falls has good schools, I grew up there.

[rick_1980]

I am confused people..

I have looked at a house in MF which has 3 car garage, 3 bedrooms, unfinished lower level at Gray's land Dr.

Another luxury house at Germantown which is similar priced but much better quality, 4 bedrooms, finished quality lower level. lots of features, 2 car garage, 5 minutes more farther to work than MF...

I liked the house at Germantown more but resale is prime criteria for me and so not sure which one would go fast?



Please help me decide...

Thanks in advance for help

[2HHI]

I know this is probably going to be misconstrued a bit, but here it goes anyway...and keep in mind this is just my opinion, and I'm a Broker.
I would pick G-town over MF simply because of location.
All roads leading into G-Town are from nicer, high-end suburbs (Mequon, MF, Jackson). All roads leading into MF are from less desirable parts of Milwaukee's Northwest side...(Appleton Ave, Silver Spring Drive, Good Hope, Hampton).
Although I grew up in MF, it is simply too close to Milwaukee for me. MF has some very pricey, newer neighborhoods where homes run over 1 Million, but so does G-Town...maybe not quite as high though. Both areas, from a new construction stand point, show that high end home growth will continue in that direction, and I'm sure both areas will sustain good value and growth for years to come. However, I would rather have Mequon as my neighbor than Milwaukee's Northwest Side.
In my opinion, G-Town's resale values and MF are about equal, but I believe that G-Town's will outpace MF in the near future. Also, G-Town has a Sendik's!

[Allan Trafton]

Originally Posted by 2HHI

I know this is probably going to be misconstrued a bit, but here it goes anyway...and keep in mind this is just my opinion, and I'm a Broker.
I would pick G-town over MF simply because of location.
All roads leading into G-Town are from nicer, high-end suburbs (Mequon, MF, Jackson). All roads leading into MF are from less desirable parts of Milwaukee's Northwest side...(Appleton Ave, Silver Spring Drive, Good Hope, Hampton).
Although I grew up in MF, it is simply too close to Milwaukee for me. MF has some very pricey, newer neighborhoods where homes run over 1 Million, but so does G-Town...maybe not quite as high though. Both areas, from a new construction stand point, show that high end home growth will continue in that direction, and I'm sure both areas will sustain good value and growth for years to come. However, I would rather have Mequon as my neighbor than Milwaukee's Northwest Side.
In my opinion, G-Town's resale values and MF are about equal, but I believe that G-Town's will outpace MF in the near future. Also, G-Town has a Sendik's!

I don't see how Jackson is a high end suburb. Also, the western edge of Mequon is empty.

Menomonee Falls is a step above Germantown, thats why the homes costs more. Germantown, to me, seems more middle class and blue collar. It's nice if you want more open space, but the homes are nicer in the Falls.

Also, location I would give to Menomonee Falls. It has a better central location and Brookfield is directly to the south, which is more upscale with many jobs and decent retail.

I'm not impressed with Germantown. I wouldn't pay the money to live there. It doesn't have an high end feel for the money you pay. It feels ordinary and middle class.

[Milwaukee City]

All roads leading into MF are from less desirable parts of Milwaukee's Northwest side...(Appleton Ave, Silver Spring Drive, Good Hope, Hampton).

Yeaaaaah I'm going to sort of disagree with you there. Their a lot of nice areas on Milwaukee's Far Northwest side. Such as the areas around Park Place and Good Hope and 45. Besides the MF police do a very good job policing the border if you will. I don't live on the Far Northwest side I have traveled and visit that side of town regularly. Florist Highlands is a very nice area along with, Park Knoll, Maple Tree, Heritage Heights, Pheasant Run, Dreztka Park, Calumet Farms.

Don't believe me just google and street view these addresses to see what kind of areas are on the Far Northwest Side:

8270 N.111th st. Milwaukee WI

11074 W Sanctuary Drive Milwaukee WI

9376 W Arch Ave Milwaukee, WI

Here are some homes for sale on the Far Northwest side:

315,000

335,000




410,000



450,000



To say that the Far Northwest side of Milwaukee is undesirable is uneducated.

[2HHI]

Originally Posted by Milwaukee City

Yeaaaaah I'm going to sort of disagree with you there. Their a lot of nice areas on Milwaukee's Far Northwest side. Such as the areas around Park Place and Good Hope and 45. Besides the MF police do a very good job policing the border if you will. I don't live on the Far Northwest side I have traveled and visit that side of town regularly. Florist Highlands is a very nice area along with, Park Knoll, Maple Tree, Heritage Heights, Pheasant Run, Dreztka Park, Calumet Farms.

Don't believe me just google and street view these addresses to see what kind of areas are on the Far Northwest Side:

8270 N.111th st. Milwaukee WI

11074 W Sanctuary Drive Milwaukee WI

9376 W Arch Ave Milwaukee, WI

Here are some homes for sale on the Far Northwest side:

315,000

335,000




410,000



450,000



To say that the Far Northwest side of Milwaukee is undesirable is uneducated.

Well...then I guess MY OPINION as a broker with 25 years under his ever widening belt is uneducated. Opinions are like a--holes, everyone has one. So, to that extent, I will say your opinion is uneducated as well.
Furthermore, the homes you highlight are far few and inbetween on Milwaukees Northwest Side. Further yet...I was never in reference to the northwest sides housing stock either.

[Milwaukee City]

Furthermore, the homes you highlight are far few and inbetween on Milwaukees Northwest Side.

Maybe be somewhat true but you are seeing a lot more McMansions going up on the Far Northwest Side. A sign things have turned around for that side of the city.

Further yet...I was never in reference to the northwest sides housing stock either

However, I would rather have Mequon as my neighbor than Milwaukee's Northwest Side.

Housing stock is related to what type of people live their, nice homes=nice people generally. I watch the police reports and listen to my police scanner and when I listen in on District 4 it's literally silence for the whole time. I will stand by my assertion that the reason not to buy a home in MF b/c of Milwaukee is absurd.

[Milwaukee City]

Brookfield will have a higher resale value than the other two communities, but will probably also cost you more to get into as well.

No doubting that.

Milwaukee and its suburbs are very "regional" IMO, or at least that is my preception after living here for 40+ years.

explain in more detail please.

There is, also, IMO, a HUGE difference between the people that reside on the south side as opposed to the north side.

I wouldn't say HUGE. You know how I can trump your argument about not buying in Mfalls because of the type of people that live on the Far Northwest side, Well I'll tell you how.

A: River Hills is the wealthiest city in Wisconsin by Far, it is located right next to Brown Deer and only 4 miles away from 27th and Teutonia.Ave which by most accounts is far worse than anywhere on Milwaukee's Northwest side. Now River Hills doesn't have any problem even being with 10 miles of the worst part of the city aka Metcalf Park aka Ghost Town. Now let's turn our attention to Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Fox Point, The Upper East Side of Milwaukee all with 5 miles of "a bad area".

Now if River Hills can be the cream of the crop of the state meanwhile being real close to the "hood" and along with Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Fox Point all have very high resale values and majority of the homes on Milwaukee's North Shore sell for over 300,000! River Hills the median income in River Hills is 182,000 for a family. Now how come these cities are doing just fine while being so close to the rough part of Milwaukee? If all these upscale high end suburbs can manage more than being just fine I'm sure little ole Menomonee Falls is just fine being close to Milwaukee.