Cudahy? (Milwaukee, Mequon, South Milwaukee: apartment, rental homes, low crime)

[lisajewela]

Great Info quijote! My family is a mixed race family. Does anybody anticipate any issues we may have in Whitefish Bay. Does not seem very diverse to me but that does not always mean anything. I am sure my children will adapt to most any area but was curious on other opinions....Thanks!

[Empidonax]

Well, Whitefish Bay is often jokingly referred to as "Whitefolks Bay" for a reason.... I doubt you'll have any real problems there, though you'll certainly stand out. And it's only a rental, so if things don't click, you can go elsewhere in a year. By that time you'll have a better feel for where you may want to settle down.

[dkmisol]

Originally Posted by quijote

Well, Whitefish Bay is often jokingly referred to as "Whitefolks Bay" for a reason.... I doubt you'll have any real problems there, though you'll certainly stand out. And it's only a rental, so if things don't click, you can go elsewhere in a year. By that time you'll have a better feel for where you may want to settle down.

Ah yes... Whitefolks bay What everbody said to my wife and I after we almost bought a condo there.

It is certainly less diverse than than Milwaukee, but you shouldn't have many problems at all (if any). Whitefish Bay is such a good community overall. Good luck!!!

[cavewoman]

Can someone tell me about the area?
Wisconsin is SO BIG, seems like each area is so different.

[cavewoman]

I really need to know more about Cudahy....can someone please share???

[Hntr]

Cudahy is a small suburb of Milwaukee. It's kinda of an older small town.

It has a large packinghouse, Patrick Cudahy Inc. The packing house used to be smelly when they slaughtered hogs, beef, etc, they quit slaughtering about twenty years ago. I would think the smell has improved by now.

A large manufactering plant, Ladish, noisy when the hammers are going (used to be 24/7), . It has a couple of small shopping centers, no malls.

It's located next to Lake Michigan so is you stay away to the lake side of town it has some nice homes. It doesn't have a slum or rundown area like some cities.


South Milwaukee is right next to it, farther south. That's another small older town, maybe a little nicer. SM has a large park on the lake, Grant Park, very nice.

If I had to live in that general area I would opt for Oak Creek. It's away from the lake, close to Cudahy, but more open, still growing. I can't give you much information about the schools. My wife went to South Milwaukee many years ago, she thinks it had good schools.

Milwaukee has a mass transit system, buses. They run all the way out to Cudahy, South Milwaukee and Oak Creek.

General Mitchel Field, an international airport, is right next to Cudahy and South Milwaukee, it gets noisy when they are landing and taking off.

[cavewoman]

Thank you so much. You gave me some hope. I have been searching for a job and have three in Wisconsin as options: Cudahy, Dodgeville, (Iowa County) and Manitowac.
Web sites always make them all look so awesome.
Cudahy has been really beat up on this forum....

[Hntr]

We worked in Cudahy and lived in South Milwaukee for a few years when we first got married. It's not a bad town, the main street is Packard Ave, changes to Chicago Ave in South Milwaukee. Packard Ave is the business area, a block to the east of Packard there are nice moderate priced homes all the way to the lake, or Lake Drive, which is only 4 blocks away. I still have a lot of friends there that I visit regularly. They have lived there most of their lives, they're happy.

You're a few minutes away from the freeway, twenty minutes from Milwaukee. The buses run on Packard Ave, probably every half hour or less, so you can take a bus anywhere into the Milwaukee area.

[cavewoman]

It seems like there is hope then...My work is to revitalize neighborhoods. My first job was in Cicero Illinois and I did well there. In 7 years I filled all the industrial buildings that were vacated by Danley machine.
I need to work in a place that gives me job security and a place to rebuild, so I am not looking for perfect.
I am looking for a place to rebuild and revitalize.

[independent thinker]

Originally Posted by lisajewela

I have officially accepted the offer to relo to Milwaukee from Mpls, MN. I have appts to look at places in the following cities....Germantown, Mequon, possibly Brookfield but a little spendy. I have however noticed some rentals in Cudahy. I will be working near Brown Deer. I have school age children and am concerned about school quality, safety but would also like to live near the lake with a manageable commute. Help again.......................

I also vote to pass on Cudahy. It is not cuturally diverse and has little to offer. Knowing that you will work in Brown Deer, I would recommend Germantown, Mequon, Thiensville or Cedarburg. Much nicer areas with more ammenities. Good luck!