We're No. 6 according to Forbes.com's list of "Most Affordable Places to Live Well," published Nov. 6.
Minneapolis grabbed the top spot with Forbes saying "homes are relatively affordable, residents enjoy a high quality of life and access to choice arts, leisure and entertainment offerings."
Forbes used a variety of metrics including housing data, a cost of living index, strength of schools, quality of health care, crime and poverty rates and data from Sperling's Best Places that identifies the country's best arts and leisure destinations, measuring a wide range of entertainment options from music venues and museums to professional sports teams and miles of shoreline.
Midwestern neighbors Indianapolis and Cincinnati ranked second and third. St. Louis was fourth, Houston fifth, Brew City sixth and Dallas, Pittsburgh, Columbus and Atlanta rounded out the top 10.
In its blurb about Milwaukee, the Web site explains: "Milwaukee has a strong tradition of charitable giving and civic involvement; both have helped create cultural institutions and fund the arts. In Sperling's Best Places rank, the city is 21st for its combination of museums, sports outlets, libraries, universities and parks, though if access to good beer were a category, there's no doubt the city would perform even better. Cost of living sits right about at the national average, according to The Council on Community and Economic Research."
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
