The gap between median family incomes in Wisconsin’s two biggest cities has widened to 80% – $64,264 in Madison compared with $35,765 in Milwaukee – after being less than 10% about 15 years ago, a report released Monday says.
Madison has some “built-in advantages,” such as the major research center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and that it’s the state capital, said Ryan Parsons, a research associate for the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.