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Wauwatosa is a small city of 48,529 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 3 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $1k a month.
48,529people
$339kTypical home
$1,438/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
41"Snow
220Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 48,529
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,669 people per sq mi
- 3 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 3 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,438/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,293 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MKE airport
- 11 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 449 bars within 25 mi
- 296 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Milwaukee County: D+38 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk