Wauwatosa, WI: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Wauwatosa ( WAW-wə-TOH-sə; colloquially Tosa) is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 48,387 at the 2020 census. Wauwatosa is a suburb located immediately west of Milwaukee and is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is named after the Potawatomi Chief Wauwataesie and the Potawatomi word for firefly.

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How Wauwatosa ranks

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#10Most educated in WI #22Most remote workers in WI #60Best schools in WI All WI rankings →

Town numbers

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Area code414

Living in Wauwatosa

Housing in Wauwatosa

$428K▲ 4.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Wauwatosa home is worth about $428,000, up 4.5% in a year, 26% above the Wisconsin typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market29

Sale-to-list106.3%

Sold in May70

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Safety in Wauwatosa

C

Safety Grade C

Wauwatosa reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Wauwatosa 1.8

Wisconsin 2.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Wauwatosa 23

Wisconsin 10.3

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Wauwatosa

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Wauwatosa’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#60Best public schoolsof 262 in WI

DistrictWauwatosa School DistrictSchools25

Roosevelt Elementary A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 396 students McKinley Elementary A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 388 students Eisenhower Elementary BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 373 students Lincoln Elementary A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 336 students Underwood Elementary CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 315 students Washington Elementary A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 285 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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