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Cost of living in Wauwatosa

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score
C+
63/100
20th of 30
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The four inputs
Housing cost index117
Milwaukee 10045% · scores 64
Effective property tax rate1.64%
Milwaukee 1.38%25% · scores 38
Utilities81
Milwaukee 10020% · scores 79
Local sales tax5.72%
Milwaukee median 5.72%10% · scores 86
Vertical rule marks the Milwaukee reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Milwaukee suburbs for cost of living

All 30 ranked, Wauwatosa highlighted
1Port WashingtonB$296,3002HartfordB$297,1003West AllisB$203,8004South MilwaukeeB−$235,7005West BendB−$263,1006New BerlinB−$365,7007GreenfieldB−$261,1008CedarburgB−$422,0009Menomonee FallsB−$368,00010WaukeshaB−$315,50011OconomowocB−$394,50012MuskegoB−$417,40013CudahyC+$216,50014MilwaukeeC+$184,00015LisbonC+$414,50016GermantownC+$373,60017Oak CreekC+$331,70018SussexC+$430,60019GraftonC+$328,80020WauwatosaC+$339,00021Brown DeerC$239,30022PewaukeeC$447,10023GreendaleC$314,20024RichfieldC$503,40025GlendaleC−$282,80026FranklinC−$364,20027ShorewoodD+$443,70028BrookfieldD+$443,90029Whitefish BayD+$533,80030MequonD$501,600
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Better than Wauwatosa on cost of living

Wauwatosa grades C+ on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall
Port Washington24 mi from WauwatosaB$296k1.26% 65 C+ Hartford25 mi from WauwatosaB$297k1.10% 60 C West Allis4 mi from WauwatosaB$204k1.81% 58 C South Milwaukee14 mi from WauwatosaB−$236k1.86% 56 C− New Berlin8 mi from WauwatosaB−$366k1.13% 70 B− Greenfield7 mi from WauwatosaB−$261k1.82% 64 C+
Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24