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Housing & affordability in Wauwatosa

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
C
59/100
14th of 30
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$339,000
Milwaukee $306,40040% · scores 56
Median rent vs metro$1,438/mo
Milwaukee $1,139/mo30% · scores 67
Ownership rate61%
Milwaukee 60%15% · scores 47
Households spending >30% of income on housing26%
Milwaukee 31%15% · scores 63
Context, not scored
Median year built · Milwaukee 19671954
Houses rather than flats · Milwaukee 60%58%
Households with children · Milwaukee 27%27%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Milwaukee reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Milwaukee suburbs for housing

All 30 ranked, Wauwatosa highlighted
1MequonA−$501,6002RichfieldB+$503,4003BrookfieldB+$443,9004PewaukeeB$447,1005Whitefish BayB$533,8006LisbonB$414,5007MuskegoB−$417,4008New BerlinB−$365,7009SussexC+$430,60010FranklinC+$364,20011GermantownC+$373,60012Menomonee FallsC$368,00013OconomowocC$394,50014WauwatosaC$339,00015Oak CreekC$331,70016CedarburgC−$422,00017ShorewoodC−$443,70018GreendaleC−$314,20019GraftonC−$328,80020GlendaleC−$282,80021WaukeshaD+$315,50022Port WashingtonD+$296,30023HartfordD+$297,10024Brown DeerD+$239,30025West BendD$263,10026South MilwaukeeD$235,70027GreenfieldD$261,10028CudahyD−$216,50029West AllisF$203,80030MilwaukeeF$184,000
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Better than Wauwatosa on housing & affordability

Wauwatosa grades C on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
Mequon10 mi from WauwatosaA−$502k86% 70 B− Richfield16 mi from WauwatosaB+$503k97% 65 C+ Brookfield4 mi from WauwatosaB+$444k83% 72 B− Pewaukee11 mi from WauwatosaB$447k83% 71 B− Whitefish Bay8 mi from WauwatosaB$534k83% 79 B+ Lisbon13 mi from WauwatosaB$415k94% 68 B−
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24