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Cost of living in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,438 a month.

Wauwatosa is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $101,138 a year.

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People
48,529
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,438
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$101,138
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$339,000
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,263
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin has about 48,529 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $339,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Milwaukee County is $1,263 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wauwatosa. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, prices sit at 96.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Wisconsin taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Wauwatosa's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Wisconsin home paid 19.06¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Wauwatosa's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Wisconsin in the table we use.

Among 372 places we list in Wisconsin with a rent figure, 28 have higher typical rent than Wauwatosa.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Wisconsin

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.