Wauwatosa — “Tosa” — borders Milwaukee to the west and includes the Tosa Village business district, the East Tosa and North Avenue corridors, the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center and the Mayfair area. Housing includes early-20th-century bungalows and Tudors near the village, mid-century neighborhoods farther west, and a good number of duplexes in the eastern part of the city.
Tosa duplexes are popular with owner-occupants, and properties near the medical center draw steady rental interest. We’ll look at what a property rents for today and what it would take to keep it competitive.
Wauwatosa by the numbers
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024 5-year estimates), the City of Wauwatosa in Milwaukee County has a population of 48,529. For anyone weighing Wauwatosa real estate, the median value of an owner-occupied home is $339,000, and 60.8% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Renters pay a median gross rent of $1,438 a month, a useful benchmark when evaluating a duplex or other investment property here. Median household income is $101,138, and the median age of residents is 38.4.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Homes for sale in Wauwatosa
| Property type | Active listings | Price range |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family homes | 80 | $229,000 – $1,650,000 |
| Condominiums | 2 | $265,900 – $324,000 |
| Duplexes / two-family | 23 | $325,000 – $629,900 |
| Multi-family | 3 | $495,000 – $755,000 |
Map of current listings
Official website: wauwatosa.net