Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

About Wauwatosa

Set in the southeastern part of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa is a thriving city, home to 48,794 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Wauwatosa is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 13.23 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,688 residents per square mile.

📰 Wauwatosa News Today

• Police: Missing Wauwatosa man found dead WISN · Aug 17
• Missing and endangered person found dead: Wauwatosa police FOX6 News Milwaukee · Aug 17
• Students and seniors connect through unique Marquette program Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Aug 17
• 2157 N 65th St Unit Lower, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Realtor.com · Aug 16
• Wauwatosa Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wauwatosa Unique

• A top-25 city in Wisconsin by population (#14 of 607 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Wauwatosa — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 48,794.
• Easy reach of Milwaukee (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wauwatosa

• Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. — coffee shop (café)
• BB's on North — pizza
• Bubblicious — bubble tea (café)
• Cafe Hollander
• Chinese Chef — chinese
• Chinese Pagoda — chinese
• Colectivo Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Cosmos Cafe — greek
• Cuppa Tosa — coffee shop (café)
• Eldr+Rime

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Little Red Store · Museum
• TOSA Pool at Hoyt Park · Water park
• Dave & Buster's
• Kneeland-Walker House & Preservation Center · Museum
• Lowell Damon House Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wauwatosa

• Enderis Playfield reviews ★
• 78th & Fiebrantz Play Area reviews ★
• Charles Hart Park reviews ★
• Cooper Park reviews ★
• County Grounds Park reviews ★
• Currie Park reviews ★
• Firefly Grove Park reviews ★
• Forestry Education and Awareness Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Grantosa Creek Parkway reviews ★
• Gravel Sholes Park reviews ★
• Hartung Park reviews ★
• Hoyt Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Wauwatosa

• East High
• Eisenhower Elementary
• Jefferson Elementary
• Lincoln Elementary
• Longfellow Middle
• Madison Elementary
• McKinley Elementary
• Roosevelt Elementary
• Underwood Elementary
• UpGrade Media Arts Schools
• Washington Elementary
• West High
• Whitman Middle
• Wilson Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Aurora Psychiatric Hospital · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wauwatosa

🏘️ Nearby Communities