Fact text

  • The name 'Wauwatosa' comes from the Potawatomi word for firefly, making it possibly the most whimsical city name in Wisconsin.
  • Wauwatosa is home to a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Greek Orthodox Church, because apparently even churches needed his signature flair.
  • The city's original name was 'Hart's Mill,' which sounds less like a suburb and more like a fantasy novel setting.
  • Harley-Davidson once had an industrial plant in Wauwatosa, so yes, the city has some serious motorcycle street cred.
  • The city seal was originally designed by a 9-year-old named Suzanne Vallier, who won a schoolchildren's contest in the 1950s.
Your
Wauwatosa
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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48143
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Total Population
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$
84306
Median Income
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$
251300
Median Home
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18
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Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Wauwatosa
ranks for retirees?
43
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
77
Healthcare
64
Climate
11

Results

Wauwatosa

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

Wisconsin does not tax Social Security benefits, though other retirement income is subject to state income tax.

State sales tax here runs about

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
77

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
77
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
64

The area has

8

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

4

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
11

A

Cold / Snowy

climate — summers peak near

82

°F, winters dip to about

17

°F, with roughly

40

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively High

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High

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