Wauwatosa
Tosa is what Milwaukee professionals move to when they want a yard, a walkable village, and an excuse to stop pretending they will use the East Side. The 53213 ZIP buys you a Tudor or a tidy bungalow, a Saturday at the Wauwatosa Farmers Market, and dinner at Cafe Hollander or Ristorante Bartolotta without crossing a county line. The catch: housing stock is older and competitive, schools are the draw which prices in, and the dating pool skews paired-off or actively pairing off. Singles exist; they tend to be hospital-system staff or thirty-somethings who escaped the East Side once.
Wauwatosa by the numbers
Wauwatosa runs male-heavy, about 51% men to 49% women.
Median individual income in Wauwatosa is about $57,700.
Wisconsin has no party registration, so this is a 2024 election proxy: Milwaukee County voted about 68% Harris to 30% Trump, the Democratic anchor of the tightest swing state.
The median renter in Wauwatosa pays about $1,320 a month.
About 5,700 Wauwatosa residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Maggiano's Little Italy
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Balistreri's Italian-American Ristorante
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Leff's Lucky Town
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Le Reve Pâtisserie & Café
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Kitt's Frozen Custard
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Buckatabon Tavern & Supper Club
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Alioto's
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Wauwatiki Bar & Grill
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Eddie Martini's
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Camp Bar | Tosa
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Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993
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Drunken Cobra
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Ca’Lucchenzo
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Joy Ice Cream Social
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Arté Wine and Painting Studio
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Bougie Berries | A Dessert Boutique
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Highland Lanes
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