Wauwatosa 53226

Milwaukee County, WI · 6,424 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

52affordability /100

Buyer leverage is seller slight; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
29.3%
stretched
Days on market
29
daily
Price cuts
15.2%
of active
Valuation
-13.4%
vs assessor
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70
/100
stable
warming · seller slight · prices rising year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

39/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 38d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)40

Seller-favored market in 53226. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 29.3% of median income. Median days on market: 38. Renting is approximately 75% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 21.0).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
WARMINGSELLER SLIGHT

Market is warming with rising prices. Sellers hold a slight edge. Prices up 3.3% YoY.

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Median price
$417,692
▴ 3.3% YoY
Days on market
29
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,658
ZORI
Investor score
55/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
37
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-13.4%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$361,700
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+74.4%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Milwaukee+74.4%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft—
Price-to-income4.8×

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How 53226 ranks in WI
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Affordability, supply & momentum

36SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply8.6 mo
Days on Market29d
Inv vs History+37.0%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %15.2%
Momentumwarming
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply8.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,658
Price-to-rent21.0
Est. cap rate3.1%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score14
Transit score1
Bike score—

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Milwaukee County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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