Appliance rental in Wauwatosa, WI: washer and dryer sets.

Wauwatosa has about 22,239 households, and 8,708 of them rent their home (39%). The median rent is $1,438 a month, so a $65 washer and dryer set adds about 5% to a typical rent payment.

Housing here is older: the typical home in Wauwatosa was built around 1954. Older houses often keep the laundry in a basement, so tell Hanks Appliance Rental about any stairs when you book.

Wauwatosa lies immediately west of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County. Its story begins with Charles Hart, who settled in 1835 and built a mill on the Menomonee River in 1845, so the early settlement was known as Hart's Mill. The name honors Potawatomi Chief Wauwataesie and a Potawatomi word for firefly. Watertown Plank Road was built through in 1849, the village incorporated in 1892, and it was rechartered as a city in 1897. Interstate 41 runs along the west side, a commercial district grew up along Highway 100 and public murals were added in 2019 on North Avenue from 64th to 70th Street. Mayfair Mall draws shoppers, and the Regional Medical Center groups the Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, and Werner Hegemann laid out the Washington Highlands Historic District in 1916. The Wauwatosa School District runs Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West high schools. Booking is easiest if you say whether you are east of the Menomonee River, near Mayfair Mall or close to North Avenue and Highway 100.

Neighborhoods and areas

Washington Highlands Historic District, Downtown Wauwatosa, Highway 100 commercial district, Menomonee Valley

Main roads

Interstate 41, Highway 100, North Avenue, Watertown Plank Road, Hank Aaron State Trail

Landmarks and parks

Mayfair Mall, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Wauwatosa Memorial Center, Kneeland-Walker House, Menomonee River

Schools

Wauwatosa School District

County

Milwaukee County

Household, rent and housing-age figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS 2024 5-year). Local details: en.wikipedia.org.

For comparison, a household in Wauwatosa running three loads a week at a typical $5.00 a load spends about $65 a month at the laundromat, before the driving and the waiting. Renting here starts beating that at roughly 3 loads a week. Under that and the laundromat is genuinely cheaper, which is worth knowing before you call anyone.

Run your own numbers

• Washer and dryer rental is $65 a month if they are on the main floor. If they are in a basement or second floor of an apartment it is $70 a month. Delivery and install are free. The only extra cost is $50 on the install date for new hoses. Due on install day is the first months rent plus the $50 hose fee. All maintenance and repairs are included. There is a 6 month minimum on the lease and after that it goes month to month. You can keep renting as long as you want or return them whenever you are ready. If you move I can move them for you for the cost of one extra months rent as long as it is a reasonable distance. Once everything is installed we will set up auto pay on your card. Let me know if you have any questions.
• Free pickup when you are done.
• Delivery usually within 48 hours.

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