There are 7 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Waukesha. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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18605 West Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI
5.5 mi from downtown Waukesha · Mixed-income catchment
3540 South Moorland Road, New Berlin, WI
7.3 mi from downtown Waukesha · Mixed-income catchment
2015 Meadow Lane, Pewaukee, WI
2.3 mi from downtown Waukesha · Mixed-income catchment
1400 Nike Drive, Waukesha, WI
2.5 mi from downtown Waukesha · Modest surrounding area
5400 South 60th Street, Greendale, WI
13.7 mi from downtown Waukesha · Modest surrounding area
10909 West Oklahoma Avenue, West Allis, WI
10.0 mi from downtown Waukesha · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Brookfield location has the highest Goods Score (51 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 7 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Waukesha, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.