Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Wisconsin
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
Wisconsin ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilas County | 27.8 yrs | $270,700 | $810 |
| 2 | Ozaukee County | 27.6 yrs | $368,900 | $1,112 |
| 3 | Sawyer County | 27.2 yrs | $223,300 | $683 |
| 4 | Door County | 25.6 yrs | $305,800 | $995 |
| 5 | Pierce County | 25.1 yrs | $308,600 | $1,025 |
| 6 | Forest County | 24.2 yrs | $170,000 | $585 |
| 7 | Bayfield County | 24.1 yrs | $228,100 | $789 |
| 8 | Waukesha County | 23.9 yrs | $373,600 | $1,300 |
| 9 | Burnett County | 23.7 yrs | $215,500 | $758 |
| 10 | St. Croix County | 23.5 yrs | $349,700 | $1,238 |
| 11 | Washington County | 23.4 yrs | $316,200 | $1,126 |
| 12 | Columbia County | 23.3 yrs | $258,700 | $926 |
| 13 | Green County | 23.2 yrs | $236,900 | $851 |
| 14 | Dane County | 22.7 yrs | $366,100 | $1,345 |
| 15 | Oconto County | 22.2 yrs | $212,000 | $796 |
| 16 | Iowa County | 22.0 yrs | $248,100 | $941 |
| 17 | Oneida County | 21.8 yrs | $227,500 | $868 |
| 18 | Green Lake County | 21.3 yrs | $206,300 | $806 |
| 19 | Portage County | 21.3 yrs | $230,400 | $903 |
| 20 | Washburn County | 21.3 yrs | $207,900 | $815 |
| 21 | Vernon County | 21.2 yrs | $210,600 | $826 |
| 22 | Walworth County | 21.1 yrs | $275,900 | $1,090 |
| 23 | Brown County | 21.1 yrs | $245,900 | $973 |
| 24 | Polk County | 21.0 yrs | $241,200 | $958 |
| 25 | Calumet County | 21.0 yrs | $252,100 | $1,002 |
| 26 | Marquette County | 20.9 yrs | $201,100 | $800 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 20.9 yrs | $253,800 | $1,012 |
| 28 | Sauk County | 20.8 yrs | $242,400 | $970 |
| 29 | Kewaunee County | 20.7 yrs | $208,900 | $839 |
| 30 | Eau Claire County | 20.7 yrs | $242,400 | $977 |
| 31 | Chippewa County | 20.6 yrs | $237,700 | $963 |
| 32 | Sheboygan County | 20.5 yrs | $218,400 | $889 |
| 33 | Outagamie County | 20.4 yrs | $244,100 | $998 |
| 34 | Iron County | 20.2 yrs | $155,200 | $640 |
| 35 | Ashland County | 20.1 yrs | $160,500 | $665 |
| 36 | Buffalo County | 20.0 yrs | $197,600 | $822 |
| 37 | Dunn County | 20.0 yrs | $226,200 | $942 |
| 38 | La Crosse County | 19.8 yrs | $243,200 | $1,023 |
| 39 | Taylor County | 19.8 yrs | $186,500 | $786 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 19.7 yrs | $186,900 | $789 |
| 41 | Waushara County | 19.6 yrs | $186,000 | $789 |
| 42 | Racine County | 19.6 yrs | $239,400 | $1,017 |
| 43 | Adams County | 19.5 yrs | $184,500 | $789 |
| 44 | Richland County | 19.4 yrs | $182,800 | $786 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 19.3 yrs | $177,700 | $768 |
| 46 | Waupaca County | 19.3 yrs | $192,800 | $834 |
| 47 | Barron County | 19.2 yrs | $198,300 | $859 |
| 48 | Shawano County | 19.2 yrs | $179,100 | $777 |
| 49 | Grant County | 19.1 yrs | $186,300 | $812 |
| 50 | Trempealeau County | 19.1 yrs | $203,300 | $887 |
| 51 | Pepin County | 19.0 yrs | $196,100 | $860 |
| 52 | Dodge County | 18.9 yrs | $218,400 | $963 |
| 53 | Fond du Lac County | 18.9 yrs | $209,800 | $926 |
| 54 | Winnebago County | 18.8 yrs | $208,600 | $924 |
| 55 | Manitowoc County | 18.5 yrs | $172,900 | $777 |
| 56 | Lafayette County | 18.2 yrs | $182,100 | $835 |
| 57 | Crawford County | 18.0 yrs | $175,100 | $809 |
| 58 | Marathon County | 18.0 yrs | $205,500 | $950 |
| 59 | Monroe County | 17.9 yrs | $197,200 | $920 |
| 60 | Rock County | 17.7 yrs | $215,900 | $1,019 |
| 61 | Kenosha County | 17.6 yrs | $247,800 | $1,175 |
| 62 | Douglas County | 17.6 yrs | $190,400 | $903 |
| 63 | Clark County | 17.4 yrs | $163,800 | $786 |
| 64 | Marinette County | 17.2 yrs | $154,600 | $749 |
| 65 | Milwaukee County | 16.9 yrs | $216,500 | $1,069 |
| 66 | Wood County | 16.9 yrs | $168,100 | $831 |
| 67 | Langlade County | 16.5 yrs | $145,800 | $737 |
| 68 | Florence County | 16.3 yrs | $170,000 | $871 |
| 69 | Juneau County | 16.3 yrs | $165,200 | $847 |
| 70 | Rusk County | 15.5 yrs | $152,000 | $816 |
| 71 | Price County | 15.2 yrs | $146,000 | $801 |
| 72 | Menominee County | 13.0 yrs | $97,000 | $624 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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