Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Wisconsin
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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Wisconsin ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest County | $585 | $1,450 | $170,000 |
| 2 | Menominee County | $624 | $1,108 | $97,000 |
| 3 | Iron County | $640 | $1,337 | $155,200 |
| 4 | Ashland County | $665 | $1,419 | $160,500 |
| 5 | Sawyer County | $683 | $1,785 | $223,300 |
| 6 | Langlade County | $737 | $1,291 | $145,800 |
| 7 | Marinette County | $749 | $1,347 | $154,600 |
| 8 | Burnett County | $758 | $1,747 | $215,500 |
| 9 | Lincoln County | $768 | $1,544 | $177,700 |
| 10 | Manitowoc County | $777 | $1,524 | $172,900 |
| 11 | Shawano County | $777 | $1,558 | $179,100 |
| 12 | Clark County | $786 | $1,450 | $163,800 |
| 13 | Richland County | $786 | $1,581 | $182,800 |
| 14 | Taylor County | $786 | $1,611 | $186,500 |
| 15 | Adams County | $789 | $1,577 | $184,500 |
| 16 | Bayfield County | $789 | $1,860 | $228,100 |
| 17 | Jackson County | $789 | $1,615 | $186,900 |
| 18 | Waushara County | $789 | $1,592 | $186,000 |
| 19 | Oconto County | $796 | $1,775 | $212,000 |
| 20 | Marquette County | $800 | $1,710 | $201,100 |
| 21 | Price County | $801 | $1,305 | $146,000 |
| 22 | Green Lake County | $806 | $1,743 | $206,300 |
| 23 | Crawford County | $809 | $1,556 | $175,100 |
| 24 | Vilas County | $810 | $2,112 | $270,700 |
| 25 | Grant County | $812 | $1,612 | $186,300 |
| 26 | Washburn County | $815 | $1,720 | $207,900 |
| 27 | Rusk County | $816 | $1,321 | $152,000 |
| 28 | Buffalo County | $822 | $1,696 | $197,600 |
| 29 | Vernon County | $826 | $1,785 | $210,600 |
| 30 | Wood County | $831 | $1,491 | $168,100 |
| 31 | Waupaca County | $834 | $1,670 | $192,800 |
| 32 | Lafayette County | $835 | $1,610 | $182,100 |
| 33 | Kewaunee County | $839 | $1,791 | $208,900 |
| 34 | Juneau County | $847 | $1,463 | $165,200 |
| 35 | Green County | $851 | $2,038 | $236,900 |
| 36 | Barron County | $859 | $1,701 | $198,300 |
| 37 | Pepin County | $860 | $1,691 | $196,100 |
| 38 | Oneida County | $868 | $1,832 | $227,500 |
| 39 | Florence County | $871 | $1,469 | $170,000 |
| 40 | Trempealeau County | $887 | $1,770 | $203,300 |
| 41 | Sheboygan County | $889 | $1,865 | $218,400 |
| 42 | Douglas County | $903 | $1,629 | $190,400 |
| 43 | Portage County | $903 | $1,955 | $230,400 |
| 44 | Monroe County | $920 | $1,692 | $197,200 |
| 45 | Winnebago County | $924 | $1,830 | $208,600 |
| 46 | Columbia County | $926 | $2,173 | $258,700 |
| 47 | Fond du Lac County | $926 | $1,816 | $209,800 |
| 48 | Iowa County | $941 | $2,108 | $248,100 |
| 49 | Dunn County | $942 | $1,922 | $226,200 |
| 50 | Marathon County | $950 | $1,771 | $205,500 |
| 51 | Polk County | $958 | $1,987 | $241,200 |
| 52 | Chippewa County | $963 | $1,949 | $237,700 |
| 53 | Dodge County | $963 | $1,878 | $218,400 |
| 54 | Sauk County | $970 | $2,053 | $242,400 |
| 55 | Brown County | $973 | $2,071 | $245,900 |
| 56 | Eau Claire County | $977 | $2,038 | $242,400 |
| 57 | Door County | $995 | $2,436 | $305,800 |
| 58 | Outagamie County | $998 | $2,059 | $244,100 |
| 59 | Calumet County | $1,002 | $2,131 | $252,100 |
| 60 | Jefferson County | $1,012 | $2,155 | $253,800 |
| 61 | Racine County | $1,017 | $2,069 | $239,400 |
| 62 | Rock County | $1,019 | $1,883 | $215,900 |
| 63 | La Crosse County | $1,023 | $2,085 | $243,200 |
| 64 | Pierce County | $1,025 | $2,554 | $308,600 |
| 65 | Milwaukee County | $1,069 | $1,950 | $216,500 |
| 66 | Walworth County | $1,090 | $2,295 | $275,900 |
| 67 | Ozaukee County | $1,112 | $2,949 | $368,900 |
| 68 | Washington County | $1,126 | $2,540 | $316,200 |
| 69 | Kenosha County | $1,175 | $2,133 | $247,800 |
| 70 | St. Croix County | $1,238 | $2,797 | $349,700 |
| 71 | Waukesha County | $1,300 | $2,970 | $373,600 |
| 72 | Dane County | $1,345 | $3,068 | $366,100 |
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.
Nationwide
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Wisconsin