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Highest median rent, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is $1,114. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Altoona, WI, up 75 places to #44.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Mequon, WIWI25,120$2,157+132%

02▲42Elm Grove, WIWI6,354$1,900+182%

03▼1Brookfield, WIWI41,448$1,886+86%

04▼1Fox Point, WIWI6,583$1,726+82%

05▼1Pewaukee, WIWI16,375$1,622+72%

06▲3Summit, WIWI5,323$1,615–

07▲1Verona, WIWI16,821$1,605+165%

08▲5Cottage Grove, WIWI8,930$1,531+87%

09▲36Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,384$1,515+195%

10▲17Franklin, WIWI36,687$1,458+102%

11▼1Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,798$1,458+66%

12▲2McFarland, WIWI9,145$1,458+127%

13▼6Delafield, WIWI7,314$1,457+96%

14▲21Somers, WIWI8,171$1,455–

15▲9Oak Creek, WIWI38,296$1,452+106%

16▲27DeForest, WIWI13,094$1,442+117%

17▲5Wauwatosa, WIWI48,649$1,438+105%

18▲10Middleton, WIWI23,115$1,437+124%

19▲10Glendale, WIWI14,795$1,432+85%

20▼14New Berlin, WIWI39,953$1,426+72%

21Harrison, WIWI14,492$1,422–

22▼4Sun Prairie, WIWI39,227$1,419+117%

23▼7Madison, WIWI286,233$1,413+119%

24▲27Lake Geneva, WIWI8,818$1,389+130%

25▼2Richfield, WIWI11,785$1,388–

26▼9Windsor, WIWI10,085$1,375+94%

27▲6Waterford, WIWI6,025$1,374+78%

28▼2Fitchburg, WIWI34,615$1,373+115%

29Lisbon, WIWI11,150$1,371–

30▲11Sussex, WIWI12,779$1,369+91%

31▼26Hudson, WIWI15,019$1,359+116%

32Germantown, WIWI21,050$1,355+91%

33▲9Shorewood, WIWI13,474$1,347+115%

34▼22Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,489$1,335+78%

35▼5Hales Corners, WIWI7,740$1,335+83%

36▼5Bristol, WIWI5,300$1,328–

37▲1Waunakee, WIWI16,411$1,324+85%

38▼18Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,291$1,313+87%

39▼28Muskego, WIWI25,602$1,313+67%

40▲15Grafton, WIWI13,389$1,310+110%

41▼1Oconomowoc, WIWI20,119$1,301+93%

42Waukesha, WIWI8,507$1,292–

43▲4Rib Mountain, WIWI7,280$1,290+89%

44▲75Altoona, WIWI9,376$1,285+138%

45▲28West Salem, WIWI5,288$1,283+157%

46▲53Hobart, WIWI11,674$1,278–

47▲5Monona, WIWI8,664$1,275+121%

48▼23Bloomfield, WIWI6,369$1,265–

49▼10Pewaukee, WIWI8,216$1,260+81%

50▲8Greendale, WIWI14,426$1,252+89%

51▼15Mount Horeb, WIWI7,725$1,240+88%

52▼15Hartland, WIWI10,740$1,230+78%

53▼19Lake Hallie, WIWI7,396$1,223–

54▼5Oregon, WIWI12,015$1,221+92%

55▼2Waukesha, WIWI70,872$1,219+81%

56Greenville, WIWI13,388$1,214–

57▲6Lake Mills, WIWI6,655$1,209+106%

58▼39Tichigan, WIWI5,052$1,201–

59▼44Suamico, WIWI13,153$1,188–

60▲1Kenosha, WIWI99,239$1,186+108%

61▲11Salem Lakes, WIWI14,271$1,184–

62▼8Brown Deer, WIWI12,821$1,183+66%

63▼4Holmen, WIWI12,105$1,175+121%

64▼14Greenfield, WIWI37,159$1,170+78%

65▲6New Richmond, WIWI10,988$1,168+117%

66▲71Kimberly, WIWI7,556$1,161+133%

67▼10Stoughton, WIWI13,256$1,157+94%

68▼1Bellevue, WIWI16,776$1,154–

69▼21Jackson, WIWI8,322$1,151+67%

70▲16Little Chute, WIWI11,800$1,150+115%

71▼25Union Grove, WIWI5,370$1,143+109%

72▼6Mukwonago, WIWI8,544$1,142+71%

73▼17Caledonia, WIWI25,229$1,141–

74▲6Onalaska, WIWI20,297$1,130+111%

75▲18Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,253$1,127–

76▼11Kronenwetter, WIWI8,413$1,125–

77Vernon, WIWI7,464$1,125–

78▼14North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,425$1,124+137%

79▼3Cedarburg, WIWI12,916$1,116+67%

80▲11Allouez, WIWI13,838$1,114+93%

81▲13Hartford, WIWI16,005$1,110+96%

82▼12River Falls, WIWI17,916$1,107+96%

83▲6Howard, WIWI22,233$1,102+85%

84▲34Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,917$1,097+143%

85▼11Delavan, WIWI9,228$1,094+87%

86▲40Evansville, WIWI5,837$1,093+120%

87▼9Plover, WIWI14,274$1,089+107%

88▲9Kaukauna, WIWI18,517$1,083+104%

89▼4West Bend, WIWI32,268$1,076+78%

90▲6Jefferson, WIWI7,814$1,071+93%

91▲12Beloit, WIWI36,649$1,066+109%

92▼8Milwaukee, WIWI562,407$1,059+101%

93▼10Janesville, WIWI66,929$1,054+86%

94▼17De Pere, WIWI25,590$1,053+79%

95▼20Watertown, WIWI22,704$1,052+87%

96▲6Eau Claire, WIWI72,465$1,045+115%

97▲25Whitewater, WIWI16,038$1,041+107%

98▼11Elkhorn, WIWI10,045$1,034+70%

99▼11Racine, WIWI77,908$1,033+99%

100▲17Appleton, WIWI75,452$1,030+103%

101▼6Cudahy, WIWI17,655$1,028+90%

102▲5Weston, WIWI15,931$1,024+101%

103▼34Slinger, WIWI6,495$1,022+77%

104▼25South Milwaukee, WIWI20,191$1,014+78%

105▲1La Crosse, WIWI50,784$1,010+125%

106▲22Wausau, WIWI40,188$1,010+114%

107▼7Fox Crossing, WIWI19,320$1,009–

108▲1Portage, WIWI9,956$1,008+121%

109▼47Port Washington, WIWI12,658$1,008+62%

110▼18West Allis, WIWI60,119$1,007+76%

111▲20Neenah, WIWI27,638$1,006+94%

112▲23St. Francis, WIWI8,955$1,004+105%

113▼2Burlington, WIWI10,951$999+79%

114▼10Dodgeville, WIWI5,076$999+76%

115▼55Sturtevant, WIWI6,852$981+71%

116▲20Reedsburg, WIWI10,641$977+100%

117▼3Menomonie, WIWI16,664$970+109%

118▼8Rothschild, WIWI5,627$970+102%

119▼14Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,398$964+84%

120▼4Edgerton, WIWI6,121$961+90%

121▼40Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,388$961+75%

122▼24Beaver Dam, WIWI16,542$959+81%

123▲18Waupun, WIWI11,150$951+112%

124▼9Baraboo, WIWI13,224$940+100%

125▼4Oshkosh, WIWI67,460$935+92%

126▲1Green Bay, WIWI106,675$932+88%

127▼45Milton, WIWI6,024$930+80%

128▲16Sheboygan, WIWI49,376$924+94%

129▲13Plymouth, WIWI8,821$914+87%

130▲2Fond du Lac, WIWI44,541$913+80%

131▼30Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,293$910+107%

132▲11Menasha, WIWI18,385$903+81%

133▼43Tomah, WIWI9,600$903+84%

134▼9Superior, WIWI26,397$900+122%

135▼5Stevens Point, WIWI26,377$890+90%

136▼7Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,654$888+91%

137▼14Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,687$883+84%

138▼18Columbus, WIWI5,400$874+64%

139▼71Twin Lakes, WIWI6,338$870+42%

140▼7Platteville, WIWI11,815$863+97%

141▼3Monroe, WIWI10,581$862+94%

142▼29Sparta, WIWI9,974$861+94%

143▼9Rice Lake, WIWI8,882$856+109%

144▲3Marshfield, WIWI18,980$842+97%

145▼33New London, WIWI7,726$837+86%

146▼6Mayville, WIWI5,184$835+67%

147▼39Berlin, WIWI5,588$832+92%

148▲3Shawano, WIWI9,693$819+80%

149▼4Marinette, WIWI11,168$807+102%

150▼1Manitowoc, WIWI34,671$804+87%

151▼27Rhinelander, WIWI8,242$804+85%

152▼6Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,408$795+97%

153Waupaca, WIWI6,352$783+77%

154▼6Two Rivers, WIWI11,222$780+84%

155▼16Ripon, WIWI7,738$775+81%

156▼2Merrill, WIWI9,389$771+79%

157▼7Ashland, WIWI7,927$753+84%

158▼6Antigo, WIWI8,060$683+72%

159▼4Richland Center, WIWI5,020$683+70%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES