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Highest median rent, Wisconsin cities · 1990

Wisconsin cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 137 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Brookfield, WIWI41,448$781−23%

02Fox Point, WIWI6,583$727−23%

03Elm Grove, WIWI6,354$644−4%

04New Berlin, WIWI39,953$631−24%

05Muskego, WIWI25,602$620−21%

06Glendale, WIWI14,795$614−21%

07Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,489$605−20%

08Hales Corners, WIWI7,740$578−21%

09Hartland, WIWI10,740$567−18%

10Cottage Grove, WIWI8,930$565−31%

11Brown Deer, WIWI12,821$564−21%

12Franklin, WIWI36,687$564−22%

13Delafield, WIWI7,314$562−25%

14Sussex, WIWI12,779$549−23%

15Germantown, WIWI21,050$548−23%

16Cedarburg, WIWI12,916$544−19%

17Mequon, WIWI25,120$542−42%

18Greenfield, WIWI37,159$531−19%

19Wauwatosa, WIWI48,649$526−25%

20Waukesha, WIWI70,872$525−22%

21Pewaukee, WIWI8,216$521−25%

22Grafton, WIWI13,389$516−17%

23Greendale, WIWI14,426$515−22%

24Oak Creek, WIWI38,296$514−27%

25Hudson, WIWI15,019$509−19%

26Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,291$507−28%

27Waunakee, WIWI16,411$507−29%

28Windsor, WIWI10,085$504−29%

29Rib Mountain, WIWI7,280$496−27%

30Shorewood, WIWI13,474$495−21%

31Mukwonago, WIWI8,544$490−27%

32Middleton, WIWI23,115$489−24%

33Oconomowoc, WIWI20,119$485−28%

34DeForest, WIWI13,094$484−27%

35Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,798$479−45%

36Madison, WIWI286,233$472−27%

37Fitchburg, WIWI34,615$468−27%

38Sun Prairie, WIWI39,227$465−29%

39Jackson, WIWI8,322$464−33%

40Oregon, WIWI12,015$455−28%

41West Bend, WIWI32,268$455−25%

42Port Washington, WIWI12,658$449−28%

43West Allis, WIWI60,119$446−22%

44Twin Lakes, WIWI6,338$444−27%

45Verona, WIWI16,821$444−27%

46McFarland, WIWI9,145$441−31%

47South Milwaukee, WIWI20,191$437−23%

48Lake Geneva, WIWI8,818$432−29%

49Monona, WIWI8,664$431−25%

50Sturtevant, WIWI6,852$431−25%

51River Falls, WIWI17,916$430−24%

52Waterford, WIWI6,025$428−45%

53Mount Horeb, WIWI7,725$426−35%

54Howard, WIWI22,233$425−29%

55Slinger, WIWI6,495$424−27%

56Stoughton, WIWI13,256$419−30%

57Onalaska, WIWI20,297$418−22%

58Milwaukee, WIWI562,407$418−21%

59St. Francis, WIWI8,955$412−16%

60Elkhorn, WIWI10,045$411−33%

61De Pere, WIWI25,590$410−30%

62Delavan, WIWI9,228$409−30%

63Janesville, WIWI66,929$408−28%

64Burlington, WIWI10,951$406−27%

65Hartford, WIWI16,005$404−29%

66Cudahy, WIWI17,655$403−26%

67Weston, WIWI15,931$402−21%

68North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,425$401−15%

69Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,398$400−24%

70Kenosha, WIWI99,239$400−30%

71Union Grove, WIWI5,370$392−28%

72Appleton, WIWI75,452$391−23%

73Little Chute, WIWI11,800$390−27%

74Beaver Dam, WIWI16,542$387−27%

75Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,384$386−25%

76Neenah, WIWI27,638$384−26%

77Plover, WIWI14,274$383−27%

78Racine, WIWI77,908$383−26%

79Watertown, WIWI22,704$382−32%

80Beloit, WIWI36,649$381−25%

81Oshkosh, WIWI67,460$379−22%

82Stevens Point, WIWI26,377$379−19%

83Columbus, WIWI5,400$378−29%

84Fond du Lac, WIWI44,541$378−25%

85Altoona, WIWI9,376$377−30%

86Lake Mills, WIWI6,655$373−37%

87Rothschild, WIWI5,627$372−23%

88Jefferson, WIWI7,814$369−33%

89Whitewater, WIWI16,038$369−27%

90Menasha, WIWI18,385$367−27%

91New Richmond, WIWI10,988$367−32%

92Menomonie, WIWI16,664$366−21%

93Sheboygan, WIWI49,376$364−24%

94Green Bay, WIWI106,675$363−27%

95Wausau, WIWI40,188$360−24%

96Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,388$359−35%

97Kaukauna, WIWI18,517$357−33%

98Dodgeville, WIWI5,076$355−38%

99Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,654$354−24%

100Plymouth, WIWI8,821$353−28%

101Holmen, WIWI12,105$353−34%

102Eau Claire, WIWI72,465$352−27%

103Baraboo, WIWI13,224$351−25%

104Milton, WIWI6,024$350−32%

105Platteville, WIWI11,815$346−21%

106La Crosse, WIWI50,784$344−23%

107Evansville, WIWI5,837$343−31%

108Monroe, WIWI10,581$342−23%

109New London, WIWI7,726$340−24%

110Tomah, WIWI9,600$339−31%

111Kimberly, WIWI7,556$339−32%

112Mayville, WIWI5,184$338−32%

113Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,917$338−25%

114Reedsburg, WIWI10,641$337−31%

115Portage, WIWI9,956$335−27%

116Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,687$334−30%

117Edgerton, WIWI6,121$331−34%

118Marshfield, WIWI18,980$330−23%

119Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,293$329−25%

120Ripon, WIWI7,738$328−24%

121Sparta, WIWI9,974$327−26%

122Waupun, WIWI11,150$324−28%

123Rice Lake, WIWI8,882$319−22%

124West Salem, WIWI5,288$318−36%

125Waupaca, WIWI6,352$316−29%

126Rhinelander, WIWI8,242$315−27%

127Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,408$308−24%

128Shawano, WIWI9,693$308−32%

129Marinette, WIWI11,168$303−24%

130Berlin, WIWI5,588$297−32%

131Superior, WIWI26,397$295−27%

132Manitowoc, WIWI34,671$294−32%

133Ashland, WIWI7,927$292−29%

134Two Rivers, WIWI11,222$290−32%

135Merrill, WIWI9,389$286−33%

136Richland Center, WIWI5,020$282−30%

137Antigo, WIWI8,060$279−30%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES