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Highest median rent, Wisconsin cities · 2000

Wisconsin cities ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 139 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 139 is $549.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Brookfield, WIWI41,448$1,014+30%

02Fox Point, WIWI6,583$947+30%

03Pewaukee, WIWI16,375$942–

04Mequon, WIWI25,120$931+72%

05Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,798$877+83%

06New Berlin, WIWI39,953$830+32%

07Cottage Grove, WIWI8,930$819+45%

08Muskego, WIWI25,602$785+27%

09Glendale, WIWI14,795$775+26%

10Waterford, WIWI6,025$774+81%

11Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,489$752+24%

12Delafield, WIWI7,314$745+33%

13Hales Corners, WIWI7,740$728+26%

14Franklin, WIWI36,687$722+28%

15Sussex, WIWI12,779$717+31%

16Waunakee, WIWI16,411$715+41%

17Brown Deer, WIWI12,821$713+26%

18Germantown, WIWI21,050$709+29%

19Windsor, WIWI10,085$708+40%

20Oak Creek, WIWI38,296$704+37%

21Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,291$702+38%

22Wauwatosa, WIWI48,649$702+33%

23Pewaukee, WIWI8,216$695+33%

24Hartland, WIWI10,740$692+22%

25Jackson, WIWI8,322$689+48%

26Rib Mountain, WIWI7,280$683+38%

27Waukesha, WIWI70,872$675+29%

28Oconomowoc, WIWI20,119$674+39%

29Elm Grove, WIWI6,354$673+5%

30Cedarburg, WIWI12,916$670+23%

31Mukwonago, WIWI8,544$669+37%

32DeForest, WIWI13,094$664+37%

33Greendale, WIWI14,426$662+29%

34Greenfield, WIWI37,159$659+24%

35Mount Horeb, WIWI7,725$659+55%

36Sun Prairie, WIWI39,227$654+41%

37Madison, WIWI286,233$644+36%

38McFarland, WIWI9,145$641+45%

39Middleton, WIWI23,115$641+31%

40Fitchburg, WIWI34,615$638+36%

41Oregon, WIWI12,015$635+40%

42Hudson, WIWI15,019$630+24%

43Shorewood, WIWI13,474$626+26%

44Grafton, WIWI13,389$625+21%

45Port Washington, WIWI12,658$624+39%

46Twin Lakes, WIWI6,338$612+38%

47Elkhorn, WIWI10,045$610+48%

48Verona, WIWI16,821$606+36%

49Lake Geneva, WIWI8,818$605+40%

50West Bend, WIWI32,268$603+33%

51Stoughton, WIWI13,256$596+42%

52Howard, WIWI22,233$596+40%

53De Pere, WIWI25,590$589+44%

54Lake Mills, WIWI6,655$588+58%

55Delavan, WIWI9,228$585+43%

56Allouez, WIWI13,838$578–

57Monona, WIWI8,664$577+34%

58Slinger, WIWI6,495$577+36%

59Sturtevant, WIWI6,852$573+33%

60Kenosha, WIWI99,239$571+43%

61West Allis, WIWI60,119$571+28%

62Dodgeville, WIWI5,076$569+60%

63South Milwaukee, WIWI20,191$569+30%

64Hartford, WIWI16,005$567+40%

65Janesville, WIWI66,929$567+39%

66River Falls, WIWI17,916$565+31%

67Watertown, WIWI22,704$563+47%

68Burlington, WIWI10,951$557+37%

69Jefferson, WIWI7,814$554+50%

70Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,388$549+53%

71Union Grove, WIWI5,370$548+40%

72Cudahy, WIWI17,655$542+34%

73Altoona, WIWI9,376$539+43%

74New Richmond, WIWI10,988$538+47%

75Onalaska, WIWI20,297$535+28%

76Little Chute, WIWI11,800$535+37%

77Columbus, WIWI5,400$534+41%

78Holmen, WIWI12,105$532+51%

79Kaukauna, WIWI18,517$531+49%

80Beaver Dam, WIWI16,542$529+37%

81Milwaukee, WIWI562,407$527+26%

82Plover, WIWI14,274$525+37%

83Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,398$523+31%

84Racine, WIWI77,908$520+36%

85Neenah, WIWI27,638$519+35%

86Milton, WIWI6,024$518+48%

87Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,384$514+33%

88Beloit, WIWI36,649$509+34%

89Weston, WIWI15,931$509+27%

90Appleton, WIWI75,452$508+30%

91Fond du Lac, WIWI44,541$507+34%

92Edgerton, WIWI6,121$505+53%

93Whitewater, WIWI16,038$504+37%

94Mayville, WIWI5,184$500+48%

95Menasha, WIWI18,385$500+36%

96West Salem, WIWI5,288$500+57%

97Kimberly, WIWI7,556$498+47%

98Evansville, WIWI5,837$496+45%

99Green Bay, WIWI106,675$495+36%

100Tomah, WIWI9,600$492+45%

101St. Francis, WIWI8,955$490+19%

102Plymouth, WIWI8,821$489+39%

103Reedsburg, WIWI10,641$489+45%

104Oshkosh, WIWI67,460$487+28%

105Eau Claire, WIWI72,465$485+38%

106Rothschild, WIWI5,627$480+29%

107Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,687$479+43%

108Sheboygan, WIWI49,376$477+31%

109North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,425$474+18%

110Wausau, WIWI40,188$473+31%

111Baraboo, WIWI13,224$469+34%

112Stevens Point, WIWI26,377$468+23%

113Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,654$466+32%

114Menomonie, WIWI16,664$465+27%

115Portage, WIWI9,956$457+36%

116Shawano, WIWI9,693$454+47%

117Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,917$452+34%

118La Crosse, WIWI50,784$449+31%

119New London, WIWI7,726$449+32%

120Waupun, WIWI11,150$449+39%

121Monroe, WIWI10,581$445+30%

122Sparta, WIWI9,974$444+36%

123Waupaca, WIWI6,352$443+40%

124Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,293$439+33%

125Platteville, WIWI11,815$437+26%

126Berlin, WIWI5,588$434+46%

127Rhinelander, WIWI8,242$434+38%

128Manitowoc, WIWI34,671$430+46%

129Merrill, WIWI9,389$430+50%

130Ripon, WIWI7,738$429+31%

131Marshfield, WIWI18,980$427+29%

132Two Rivers, WIWI11,222$424+46%

133Ashland, WIWI7,927$410+40%

134Rice Lake, WIWI8,882$409+28%

135Superior, WIWI26,397$406+38%

136Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,408$403+31%

137Richland Center, WIWI5,020$402+43%

138Marinette, WIWI11,168$399+32%

139Antigo, WIWI8,060$398+43%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS