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Highest renter share, Wisconsin cities · 2020

Wisconsin cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 155 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDMost expensive homes Cheapest homes Highest median rent Lowest median rent Highest homeownership rate Newest housing stock

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Whitewater, WIWI16,03867.3%+5%

02Menomonie, WIWI16,66461.4%+9%

03Milwaukee, WIWI562,40760.5%+11%

04Platteville, WIWI11,81557.2%+19%

05Madison, WIWI286,23355.3%+6%

06Shorewood, WIWI13,47454.8%+5%

07La Crosse, WIWI50,78454.5%+11%

08Fitchburg, WIWI34,61553.2%−3%

09Waupaca, WIWI6,35251.8%+13%

10Middleton, WIWI23,11551.3%+6%

11Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81850.5%+7%

12St. Francis, WIWI8,95549.9%+4%

13Stevens Point, WIWI26,37748.9%+3%

14Tomah, WIWI9,60048.6%+24%

15Rhinelander, WIWI8,24248.0%+18%

16Racine, WIWI77,90848.0%+21%

17Oshkosh, WIWI67,46047.4%+11%

18Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29347.2%+13%

19Portage, WIWI9,95647.0%+14%

20West Allis, WIWI60,11946.5%+11%

21Rice Lake, WIWI8,88246.5%+17%

22Eau Claire, WIWI72,46546.4%+9%

23Superior, WIWI26,39745.9%+20%

24Delavan, WIWI9,22845.7%+1%

25Richland Center, WIWI5,02045.3%+8%

26Green Bay, WIWI106,67545.0%+2%

27Shawano, WIWI9,69345.0%+14%

28Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54244.8%+15%

29Beloit, WIWI36,64944.2%+16%

30Monona, WIWI8,66444.1%+13%

31Kenosha, WIWI99,23944.1%+17%

32Ripon, WIWI7,73843.7%+23%

33Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54143.5%+14%

34Wausau, WIWI40,18843.4%+13%

35River Falls, WIWI17,91643.4%−11%

36Burlington, WIWI10,95143.4%+7%

37Greenfield, WIWI37,15943.2%+7%

38Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65443.0%+21%

39Sheboygan, WIWI49,37642.9%+10%

40Sparta, WIWI9,97442.8%+15%

41Cudahy, WIWI17,65542.7%+5%

42Pewaukee, WIWI8,21642.4%+18%

43Waukesha, WIWI70,87242.3%−3%

44Plover, WIWI14,27442.2%+28%

45Antigo, WIWI8,06042.1%+26%

46Hales Corners, WIWI7,74041.8%+9%

47Ashland, WIWI7,92741.7%+11%

48Oak Creek, WIWI38,29641.6%+6%

49Marshfield, WIWI18,98041.6%+8%

50South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19141.5%+9%

51New London, WIWI7,72641.2%+10%

52Merrill, WIWI9,38941.2%+19%

53Elkhorn, WIWI10,04540.7%−13%

54Baraboo, WIWI13,22440.2%+11%

55Union Grove, WIWI5,37040.1%+4%

56Altoona, WIWI9,37640.1%+5%

57Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39839.9%+2%

58Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22739.8%+2%

59Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91739.7%+21%

60Berlin, WIWI5,58839.6%+26%

61Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64939.6%+23%

62Little Chute, WIWI11,80039.5%+39%

63Watertown, WIWI22,70439.2%+7%

64Jefferson, WIWI7,81439.2%−0%

65Weston, WIWI15,93139.0%+18%

66Reedsburg, WIWI10,64139.0%+18%

67Plymouth, WIWI8,82138.6%+6%

68Monroe, WIWI10,58138.4%+6%

69Hartland, WIWI10,74038.2%−9%

70Manitowoc, WIWI34,67138.0%+17%

71Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40838.0%+14%

72Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38837.8%+5%

73New Richmond, WIWI10,98837.7%+2%

74Bellevue, WIWI16,77637.0%–

75Onalaska, WIWI20,29736.8%+16%

76Brown Deer, WIWI12,82136.8%+28%

77De Pere, WIWI25,59036.8%+6%

78Hudson, WIWI15,01936.7%−7%

79Marinette, WIWI11,16836.5%+15%

80Howard, WIWI22,23336.4%+1%

81Grafton, WIWI13,38936.0%+16%

82Delafield, WIWI7,31436.0%+7%

83Dodgeville, WIWI5,07636.0%+12%

84West Bend, WIWI32,26835.9%−5%

85Menasha, WIWI18,38535.6%−8%

86Hobart, WIWI11,67435.4%–

87Fox Crossing, WIWI19,32035.4%–

88Neenah, WIWI27,63835.3%+17%

89Appleton, WIWI75,45235.0%+12%

90Edgerton, WIWI6,12135.0%−0%

91Hartford, WIWI16,00534.5%−11%

92Columbus, WIWI5,40034.4%−2%

93Port Washington, WIWI12,65834.3%−6%

94Waupun, WIWI11,15034.0%+8%

95North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42534.0%+93%

96Somers, WIWI8,17133.8%–

97Cedarburg, WIWI12,91633.7%−3%

98Stoughton, WIWI13,25633.7%−4%

99Janesville, WIWI66,92933.7%+6%

100Greendale, WIWI14,42633.4%+10%

101Milton, WIWI6,02433.2%−5%

102Sussex, WIWI12,77932.6%−5%

103Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11932.5%−13%

104Lake Mills, WIWI6,65532.3%+4%

105Holmen, WIWI12,10532.3%+55%

106Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68732.1%+21%

107Kaukauna, WIWI18,51731.8%+12%

108Verona, WIWI16,82131.6%+15%

109Glendale, WIWI14,79531.6%+18%

110Mayville, WIWI5,18431.5%+1%

111Kimberly, WIWI7,55631.4%+17%

112Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72531.2%−16%

113Sturtevant, WIWI6,85230.5%+0%

114Mukwonago, WIWI8,54430.5%−17%

115West Salem, WIWI5,28830.2%+21%

116Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93030.1%−4%

117Two Rivers, WIWI11,22229.9%+11%

118Evansville, WIWI5,83729.8%−7%

119Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33829.3%+4%

120DeForest, WIWI13,09428.2%+1%

121Lake Hallie, WIWI7,39627.7%–

122Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29127.2%+20%

123Waterford, WIWI6,02527.0%−20%

124Oregon, WIWI12,01527.0%−6%

125McFarland, WIWI9,14526.7%−1%

126Slinger, WIWI6,49526.2%−17%

127Jackson, WIWI8,32226.0%−14%

128Rothschild, WIWI5,62725.6%+36%

129New Berlin, WIWI39,95324.3%+30%

130Franklin, WIWI36,68724.0%+11%

131Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,25324.0%–

132Germantown, WIWI21,05023.2%+6%

133Windsor, WIWI10,08523.2%−15%

134Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79822.9%+31%

135Waunakee, WIWI16,41121.8%−35%

136Kronenwetter, WIWI8,41320.5%–

137Caledonia, WIWI25,22918.4%–

138Fox Point, WIWI6,58318.3%+25%

139Pewaukee, WIWI16,37518.0%+12%

140Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48917.7%+15%

141Bloomfield, WIWI6,36917.0%–

142Bristol, WIWI5,30016.9%–

143Salem Lakes, WIWI14,27116.8%–

144Brookfield, WIWI41,44816.6%+64%

145Allouez, WIWI13,83816.3%+8%

146Muskego, WIWI25,60215.9%−8%

147Mequon, WIWI25,12014.1%+62%

148Suamico, WIWI13,15312.5%–

149Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28012.5%−3%

150Harrison, WIWI14,49211.6%–

151Summit, WIWI5,3239.7%–

152Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3848.9%+23%

153Tichigan, WIWI5,0527.9%–

154Elm Grove, WIWI6,3547.2%−29%

155Richfield, WIWI11,7854.2%–

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