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Lowest median rent, Wisconsin cities · 1990

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

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

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Antigo, WIWI8,060$279−30%

02Richland Center, WIWI5,020$282−30%

03Merrill, WIWI9,389$286−33%

04Two Rivers, WIWI11,222$290−32%

05Ashland, WIWI7,927$292−29%

06Manitowoc, WIWI34,671$294−32%

07Superior, WIWI26,397$295−27%

08Berlin, WIWI5,588$297−32%

09Marinette, WIWI11,168$303−24%

10Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,408$308−24%

11Shawano, WIWI9,693$308−32%

12Rhinelander, WIWI8,242$315−27%

13Waupaca, WIWI6,352$316−29%

14West Salem, WIWI5,288$318−36%

15Rice Lake, WIWI8,882$319−22%

16Waupun, WIWI11,150$324−28%

17Sparta, WIWI9,974$327−26%

18Ripon, WIWI7,738$328−24%

19Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,293$329−25%

20Marshfield, WIWI18,980$330−23%

21Edgerton, WIWI6,121$331−34%

22Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,687$334−30%

23Portage, WIWI9,956$335−27%

24Reedsburg, WIWI10,641$337−31%

25Mayville, WIWI5,184$338−32%

26Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,917$338−25%

27Tomah, WIWI9,600$339−31%

28Kimberly, WIWI7,556$339−32%

29New London, WIWI7,726$340−24%

30Monroe, WIWI10,581$342−23%

31Evansville, WIWI5,837$343−31%

32La Crosse, WIWI50,784$344−23%

33Platteville, WIWI11,815$346−21%

34Milton, WIWI6,024$350−32%

35Baraboo, WIWI13,224$351−25%

36Eau Claire, WIWI72,465$352−27%

37Plymouth, WIWI8,821$353−28%

38Holmen, WIWI12,105$353−34%

39Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,654$354−24%

40Dodgeville, WIWI5,076$355−38%

41Kaukauna, WIWI18,517$357−33%

42Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,388$359−35%

43Wausau, WIWI40,188$360−24%

44Green Bay, WIWI106,675$363−27%

45Sheboygan, WIWI49,376$364−24%

46Menomonie, WIWI16,664$366−21%

47Menasha, WIWI18,385$367−27%

48New Richmond, WIWI10,988$367−32%

49Jefferson, WIWI7,814$369−33%

50Whitewater, WIWI16,038$369−27%

51Rothschild, WIWI5,627$372−23%

52Lake Mills, WIWI6,655$373−37%

53Altoona, WIWI9,376$377−30%

54Columbus, WIWI5,400$378−29%

55Fond du Lac, WIWI44,541$378−25%

56Oshkosh, WIWI67,460$379−22%

57Stevens Point, WIWI26,377$379−19%

58Beloit, WIWI36,649$381−25%

59Watertown, WIWI22,704$382−32%

60Plover, WIWI14,274$383−27%

61Racine, WIWI77,908$383−26%

62Neenah, WIWI27,638$384−26%

63Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,384$386−25%

64Beaver Dam, WIWI16,542$387−27%

65Little Chute, WIWI11,800$390−27%

66Appleton, WIWI75,452$391−23%

67Union Grove, WIWI5,370$392−28%

68Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,398$400−24%

69Kenosha, WIWI99,239$400−30%

70North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,425$401−15%

71Weston, WIWI15,931$402−21%

72Cudahy, WIWI17,655$403−26%

73Hartford, WIWI16,005$404−29%

74Burlington, WIWI10,951$406−27%

75Janesville, WIWI66,929$408−28%

76Delavan, WIWI9,228$409−30%

77De Pere, WIWI25,590$410−30%

78Elkhorn, WIWI10,045$411−33%

79St. Francis, WIWI8,955$412−16%

80Onalaska, WIWI20,297$418−22%

81Milwaukee, WIWI562,407$418−21%

82Stoughton, WIWI13,256$419−30%

83Slinger, WIWI6,495$424−27%

84Howard, WIWI22,233$425−29%

85Mount Horeb, WIWI7,725$426−35%

86Waterford, WIWI6,025$428−45%

87River Falls, WIWI17,916$430−24%

88Monona, WIWI8,664$431−25%

89Sturtevant, WIWI6,852$431−25%

90Lake Geneva, WIWI8,818$432−29%

91South Milwaukee, WIWI20,191$437−23%

92McFarland, WIWI9,145$441−31%

93Twin Lakes, WIWI6,338$444−27%

94Verona, WIWI16,821$444−27%

95West Allis, WIWI60,119$446−22%

96Port Washington, WIWI12,658$449−28%

97Oregon, WIWI12,015$455−28%

98West Bend, WIWI32,268$455−25%

99Jackson, WIWI8,322$464−33%

100Sun Prairie, WIWI39,227$465−29%

101Fitchburg, WIWI34,615$468−27%

102Madison, WIWI286,233$472−27%

103Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,798$479−45%

104DeForest, WIWI13,094$484−27%

105Oconomowoc, WIWI20,119$485−28%

106Middleton, WIWI23,115$489−24%

107Mukwonago, WIWI8,544$490−27%

108Shorewood, WIWI13,474$495−21%

109Rib Mountain, WIWI7,280$496−27%

110Windsor, WIWI10,085$504−29%

111Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,291$507−28%

112Waunakee, WIWI16,411$507−29%

113Hudson, WIWI15,019$509−19%

114Oak Creek, WIWI38,296$514−27%

115Greendale, WIWI14,426$515−22%

116Grafton, WIWI13,389$516−17%

117Pewaukee, WIWI8,216$521−25%

118Waukesha, WIWI70,872$525−22%

119Wauwatosa, WIWI48,649$526−25%

120Greenfield, WIWI37,159$531−19%

121Mequon, WIWI25,120$542−42%

122Cedarburg, WIWI12,916$544−19%

123Germantown, WIWI21,050$548−23%

124Sussex, WIWI12,779$549−23%

125Delafield, WIWI7,314$562−25%

126Brown Deer, WIWI12,821$564−21%

127Franklin, WIWI36,687$564−22%

128Cottage Grove, WIWI8,930$565−31%

129Hartland, WIWI10,740$567−18%

130Hales Corners, WIWI7,740$578−21%

131Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,489$605−20%

132Glendale, WIWI14,795$614−21%

133Muskego, WIWI25,602$620−21%

134New Berlin, WIWI39,953$631−24%

135Elm Grove, WIWI6,354$644−4%

136Fox Point, WIWI6,583$727−23%

137Brookfield, WIWI41,448$781−23%

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