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Lowest median rent, Wisconsin cities · 2000

Wisconsin cities with the lowest median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 139 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Antigo, WIWI8,060$398+43%

02Marinette, WIWI11,168$399+32%

03Richland Center, WIWI5,020$402+43%

04Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,408$403+31%

05Superior, WIWI26,397$406+38%

06Rice Lake, WIWI8,882$409+28%

07Ashland, WIWI7,927$410+40%

08Two Rivers, WIWI11,222$424+46%

09Marshfield, WIWI18,980$427+29%

10Ripon, WIWI7,738$429+31%

11Manitowoc, WIWI34,671$430+46%

12Merrill, WIWI9,389$430+50%

13Berlin, WIWI5,588$434+46%

14Rhinelander, WIWI8,242$434+38%

15Platteville, WIWI11,815$437+26%

16Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,293$439+33%

17Waupaca, WIWI6,352$443+40%

18Sparta, WIWI9,974$444+36%

19Monroe, WIWI10,581$445+30%

20La Crosse, WIWI50,784$449+31%

21New London, WIWI7,726$449+32%

22Waupun, WIWI11,150$449+39%

23Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,917$452+34%

24Shawano, WIWI9,693$454+47%

25Portage, WIWI9,956$457+36%

26Menomonie, WIWI16,664$465+27%

27Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,654$466+32%

28Stevens Point, WIWI26,377$468+23%

29Baraboo, WIWI13,224$469+34%

30Wausau, WIWI40,188$473+31%

31North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,425$474+18%

32Sheboygan, WIWI49,376$477+31%

33Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,687$479+43%

34Rothschild, WIWI5,627$480+29%

35Eau Claire, WIWI72,465$485+38%

36Oshkosh, WIWI67,460$487+28%

37Plymouth, WIWI8,821$489+39%

38Reedsburg, WIWI10,641$489+45%

39St. Francis, WIWI8,955$490+19%

40Tomah, WIWI9,600$492+45%

41Green Bay, WIWI106,675$495+36%

42Evansville, WIWI5,837$496+45%

43Kimberly, WIWI7,556$498+47%

44Mayville, WIWI5,184$500+48%

45Menasha, WIWI18,385$500+36%

46West Salem, WIWI5,288$500+57%

47Whitewater, WIWI16,038$504+37%

48Edgerton, WIWI6,121$505+53%

49Fond du Lac, WIWI44,541$507+34%

50Appleton, WIWI75,452$508+30%

51Beloit, WIWI36,649$509+34%

52Weston, WIWI15,931$509+27%

53Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,384$514+33%

54Milton, WIWI6,024$518+48%

55Neenah, WIWI27,638$519+35%

56Racine, WIWI77,908$520+36%

57Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,398$523+31%

58Plover, WIWI14,274$525+37%

59Milwaukee, WIWI562,407$527+26%

60Beaver Dam, WIWI16,542$529+37%

61Kaukauna, WIWI18,517$531+49%

62Holmen, WIWI12,105$532+51%

63Columbus, WIWI5,400$534+41%

64Onalaska, WIWI20,297$535+28%

65Little Chute, WIWI11,800$535+37%

66New Richmond, WIWI10,988$538+47%

67Altoona, WIWI9,376$539+43%

68Cudahy, WIWI17,655$542+34%

69Union Grove, WIWI5,370$548+40%

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

71Jefferson, WIWI7,814$554+50%

72Burlington, WIWI10,951$557+37%

73Watertown, WIWI22,704$563+47%

74River Falls, WIWI17,916$565+31%

75Hartford, WIWI16,005$567+40%

76Janesville, WIWI66,929$567+39%

77Dodgeville, WIWI5,076$569+60%

78South Milwaukee, WIWI20,191$569+30%

79Kenosha, WIWI99,239$571+43%

80West Allis, WIWI60,119$571+28%

81Sturtevant, WIWI6,852$573+33%

82Monona, WIWI8,664$577+34%

83Slinger, WIWI6,495$577+36%

84Allouez, WIWI13,838$578–

85Delavan, WIWI9,228$585+43%

86Lake Mills, WIWI6,655$588+58%

87De Pere, WIWI25,590$589+44%

88Stoughton, WIWI13,256$596+42%

89Howard, WIWI22,233$596+40%

90West Bend, WIWI32,268$603+33%

91Lake Geneva, WIWI8,818$605+40%

92Verona, WIWI16,821$606+36%

93Elkhorn, WIWI10,045$610+48%

94Twin Lakes, WIWI6,338$612+38%

95Port Washington, WIWI12,658$624+39%

96Grafton, WIWI13,389$625+21%

97Shorewood, WIWI13,474$626+26%

98Hudson, WIWI15,019$630+24%

99Oregon, WIWI12,015$635+40%

100Fitchburg, WIWI34,615$638+36%

101Middleton, WIWI23,115$641+31%

102McFarland, WIWI9,145$641+45%

103Madison, WIWI286,233$644+36%

104Sun Prairie, WIWI39,227$654+41%

105Greenfield, WIWI37,159$659+24%

106Mount Horeb, WIWI7,725$659+55%

107Greendale, WIWI14,426$662+29%

108DeForest, WIWI13,094$664+37%

109Mukwonago, WIWI8,544$669+37%

110Cedarburg, WIWI12,916$670+23%

111Elm Grove, WIWI6,354$673+5%

112Oconomowoc, WIWI20,119$674+39%

113Waukesha, WIWI70,872$675+29%

114Rib Mountain, WIWI7,280$683+38%

115Jackson, WIWI8,322$689+48%

116Hartland, WIWI10,740$692+22%

117Pewaukee, WIWI8,216$695+33%

118Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,291$702+38%

119Wauwatosa, WIWI48,649$702+33%

120Oak Creek, WIWI38,296$704+37%

121Windsor, WIWI10,085$708+40%

122Germantown, WIWI21,050$709+29%

123Brown Deer, WIWI12,821$713+26%

124Waunakee, WIWI16,411$715+41%

125Sussex, WIWI12,779$717+31%

126Franklin, WIWI36,687$722+28%

127Hales Corners, WIWI7,740$728+26%

128Delafield, WIWI7,314$745+33%

129Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,489$752+24%

130Waterford, WIWI6,025$774+81%

131Glendale, WIWI14,795$775+26%

132Muskego, WIWI25,602$785+27%

133Cottage Grove, WIWI8,930$819+45%

134New Berlin, WIWI39,953$830+32%

135Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,798$877+83%

136Mequon, WIWI25,120$931+72%

137Pewaukee, WIWI16,375$942–

138Fox Point, WIWI6,583$947+30%

139Brookfield, WIWI41,448$1,014+30%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS