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Lowest median rent, Wisconsin cities · 2020

Wisconsin cities with the lowest median gross rent (2020 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 Highest homeownership rate Highest renter share Newest housing stock

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Richland Center, WIWI5,020$615+53%

02Merrill, WIWI9,389$629+46%

03Waupaca, WIWI6,352$630+42%

04Antigo, WIWI8,060$653+64%

05Shawano, WIWI9,693$660+45%

06Ashland, WIWI7,927$661+61%

07Manitowoc, WIWI34,671$672+56%

08Two Rivers, WIWI11,222$679+60%

09Marshfield, WIWI18,980$685+60%

10Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,408$688+71%

11Marinette, WIWI11,168$698+75%

12Sheboygan, WIWI49,376$708+48%

13Menasha, WIWI18,385$722+44%

14Plymouth, WIWI8,821$728+49%

15Waupun, WIWI11,150$730+63%

16Mayville, WIWI5,184$731+46%

17Ripon, WIWI7,738$737+72%

18Monroe, WIWI10,581$739+66%

19Kimberly, WIWI7,556$742+49%

20Reedsburg, WIWI10,641$744+52%

21St. Francis, WIWI8,955$750+53%

22Rice Lake, WIWI8,882$754+84%

23Platteville, WIWI11,815$760+74%

24Fond du Lac, WIWI44,541$761+50%

25Neenah, WIWI27,638$762+47%

26Stevens Point, WIWI26,377$764+63%

27Wausau, WIWI40,188$767+62%

28Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,654$767+65%

29Green Bay, WIWI106,675$768+55%

30Evansville, WIWI5,837$769+55%

31Superior, WIWI26,397$773+90%

32Rhinelander, WIWI8,242$775+79%

33Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,687$781+63%

34Whitewater, WIWI16,038$783+55%

35Oshkosh, WIWI67,460$786+61%

36Columbus, WIWI5,400$788+48%

37Altoona, WIWI9,376$795+47%

38Appleton, WIWI75,452$796+57%

39Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,917$796+76%

40Edgerton, WIWI6,121$798+58%

41Baraboo, WIWI13,224$799+70%

42Menomonie, WIWI16,664$802+72%

43Sparta, WIWI9,974$806+82%

44New London, WIWI7,726$807+80%

45Burlington, WIWI10,951$810+45%

46Rothschild, WIWI5,627$813+69%

47Portage, WIWI9,956$815+78%

48Berlin, WIWI5,588$817+88%

49Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,398$820+57%

50La Crosse, WIWI50,784$820+83%

51Weston, WIWI15,931$820+61%

52Dodgeville, WIWI5,076$823+45%

53Beloit, WIWI36,649$825+62%

54Eau Claire, WIWI72,465$834+72%

55Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,293$835+90%

56Fox Crossing, WIWI19,320$837–

57Hobart, WIWI11,674$840–

58Beaver Dam, WIWI16,542$841+59%

59Jefferson, WIWI7,814$844+52%

60Kaukauna, WIWI18,517$844+59%

61Cudahy, WIWI17,655$847+56%

62Hartford, WIWI16,005$848+50%

63Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,253$850–

64West Allis, WIWI60,119$851+49%

65Allouez, WIWI13,838$852+47%

66Tomah, WIWI9,600$854+74%

67Howard, WIWI22,233$856+44%

68Racine, WIWI77,908$860+65%

69Elkhorn, WIWI10,045$861+41%

70Little Chute, WIWI11,800$863+61%

71West Bend, WIWI32,268$864+43%

72Milwaukee, WIWI562,407$866+64%

73Janesville, WIWI66,929$874+54%

74Milton, WIWI6,024$875+69%

75Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,388$878+60%

76Onalaska, WIWI20,297$879+64%

77South Milwaukee, WIWI20,191$880+55%

78Plover, WIWI14,274$882+68%

79De Pere, WIWI25,590$883+50%

80Cedarburg, WIWI12,916$887+32%

81Watertown, WIWI22,704$888+58%

82Delavan, WIWI9,228$889+52%

83Salem Lakes, WIWI14,271$892–

84West Salem, WIWI5,288$892+78%

85New Richmond, WIWI10,988$895+66%

86River Falls, WIWI17,916$896+59%

87Slinger, WIWI6,495$903+56%

88Bellevue, WIWI16,776$905–

89Twin Lakes, WIWI6,338$905+48%

90Mukwonago, WIWI8,544$910+36%

91Kronenwetter, WIWI8,413$911–

92North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,425$918+94%

93Kenosha, WIWI99,239$923+62%

94Port Washington, WIWI12,658$923+48%

95Lake Mills, WIWI6,655$923+57%

96Sturtevant, WIWI6,852$930+62%

97Greendale, WIWI14,426$932+41%

98Holmen, WIWI12,105$932+75%

99Stoughton, WIWI13,256$933+57%

100Caledonia, WIWI25,229$934–

101Grafton, WIWI13,389$941+51%

102Brown Deer, WIWI12,821$952+34%

103Waukesha, WIWI70,872$954+41%

104Monona, WIWI8,664$961+67%

105Greenfield, WIWI37,159$975+48%

106Lake Geneva, WIWI8,818$975+61%

107Oregon, WIWI12,015$978+54%

108Jackson, WIWI8,322$980+42%

109Rib Mountain, WIWI7,280$987+45%

110Union Grove, WIWI5,370$989+80%

111Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,384$992+93%

112Elm Grove, WIWI6,354$998+48%

113DeForest, WIWI13,094$1,000+51%

114Shorewood, WIWI13,474$1,002+60%

115Sussex, WIWI12,779$1,012+41%

116Oconomowoc, WIWI20,119$1,015+51%

117Pewaukee, WIWI8,216$1,018+46%

118Waunakee, WIWI16,411$1,022+43%

119Hartland, WIWI10,740$1,025+48%

120Mount Horeb, WIWI7,725$1,036+57%

121Somers, WIWI8,171$1,037–

122Lake Hallie, WIWI7,396$1,038–

123Waterford, WIWI6,025$1,041+34%

124Germantown, WIWI21,050$1,061+50%

125Bristol, WIWI5,300$1,063–

126Hales Corners, WIWI7,740$1,073+47%

127Glendale, WIWI14,795$1,084+40%

128Franklin, WIWI36,687$1,095+52%

129Middleton, WIWI23,115$1,095+71%

130Fitchburg, WIWI34,615$1,098+72%

131Bloomfield, WIWI6,369$1,107–

132Richfield, WIWI11,785$1,115–

133Oak Creek, WIWI38,296$1,115+58%

134Wauwatosa, WIWI48,649$1,121+60%

135Harrison, WIWI14,492$1,127–

136Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,291$1,129+61%

137Tichigan, WIWI5,052$1,130–

138Sun Prairie, WIWI39,227$1,131+73%

139Windsor, WIWI10,085$1,138+61%

140Madison, WIWI286,233$1,147+78%

141Suamico, WIWI13,153$1,172–

142McFarland, WIWI9,145$1,185+85%

143Cottage Grove, WIWI8,930$1,192+46%

144Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,489$1,199+59%

145Muskego, WIWI25,602$1,201+53%

146Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,798$1,220+39%

147Summit, WIWI5,323$1,229–

148Verona, WIWI16,821$1,258+108%

149Delafield, WIWI7,314$1,259+69%

150New Berlin, WIWI39,953$1,265+52%

151Hudson, WIWI15,019$1,267+101%

152Pewaukee, WIWI16,375$1,357+44%

153Fox Point, WIWI6,583$1,376+45%

154Brookfield, WIWI41,448$1,495+47%

155Mequon, WIWI25,120$1,708+83%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS