Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)

Pierce County had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 72 counties in 2016, at $813. Trempealeau County had the lowest, at $492. The median was $539. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest813Pierce County
Median53972 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 558 USDAshland County: 492 USDBarron County: 520 USDBayfield County: 492 USDBrown County: 569 USDBuffalo County: 518 USDBurnett County: 492 USDCalumet County: 563 USDChippewa County: 559 USDClark County: 492 USDColumbia County: 575 USDCrawford County: 492 USDDane County: 780 USDDodge County: 563 USDDoor County: 622 USDDouglas County: 577 USDDunn County: 536 USDEau Claire County: 559 USDFlorence County: 510 USDFond du Lac County: 532 USDForest County: 506 USDGrant County: 517 USDGreen County: 505 USDGreen Lake County: 492 USDIowa County: 548 USDIron County: 492 USDJackson County: 492 USDJefferson County: 668 USDJuneau County: 528 USDKenosha County: 693 USDKewaunee County: 569 USDLa Crosse County: 619 USDLafayette County: 505 USDLanglade County: 522 USDLincoln County: 492 USDManitowoc County: 536 USDMarathon County: 563 USDMarinette County: 492 USDMarquette County: 546 USDMenominee County: 492 USDMilwaukee County: 723 USDMonroe County: 581 USDOconto County: 537 USDOneida County: 567 USDOutagamie County: 563 USDOzaukee County: 723 USDPepin County: 569 USDPierce County: 813 USDPolk County: 579 USDPortage County: 522 USDPrice County: 492 USDRacine County: 663 USDRichland County: 504 USDRock County: 588 USDRusk County: 504 USDSt. Croix County: 813 USDSauk County: 629 USDSawyer County: 548 USDShawano County: 500 USDSheboygan County: 525 USDTaylor County: 492 USDTrempealeau County: 492 USDVernon County: 504 USDVilas County: 541 USDWalworth County: 625 USDWashburn County: 546 USDWashington County: 723 USDWaukesha County: 723 USDWaupaca County: 511 USDWaushara County: 514 USDWinnebago County: 547 USDWood County: 522 USD
  • Under 520
  • 520 to 540
  • 540 to 560
  • 560 to 620
  • 620 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Pierce County: 813 USDPierce County813St. Croix County: 813 USDSt. Croix County813Dane County: 780 USDDane County780Milwaukee County: 723 USDMilwaukee County723Ozaukee County: 723 USDOzaukee County723Washington County: 723 USDWashington County723Waukesha County: 723 USDWaukesha County723Kenosha County: 693 USDKenosha County693Jefferson County: 668 USDJefferson County668Racine County: 663 USDRacine County663Sauk County: 629 USDSauk County629Walworth County: 625 USDWalworth County625Door County: 622 USDDoor County622La Crosse County: 619 USDLa Crosse County619Rock County: 588 USDRock County588Monroe County: 581 USDMonroe County581Polk County: 579 USDPolk County579Douglas County: 577 USDDouglas County577Columbia County: 575 USDColumbia County575Brown County: 569 USDBrown County569Kewaunee County: 569 USDKewaunee County569Pepin County: 569 USDPepin County569Oneida County: 567 USDOneida County567Calumet County: 563 USDCalumet County563Dodge County: 563 USDDodge County563Marathon County: 563 USDMarathon County563Outagamie County: 563 USDOutagamie County563Chippewa County: 559 USDChippewa County559Eau Claire County: 559 USDEau Claire County559Adams County: 558 USDAdams County558Iowa County: 548 USDIowa County548Sawyer County: 548 USDSawyer County548Winnebago County: 547 USDWinnebago County547Marquette County: 546 USDMarquette County546Washburn County: 546 USDWashburn County546Vilas County: 541 USDVilas County541Oconto County: 537 USDOconto County537Dunn County: 536 USDDunn County536Manitowoc County: 536 USDManitowoc County536Fond du Lac County: 532 USDFond du Lac County532Pierce County: 813 USDPierce County813St. Croix County: 813 USDSt. Croix County813Dane County: 780 USDDane County780Milwaukee County: 723 USDMilwaukee County723Ozaukee County: 723 USDOzaukee County723Washington County: 723 USDWashington County723Waukesha County: 723 USDWaukesha County723Kenosha County: 693 USDKenosha County693Jefferson County: 668 USDJefferson County668Racine County: 663 USDRacine County663Sauk County: 629 USDSauk County629Walworth County: 625 USDWalworth County625Door County: 622 USDDoor County622La Crosse County: 619 USDLa Crosse County619Rock County: 588 USDRock County588Monroe County: 581 USDMonroe County581Polk County: 579 USDPolk County579Douglas County: 577 USDDouglas County577Columbia County: 575 USDColumbia County575Brown County: 569 USDBrown County569Kewaunee County: 569 USDKewaunee County569Pepin County: 569 USDPepin County569Oneida County: 567 USDOneida County567Calumet County: 563 USDCalumet County563Dodge County: 563 USDDodge County563Marathon County: 563 USDMarathon County563Outagamie County: 563 USDOutagamie County563Chippewa County: 559 USDChippewa County559Eau Claire County: 559 USDEau Claire County559Adams County: 558 USDAdams County558Iowa County: 548 USDIowa County548Sawyer County: 548 USDSawyer County548Winnebago County: 547 USDWinnebago County547Marquette County: 546 USDMarquette County546Washburn County: 546 USDWashburn County546Vilas County: 541 USDVilas County541Oconto County: 537 USDOconto County537Dunn County: 536 USDDunn County536Manitowoc County: 536 USDManitowoc County536Fond du Lac County: 532 USDFond du Lac County532
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Pierce County813+2.1%
1St. Croix County813+2.1%
3Dane County780+1.8%
4Milwaukee County723+1.4%
4Ozaukee County723+1.4%
4Washington County723+1.4%
4Waukesha County723+1.4%
8Kenosha County693-1.1%
9Jefferson County668+5.7%
10Racine County663+17.3%
11Sauk County629+8.1%
12Walworth County625-1.1%
13Door County622+11.7%
14La Crosse County619+14.2%
15Rock County588+2.8%
16Monroe County581+8%
17Polk County579+8.6%
18Douglas County577+0.5%
19Columbia County575+4.4%
20Brown County5690%
20Kewaunee County5690%
20Pepin County569+5%
23Oneida County567-1.4%
24Calumet County563+4.6%
24Dodge County563-1.1%
24Marathon County563+8.1%
24Outagamie County563+4.6%
28Chippewa County559-4.3%
28Eau Claire County559-4.3%
30Adams County558+3%
31Iowa County548-1.6%
31Sawyer County548+1.1%
33Winnebago County547+6.6%
34Marquette County546+10.1%
34Washburn County546+5%
36Vilas County541+6.9%
37Oconto County537+3.5%
38Dunn County536+10.7%
38Manitowoc County536+11.2%
40Fond du Lac County532-5.7%
41Juneau County528+8%
42Sheboygan County525-5.6%
43Langlade County522-3.9%
43Portage County522+3.8%
43Wood County522+5.2%
46Barron County520-1.9%
47Buffalo County518+3.8%
48Grant County517+5.7%
49Waushara County514+7.5%
50Waupaca County511+6.2%
51Florence County510+4.7%
52Forest County506+6.5%
53Green County505-0.6%
53Lafayette County505+2.4%
55Richland County504-3.6%
55Rusk County504+5.9%
55Vernon County504+6.1%
58Shawano County500+5.3%
59Ashland County492-1.8%
59Bayfield County492-9.2%
59Burnett County492-5.6%
59Clark County492+3.6%
59Crawford County492+3.6%
59Green Lake County492-1.4%
59Iron County492+3.6%
59Jackson County492+3.1%
59Lincoln County492+3.6%
59Marinette County492-1%
59Menominee County492+3.6%
59Price County492+3.6%
59Taylor County492+3.6%
59Trempealeau County492+3.6%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a one-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Pierce County, with $813 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Trempealeau County, with $492 in 2016.

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