Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Pierce County had the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 72 counties in 2016, at $1,444. Taylor County had the lowest, at $817. The median was $921. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,444Pierce County
Lowest817Taylor County
Median92172 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 887 USDAshland County: 817 USDBarron County: 864 USDBayfield County: 872 USDBrown County: 1,037 USDBuffalo County: 871 USDBurnett County: 899 USDCalumet County: 1,035 USDChippewa County: 1,048 USDClark County: 817 USDColumbia County: 1,116 USDCrawford County: 841 USDDane County: 1,294 USDDodge County: 1,012 USDDoor County: 992 USDDouglas County: 972 USDDunn County: 968 USDEau Claire County: 1,048 USDFlorence County: 910 USDFond du Lac County: 922 USDForest County: 894 USDGrant County: 836 USDGreen County: 914 USDGreen Lake County: 850 USDIowa County: 911 USDIron County: 913 USDJackson County: 817 USDJefferson County: 1,224 USDJuneau County: 929 USDKenosha County: 1,284 USDKewaunee County: 1,037 USDLa Crosse County: 1,184 USDLafayette County: 869 USDLanglade County: 959 USDLincoln County: 920 USDManitowoc County: 890 USDMarathon County: 965 USDMarinette County: 863 USDMarquette County: 917 USDMenominee County: 817 USDMilwaukee County: 1,146 USDMonroe County: 980 USDOconto County: 923 USDOneida County: 905 USDOutagamie County: 1,035 USDOzaukee County: 1,146 USDPepin County: 959 USDPierce County: 1,444 USDPolk County: 1,014 USDPortage County: 867 USDPrice County: 817 USDRacine County: 1,203 USDRichland County: 912 USDRock County: 1,001 USDRusk County: 836 USDSt. Croix County: 1,444 USDSauk County: 1,048 USDSawyer County: 910 USDShawano County: 863 USDSheboygan County: 854 USDTaylor County: 817 USDTrempealeau County: 879 USDVernon County: 836 USDVilas County: 884 USDWalworth County: 1,135 USDWashburn County: 907 USDWashington County: 1,146 USDWaukesha County: 1,146 USDWaupaca County: 934 USDWaushara County: 854 USDWinnebago County: 938 USDWood County: 953 USD
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  • 920 to 980
  • 980 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Pierce County: 1,444 USDPierce County1,444St. Croix County: 1,444 USDSt. Croix County1,444Dane County: 1,294 USDDane County1,294Kenosha County: 1,284 USDKenosha County1,284Jefferson County: 1,224 USDJefferson County1,224Racine County: 1,203 USDRacine County1,203La Crosse County: 1,184 USDLa Crosse County1,184Milwaukee County: 1,146 USDMilwaukee County1,146Ozaukee County: 1,146 USDOzaukee County1,146Washington County: 1,146 USDWashington County1,146Waukesha County: 1,146 USDWaukesha County1,146Walworth County: 1,135 USDWalworth County1,135Columbia County: 1,116 USDColumbia County1,116Chippewa County: 1,048 USDChippewa County1,048Eau Claire County: 1,048 USDEau Claire County1,048Sauk County: 1,048 USDSauk County1,048Brown County: 1,037 USDBrown County1,037Kewaunee County: 1,037 USDKewaunee County1,037Calumet County: 1,035 USDCalumet County1,035Outagamie County: 1,035 USDOutagamie County1,035Polk County: 1,014 USDPolk County1,014Dodge County: 1,012 USDDodge County1,012Rock County: 1,001 USDRock County1,001Door County: 992 USDDoor County992Monroe County: 980 USDMonroe County980Douglas County: 972 USDDouglas County972Dunn County: 968 USDDunn County968Marathon County: 965 USDMarathon County965Langlade County: 959 USDLanglade County959Pepin County: 959 USDPepin County959Wood County: 953 USDWood County953Winnebago County: 938 USDWinnebago County938Waupaca County: 934 USDWaupaca County934Juneau County: 929 USDJuneau County929Oconto County: 923 USDOconto County923Fond du Lac County: 922 USDFond du Lac County922Lincoln County: 920 USDLincoln County920Marquette County: 917 USDMarquette County917Green County: 914 USDGreen County914Iron County: 913 USDIron County913Pierce County: 1,444 USDPierce County1,444St. Croix County: 1,444 USDSt. Croix County1,444Dane County: 1,294 USDDane County1,294Kenosha County: 1,284 USDKenosha County1,284Jefferson County: 1,224 USDJefferson County1,224Racine County: 1,203 USDRacine County1,203La Crosse County: 1,184 USDLa Crosse County1,184Milwaukee County: 1,146 USDMilwaukee County1,146Ozaukee County: 1,146 USDOzaukee County1,146Washington County: 1,146 USDWashington County1,146Waukesha County: 1,146 USDWaukesha County1,146Walworth County: 1,135 USDWalworth County1,135Columbia County: 1,116 USDColumbia County1,116Chippewa County: 1,048 USDChippewa County1,048Eau Claire County: 1,048 USDEau Claire County1,048Sauk County: 1,048 USDSauk County1,048Brown County: 1,037 USDBrown County1,037Kewaunee County: 1,037 USDKewaunee County1,037Calumet County: 1,035 USDCalumet County1,035Outagamie County: 1,035 USDOutagamie County1,035Polk County: 1,014 USDPolk County1,014Dodge County: 1,012 USDDodge County1,012Rock County: 1,001 USDRock County1,001Door County: 992 USDDoor County992Monroe County: 980 USDMonroe County980Douglas County: 972 USDDouglas County972Dunn County: 968 USDDunn County968Marathon County: 965 USDMarathon County965Langlade County: 959 USDLanglade County959Pepin County: 959 USDPepin County959Wood County: 953 USDWood County953Winnebago County: 938 USDWinnebago County938Waupaca County: 934 USDWaupaca County934Juneau County: 929 USDJuneau County929Oconto County: 923 USDOconto County923Fond du Lac County: 922 USDFond du Lac County922Lincoln County: 920 USDLincoln County920Marquette County: 917 USDMarquette County917Green County: 914 USDGreen County914Iron County: 913 USDIron County913
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Pierce County1,444+2.9%
1St. Croix County1,444+2.9%
3Dane County1,294+1.1%
4Kenosha County1,284-1.7%
5Jefferson County1,224+9.5%
6Racine County1,203+20.2%
7La Crosse County1,184+17%
8Milwaukee County1,146+0.3%
8Ozaukee County1,146+0.3%
8Washington County1,146+0.3%
8Waukesha County1,146+0.3%
12Walworth County1,135-4.9%
13Columbia County1,116+6%
14Chippewa County1,048-4.8%
14Eau Claire County1,048-4.8%
14Sauk County1,048+9.6%
17Brown County1,037-3.7%
17Kewaunee County1,037-3.7%
19Calumet County1,035+1.5%
19Outagamie County1,035+1.5%
21Polk County1,014+6%
22Dodge County1,012+6.2%
23Rock County1,001+5.1%
24Door County992+11.5%
25Monroe County980+1.4%
26Douglas County972-1.2%
27Dunn County968+17.2%
28Marathon County965+0.6%
29Langlade County959-6.3%
29Pepin County959+1.2%
31Wood County953+10.7%
32Winnebago County938+5.9%
33Waupaca County934+9.5%
34Juneau County929+2.4%
35Oconto County923+0.4%
36Fond du Lac County922-4.1%
37Lincoln County920-3%
38Marquette County917+9.7%
39Green County914+6.8%
40Iron County913+4.2%
41Richland County912+9.7%
42Iowa County911-6.7%
43Florence County910+13.6%
43Sawyer County910+13.6%
45Washburn County907-1.5%
46Oneida County905-4.3%
47Burnett County899-5.2%
48Forest County894+6.6%
49Manitowoc County890+11.1%
50Adams County887+1.8%
51Vilas County884+3.8%
52Trempealeau County879+2.3%
53Bayfield County872-2.7%
54Buffalo County871-2.1%
55Lafayette County869-0.7%
56Portage County867+3%
57Barron County864+0.9%
58Marinette County863-6.4%
58Shawano County863-2.6%
60Sheboygan County854-5.7%
60Waushara County854+3.5%
62Green Lake County850-3.3%
63Crawford County841+4.5%
64Grant County836+2.2%
64Rusk County836-2.1%
64Vernon County836+2.1%
67Ashland County817-1.4%
67Clark County817+2%
67Jackson County817+1.7%
67Menominee County817+2%
67Price County817+2%
67Taylor County817+2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a three-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: three bedrooms, 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  year = {2016},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Pierce County, with $1,444 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, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Taylor County, with $817 in 2016.

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