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 2017, at $1,538. Waushara County had the lowest, at $852. The median was $945. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,538Pierce County
Median94572 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 948 USDAshland County: 879 USDBarron County: 857 USDBayfield County: 898 USDBrown County: 1,035 USDBuffalo County: 879 USDBurnett County: 928 USDCalumet County: 1,060 USDChippewa County: 1,090 USDClark County: 859 USDColumbia County: 1,141 USDCrawford County: 852 USDDane County: 1,342 USDDodge County: 1,037 USDDoor County: 978 USDDouglas County: 1,001 USDDunn County: 1,007 USDEau Claire County: 1,090 USDFlorence County: 906 USDFond du Lac County: 980 USDForest County: 941 USDGrant County: 888 USDGreen County: 945 USDGreen Lake County: 872 USDIowa County: 923 USDIron County: 904 USDJackson County: 854 USDJefferson County: 1,092 USDJuneau County: 927 USDKenosha County: 1,223 USDKewaunee County: 1,035 USDLa Crosse County: 1,162 USDLafayette County: 860 USDLanglade County: 899 USDLincoln County: 957 USDManitowoc County: 852 USDMarathon County: 904 USDMarinette County: 870 USDMarquette County: 905 USDMenominee County: 852 USDMilwaukee County: 1,168 USDMonroe County: 978 USDOconto County: 972 USDOneida County: 945 USDOutagamie County: 1,060 USDOzaukee County: 1,168 USDPepin County: 991 USDPierce County: 1,538 USDPolk County: 1,032 USDPortage County: 895 USDPrice County: 852 USDRacine County: 1,051 USDRichland County: 942 USDRock County: 1,000 USDRusk County: 852 USDSt. Croix County: 1,538 USDSauk County: 1,023 USDSawyer County: 963 USDShawano County: 862 USDSheboygan County: 883 USDTaylor County: 852 USDTrempealeau County: 900 USDVernon County: 852 USDVilas County: 871 USDWalworth County: 1,109 USDWashburn County: 894 USDWashington County: 1,168 USDWaukesha County: 1,168 USDWaupaca County: 935 USDWaushara County: 852 USDWinnebago County: 998 USDWood County: 944 USD
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  • 860 to 900
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  • 940 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Pierce County: 1,538 USDPierce County1,538St. Croix County: 1,538 USDSt. Croix County1,538Dane County: 1,342 USDDane County1,342Kenosha County: 1,223 USDKenosha County1,223Milwaukee County: 1,168 USDMilwaukee County1,168Ozaukee County: 1,168 USDOzaukee County1,168Washington County: 1,168 USDWashington County1,168Waukesha County: 1,168 USDWaukesha County1,168La Crosse County: 1,162 USDLa Crosse County1,162Columbia County: 1,141 USDColumbia County1,141Walworth County: 1,109 USDWalworth County1,109Jefferson County: 1,092 USDJefferson County1,092Chippewa County: 1,090 USDChippewa County1,090Eau Claire County: 1,090 USDEau Claire County1,090Calumet County: 1,060 USDCalumet County1,060Outagamie County: 1,060 USDOutagamie County1,060Racine County: 1,051 USDRacine County1,051Dodge County: 1,037 USDDodge County1,037Brown County: 1,035 USDBrown County1,035Kewaunee County: 1,035 USDKewaunee County1,035Polk County: 1,032 USDPolk County1,032Sauk County: 1,023 USDSauk County1,023Dunn County: 1,007 USDDunn County1,007Douglas County: 1,001 USDDouglas County1,001Rock County: 1,000 USDRock County1,000Winnebago County: 998 USDWinnebago County998Pepin County: 991 USDPepin County991Fond du Lac County: 980 USDFond du Lac County980Door County: 978 USDDoor County978Monroe County: 978 USDMonroe County978Oconto County: 972 USDOconto County972Sawyer County: 963 USDSawyer County963Lincoln County: 957 USDLincoln County957Adams County: 948 USDAdams County948Green County: 945 USDGreen County945Oneida County: 945 USDOneida County945Wood County: 944 USDWood County944Richland County: 942 USDRichland County942Forest County: 941 USDForest County941Waupaca County: 935 USDWaupaca County935Pierce County: 1,538 USDPierce County1,538St. Croix County: 1,538 USDSt. Croix County1,538Dane County: 1,342 USDDane County1,342Kenosha County: 1,223 USDKenosha County1,223Milwaukee County: 1,168 USDMilwaukee County1,168Ozaukee County: 1,168 USDOzaukee County1,168Washington County: 1,168 USDWashington County1,168Waukesha County: 1,168 USDWaukesha County1,168La Crosse County: 1,162 USDLa Crosse County1,162Columbia County: 1,141 USDColumbia County1,141Walworth County: 1,109 USDWalworth County1,109Jefferson County: 1,092 USDJefferson County1,092Chippewa County: 1,090 USDChippewa County1,090Eau Claire County: 1,090 USDEau Claire County1,090Calumet County: 1,060 USDCalumet County1,060Outagamie County: 1,060 USDOutagamie County1,060Racine County: 1,051 USDRacine County1,051Dodge County: 1,037 USDDodge County1,037Brown County: 1,035 USDBrown County1,035Kewaunee County: 1,035 USDKewaunee County1,035Polk County: 1,032 USDPolk County1,032Sauk County: 1,023 USDSauk County1,023Dunn County: 1,007 USDDunn County1,007Douglas County: 1,001 USDDouglas County1,001Rock County: 1,000 USDRock County1,000Winnebago County: 998 USDWinnebago County998Pepin County: 991 USDPepin County991Fond du Lac County: 980 USDFond du Lac County980Door County: 978 USDDoor County978Monroe County: 978 USDMonroe County978Oconto County: 972 USDOconto County972Sawyer County: 963 USDSawyer County963Lincoln County: 957 USDLincoln County957Adams County: 948 USDAdams County948Green County: 945 USDGreen County945Oneida County: 945 USDOneida County945Wood County: 944 USDWood County944Richland County: 942 USDRichland County942Forest County: 941 USDForest County941Waupaca County: 935 USDWaupaca County935
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Pierce County1,538+6.5%
1St. Croix County1,538+6.5%
3Dane County1,342+3.7%
4Kenosha County1,223-4.8%
5Milwaukee County1,168+1.9%
5Ozaukee County1,168+1.9%
5Washington County1,168+1.9%
5Waukesha County1,168+1.9%
9La Crosse County1,162-1.9%
10Columbia County1,141+2.2%
11Walworth County1,109-2.3%
12Jefferson County1,092-10.8%
13Chippewa County1,090+4%
13Eau Claire County1,090+4%
15Calumet County1,060+2.4%
15Outagamie County1,060+2.4%
17Racine County1,051-12.6%
18Dodge County1,037+2.5%
19Brown County1,035-0.2%
19Kewaunee County1,035-0.2%
21Polk County1,032+1.8%
22Sauk County1,023-2.4%
23Dunn County1,007+4%
24Douglas County1,001+3%
25Rock County1,000-0.1%
26Winnebago County998+6.4%
27Pepin County991+3.3%
28Fond du Lac County980+6.3%
29Door County978-1.4%
29Monroe County978-0.2%
31Oconto County972+5.3%
32Sawyer County963+5.8%
33Lincoln County957+4%
34Adams County948+6.9%
35Green County945+3.4%
35Oneida County945+4.4%
37Wood County944-0.9%
38Richland County942+3.3%
39Forest County941+5.3%
40Waupaca County935+0.1%
41Burnett County928+3.2%
42Juneau County927-0.2%
43Iowa County923+1.3%
44Florence County906-0.4%
45Marquette County905-1.3%
46Iron County904-1%
46Marathon County904-6.3%
48Trempealeau County900+2.4%
49Langlade County899-6.3%
50Bayfield County898+3%
51Portage County895+3.2%
52Washburn County894-1.4%
53Grant County888+6.2%
54Sheboygan County883+3.4%
55Ashland County879+7.6%
55Buffalo County879+0.9%
57Green Lake County872+2.6%
58Vilas County871-1.5%
59Marinette County870+0.8%
60Shawano County862-0.1%
61Lafayette County860-1%
62Clark County859+5.1%
63Barron County857-0.8%
64Jackson County854+4.5%
65Crawford County852+1.3%
65Manitowoc County852-4.3%
65Menominee County852+4.3%
65Price County852+4.3%
65Rusk County852+1.9%
65Taylor County852+4.3%
65Vernon County852+1.9%
65Waushara County852-0.2%

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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 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/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Pierce County, with $1,538 in 2017, 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)?

Waushara County, with $852 in 2017.

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