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 2018, at $1,547. Waushara County had the lowest, at $864. The median was $955. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,547Pierce County
Median95572 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 979 USDAshland County: 901 USDBarron County: 913 USDBayfield County: 878 USDBrown County: 1,113 USDBuffalo County: 893 USDBurnett County: 899 USDCalumet County: 1,196 USDChippewa County: 1,052 USDClark County: 889 USDColumbia County: 1,246 USDCrawford County: 864 USDDane County: 1,522 USDDodge County: 1,035 USDDoor County: 974 USDDouglas County: 1,099 USDDunn County: 1,002 USDEau Claire County: 1,052 USDFlorence County: 915 USDFond du Lac County: 993 USDForest County: 935 USDGrant County: 919 USDGreen County: 1,062 USDGreen Lake County: 905 USDIowa County: 992 USDIron County: 917 USDJackson County: 898 USDJefferson County: 1,140 USDJuneau County: 950 USDKenosha County: 1,209 USDKewaunee County: 1,113 USDLa Crosse County: 1,111 USDLafayette County: 864 USDLanglade County: 924 USDLincoln County: 943 USDManitowoc County: 864 USDMarathon County: 970 USDMarinette County: 864 USDMarquette County: 916 USDMenominee County: 864 USDMilwaukee County: 1,152 USDMonroe County: 1,002 USDOconto County: 968 USDOneida County: 940 USDOutagamie County: 1,196 USDOzaukee County: 1,152 USDPepin County: 1,002 USDPierce County: 1,547 USDPolk County: 1,040 USDPortage County: 907 USDPrice County: 892 USDRacine County: 1,120 USDRichland County: 924 USDRock County: 1,041 USDRusk County: 864 USDSt. Croix County: 1,547 USDSauk County: 1,051 USDSawyer County: 960 USDShawano County: 882 USDSheboygan County: 919 USDTaylor County: 864 USDTrempealeau County: 888 USDVernon County: 864 USDVilas County: 864 USDWalworth County: 1,131 USDWashburn County: 900 USDWashington County: 1,152 USDWaukesha County: 1,152 USDWaupaca County: 935 USDWaushara County: 864 USDWinnebago County: 1,019 USDWood County: 894 USD
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  • 890 to 910
  • 910 to 960
  • 960 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Pierce County: 1,547 USDPierce County1,547St. Croix County: 1,547 USDSt. Croix County1,547Dane County: 1,522 USDDane County1,522Columbia County: 1,246 USDColumbia County1,246Kenosha County: 1,209 USDKenosha County1,209Calumet County: 1,196 USDCalumet County1,196Outagamie County: 1,196 USDOutagamie County1,196Milwaukee County: 1,152 USDMilwaukee County1,152Ozaukee County: 1,152 USDOzaukee County1,152Washington County: 1,152 USDWashington County1,152Waukesha County: 1,152 USDWaukesha County1,152Jefferson County: 1,140 USDJefferson County1,140Walworth County: 1,131 USDWalworth County1,131Racine County: 1,120 USDRacine County1,120Brown County: 1,113 USDBrown County1,113Kewaunee County: 1,113 USDKewaunee County1,113La Crosse County: 1,111 USDLa Crosse County1,111Douglas County: 1,099 USDDouglas County1,099Green County: 1,062 USDGreen County1,062Chippewa County: 1,052 USDChippewa County1,052Eau Claire County: 1,052 USDEau Claire County1,052Sauk County: 1,051 USDSauk County1,051Rock County: 1,041 USDRock County1,041Polk County: 1,040 USDPolk County1,040Dodge County: 1,035 USDDodge County1,035Winnebago County: 1,019 USDWinnebago County1,019Dunn County: 1,002 USDDunn County1,002Monroe County: 1,002 USDMonroe County1,002Pepin County: 1,002 USDPepin County1,002Fond du Lac County: 993 USDFond du Lac County993Iowa County: 992 USDIowa County992Adams County: 979 USDAdams County979Door County: 974 USDDoor County974Marathon County: 970 USDMarathon County970Oconto County: 968 USDOconto County968Sawyer County: 960 USDSawyer County960Juneau County: 950 USDJuneau County950Lincoln County: 943 USDLincoln County943Oneida County: 940 USDOneida County940Forest County: 935 USDForest County935Pierce County: 1,547 USDPierce County1,547St. Croix County: 1,547 USDSt. Croix County1,547Dane County: 1,522 USDDane County1,522Columbia County: 1,246 USDColumbia County1,246Kenosha County: 1,209 USDKenosha County1,209Calumet County: 1,196 USDCalumet County1,196Outagamie County: 1,196 USDOutagamie County1,196Milwaukee County: 1,152 USDMilwaukee County1,152Ozaukee County: 1,152 USDOzaukee County1,152Washington County: 1,152 USDWashington County1,152Waukesha County: 1,152 USDWaukesha County1,152Jefferson County: 1,140 USDJefferson County1,140Walworth County: 1,131 USDWalworth County1,131Racine County: 1,120 USDRacine County1,120Brown County: 1,113 USDBrown County1,113Kewaunee County: 1,113 USDKewaunee County1,113La Crosse County: 1,111 USDLa Crosse County1,111Douglas County: 1,099 USDDouglas County1,099Green County: 1,062 USDGreen County1,062Chippewa County: 1,052 USDChippewa County1,052Eau Claire County: 1,052 USDEau Claire County1,052Sauk County: 1,051 USDSauk County1,051Rock County: 1,041 USDRock County1,041Polk County: 1,040 USDPolk County1,040Dodge County: 1,035 USDDodge County1,035Winnebago County: 1,019 USDWinnebago County1,019Dunn County: 1,002 USDDunn County1,002Monroe County: 1,002 USDMonroe County1,002Pepin County: 1,002 USDPepin County1,002Fond du Lac County: 993 USDFond du Lac County993Iowa County: 992 USDIowa County992Adams County: 979 USDAdams County979Door County: 974 USDDoor County974Marathon County: 970 USDMarathon County970Oconto County: 968 USDOconto County968Sawyer County: 960 USDSawyer County960Juneau County: 950 USDJuneau County950Lincoln County: 943 USDLincoln County943Oneida County: 940 USDOneida County940Forest County: 935 USDForest County935
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Pierce County1,547+0.6%
1St. Croix County1,547+0.6%
3Dane County1,522+13.4%
4Columbia County1,246+9.2%
5Kenosha County1,209-1.1%
6Calumet County1,196+12.8%
6Outagamie County1,196+12.8%
8Milwaukee County1,152-1.4%
8Ozaukee County1,152-1.4%
8Washington County1,152-1.4%
8Waukesha County1,152-1.4%
12Jefferson County1,140+4.4%
13Walworth County1,131+2%
14Racine County1,120+6.6%
15Brown County1,113+7.5%
15Kewaunee County1,113+7.5%
17La Crosse County1,111-4.4%
18Douglas County1,099+9.8%
19Green County1,062+12.4%
20Chippewa County1,052-3.5%
20Eau Claire County1,052-3.5%
22Sauk County1,051+2.7%
23Rock County1,041+4.1%
24Polk County1,040+0.8%
25Dodge County1,035-0.2%
26Winnebago County1,019+2.1%
27Dunn County1,002-0.5%
27Monroe County1,002+2.5%
27Pepin County1,002+1.1%
30Fond du Lac County993+1.3%
31Iowa County992+7.5%
32Adams County979+3.3%
33Door County974-0.4%
34Marathon County970+7.3%
35Oconto County968-0.4%
36Sawyer County960-0.3%
37Juneau County950+2.5%
38Lincoln County943-1.5%
39Oneida County940-0.5%
40Forest County935-0.6%
40Waupaca County9350%
42Langlade County924+2.8%
42Richland County924-1.9%
44Grant County919+3.5%
44Sheboygan County919+4.1%
46Iron County917+1.4%
47Marquette County916+1.2%
48Florence County915+1%
49Barron County913+6.5%
50Portage County907+1.3%
51Green Lake County905+3.8%
52Ashland County901+2.5%
53Washburn County900+0.7%
54Burnett County899-3.1%
55Jackson County898+5.2%
56Wood County894-5.3%
57Buffalo County893+1.6%
58Price County892+4.7%
59Clark County889+3.5%
60Trempealeau County888-1.3%
61Shawano County882+2.3%
62Bayfield County878-2.2%
63Crawford County864+1.4%
63Lafayette County864+0.5%
63Manitowoc County864+1.4%
63Marinette County864-0.7%
63Menominee County864+1.4%
63Rusk County864+1.4%
63Taylor County864+1.4%
63Vernon County864+1.4%
63Vilas County864-0.8%
63Waushara County864+1.4%

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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/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018}},
  year = {2018},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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/fmr2018/FY18\_4050\_FMRs\_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Pierce County, with $1,547 in 2018, 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 $864 in 2018.

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