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 2021, at $1,838. Menominee County had the lowest, at $913. The median was $1,010. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,838Pierce County
Median1,01072 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 972 USDAshland County: 913 USDBarron County: 993 USDBayfield County: 933 USDBrown County: 1,261 USDBuffalo County: 971 USDBurnett County: 937 USDCalumet County: 1,103 USDChippewa County: 1,178 USDClark County: 985 USDColumbia County: 1,306 USDCrawford County: 913 USDDane County: 1,641 USDDodge County: 1,115 USDDoor County: 1,011 USDDouglas County: 1,141 USDDunn County: 1,102 USDEau Claire County: 1,178 USDFlorence County: 913 USDFond du Lac County: 1,073 USDForest County: 913 USDGrant County: 951 USDGreen County: 1,121 USDGreen Lake County: 949 USDIowa County: 1,123 USDIron County: 940 USDJackson County: 962 USDJefferson County: 1,235 USDJuneau County: 1,067 USDKenosha County: 1,365 USDKewaunee County: 1,261 USDLa Crosse County: 1,216 USDLafayette County: 957 USDLanglade County: 974 USDLincoln County: 1,028 USDManitowoc County: 913 USDMarathon County: 1,017 USDMarinette County: 913 USDMarquette County: 932 USDMenominee County: 913 USDMilwaukee County: 1,242 USDMonroe County: 1,044 USDOconto County: 986 USDOneida County: 1,032 USDOutagamie County: 1,103 USDOzaukee County: 1,242 USDPepin County: 969 USDPierce County: 1,838 USDPolk County: 1,048 USDPortage County: 1,008 USDPrice County: 992 USDRacine County: 1,195 USDRichland County: 991 USDRock County: 1,151 USDRusk County: 977 USDSt. Croix County: 1,838 USDSauk County: 1,110 USDSawyer County: 954 USDShawano County: 961 USDSheboygan County: 985 USDTaylor County: 922 USDTrempealeau County: 975 USDVernon County: 915 USDVilas County: 915 USDWalworth County: 1,226 USDWashburn County: 966 USDWashington County: 1,242 USDWaukesha County: 1,242 USDWaupaca County: 1,019 USDWaushara County: 967 USDWinnebago County: 1,025 USDWood County: 942 USD
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  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Pierce County: 1,838 USDPierce County1,838St. Croix County: 1,838 USDSt. Croix County1,838Dane County: 1,641 USDDane County1,641Kenosha County: 1,365 USDKenosha County1,365Columbia County: 1,306 USDColumbia County1,306Brown County: 1,261 USDBrown County1,261Kewaunee County: 1,261 USDKewaunee County1,261Milwaukee County: 1,242 USDMilwaukee County1,242Ozaukee County: 1,242 USDOzaukee County1,242Washington County: 1,242 USDWashington County1,242Waukesha County: 1,242 USDWaukesha County1,242Jefferson County: 1,235 USDJefferson County1,235Walworth County: 1,226 USDWalworth County1,226La Crosse County: 1,216 USDLa Crosse County1,216Racine County: 1,195 USDRacine County1,195Chippewa County: 1,178 USDChippewa County1,178Eau Claire County: 1,178 USDEau Claire County1,178Rock County: 1,151 USDRock County1,151Douglas County: 1,141 USDDouglas County1,141Iowa County: 1,123 USDIowa County1,123Green County: 1,121 USDGreen County1,121Dodge County: 1,115 USDDodge County1,115Sauk County: 1,110 USDSauk County1,110Calumet County: 1,103 USDCalumet County1,103Outagamie County: 1,103 USDOutagamie County1,103Dunn County: 1,102 USDDunn County1,102Fond du Lac County: 1,073 USDFond du Lac County1,073Juneau County: 1,067 USDJuneau County1,067Polk County: 1,048 USDPolk County1,048Monroe County: 1,044 USDMonroe County1,044Oneida County: 1,032 USDOneida County1,032Lincoln County: 1,028 USDLincoln County1,028Winnebago County: 1,025 USDWinnebago County1,025Waupaca County: 1,019 USDWaupaca County1,019Marathon County: 1,017 USDMarathon County1,017Door County: 1,011 USDDoor County1,011Portage County: 1,008 USDPortage County1,008Barron County: 993 USDBarron County993Price County: 992 USDPrice County992Richland County: 991 USDRichland County991Pierce County: 1,838 USDPierce County1,838St. Croix County: 1,838 USDSt. Croix County1,838Dane County: 1,641 USDDane County1,641Kenosha County: 1,365 USDKenosha County1,365Columbia County: 1,306 USDColumbia County1,306Brown County: 1,261 USDBrown County1,261Kewaunee County: 1,261 USDKewaunee County1,261Milwaukee County: 1,242 USDMilwaukee County1,242Ozaukee County: 1,242 USDOzaukee County1,242Washington County: 1,242 USDWashington County1,242Waukesha County: 1,242 USDWaukesha County1,242Jefferson County: 1,235 USDJefferson County1,235Walworth County: 1,226 USDWalworth County1,226La Crosse County: 1,216 USDLa Crosse County1,216Racine County: 1,195 USDRacine County1,195Chippewa County: 1,178 USDChippewa County1,178Eau Claire County: 1,178 USDEau Claire County1,178Rock County: 1,151 USDRock County1,151Douglas County: 1,141 USDDouglas County1,141Iowa County: 1,123 USDIowa County1,123Green County: 1,121 USDGreen County1,121Dodge County: 1,115 USDDodge County1,115Sauk County: 1,110 USDSauk County1,110Calumet County: 1,103 USDCalumet County1,103Outagamie County: 1,103 USDOutagamie County1,103Dunn County: 1,102 USDDunn County1,102Fond du Lac County: 1,073 USDFond du Lac County1,073Juneau County: 1,067 USDJuneau County1,067Polk County: 1,048 USDPolk County1,048Monroe County: 1,044 USDMonroe County1,044Oneida County: 1,032 USDOneida County1,032Lincoln County: 1,028 USDLincoln County1,028Winnebago County: 1,025 USDWinnebago County1,025Waupaca County: 1,019 USDWaupaca County1,019Marathon County: 1,017 USDMarathon County1,017Door County: 1,011 USDDoor County1,011Portage County: 1,008 USDPortage County1,008Barron County: 993 USDBarron County993Price County: 992 USDPrice County992Richland County: 991 USDRichland County991
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
Change on 2020
1Pierce County1,838+6.7%
1St. Croix County1,838+6.7%
3Dane County1,641+0.4%
4Kenosha County1,365+0.9%
5Columbia County1,306+0.8%
6Brown County1,261+8.7%
6Kewaunee County1,261+8.7%
8Milwaukee County1,242+5.5%
8Ozaukee County1,242+5.5%
8Washington County1,242+5.5%
8Waukesha County1,242+5.5%
12Jefferson County1,235-0.1%
13Walworth County1,226-0.2%
14La Crosse County1,216+5.6%
15Racine County1,195+3.6%
16Chippewa County1,178+10.3%
16Eau Claire County1,178+10.3%
18Rock County1,151+4.9%
19Douglas County1,141+8.5%
20Iowa County1,123+3.7%
21Green County1,121+1.7%
22Dodge County1,115-3.6%
23Sauk County1,110-2.1%
24Calumet County1,103-1.9%
24Outagamie County1,103-1.9%
26Dunn County1,102-3.2%
27Fond du Lac County1,073+4.2%
28Juneau County1,067+3%
29Polk County1,048-3.4%
30Monroe County1,044-1%
31Oneida County1,032-0.8%
32Lincoln County1,028+4.4%
33Winnebago County1,025-3%
34Waupaca County1,019+0.8%
35Marathon County1,017+5.1%
36Door County1,011-3.2%
37Portage County1,008-2.3%
38Barron County993-3.4%
39Price County992+2.9%
40Richland County991+3.3%
41Oconto County986+2.2%
42Clark County985+3.2%
42Sheboygan County985+6.6%
44Rusk County977+3.1%
45Trempealeau County975+1.8%
46Langlade County974+1.4%
47Adams County972-4.5%
48Buffalo County971-0.3%
49Pepin County969-5.9%
50Waushara County967+8.4%
51Washburn County966-1.9%
52Jackson County962+1.6%
53Shawano County961+2.7%
54Lafayette County957+7.5%
55Sawyer County954-5.7%
56Grant County951+1.3%
57Green Lake County949+1.4%
58Wood County942-1.1%
59Iron County940-0.1%
60Burnett County937-0.3%
61Bayfield County933-4.1%
62Marquette County932-4.5%
63Taylor County922-0.2%
64Vernon County915-0.5%
64Vilas County915-4%
66Ashland County913-1%
66Crawford County913+2.6%
66Florence County913+2.6%
66Forest County913-1.9%
66Manitowoc County913+1.9%
66Marinette County913+1.2%
66Menominee County913+2.6%

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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 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/fmr2021/FY21_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. (2021). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pierce County, with $1,838 in 2021, 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)?

Menominee County, with $913 in 2021.

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