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

Pierce County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 72 counties in 2016, at $1,027. Trempealeau County had the lowest, at $658. The median was $707. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,027Pierce County
Median70772 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 658 USDAshland County: 658 USDBarron County: 696 USDBayfield County: 658 USDBrown County: 756 USDBuffalo County: 694 USDBurnett County: 658 USDCalumet County: 718 USDChippewa County: 735 USDClark County: 658 USDColumbia County: 769 USDCrawford County: 658 USDDane County: 936 USDDodge County: 753 USDDoor County: 733 USDDouglas County: 755 USDDunn County: 709 USDEau Claire County: 735 USDFlorence County: 683 USDFond du Lac County: 709 USDForest County: 658 USDGrant County: 658 USDGreen County: 671 USDGreen Lake County: 658 USDIowa County: 734 USDIron County: 658 USDJackson County: 658 USDJefferson County: 894 USDJuneau County: 683 USDKenosha County: 919 USDKewaunee County: 756 USDLa Crosse County: 828 USDLafayette County: 658 USDLanglade County: 699 USDLincoln County: 658 USDManitowoc County: 717 USDMarathon County: 733 USDMarinette County: 658 USDMarquette County: 731 USDMenominee County: 658 USDMilwaukee County: 907 USDMonroe County: 777 USDOconto County: 658 USDOneida County: 729 USDOutagamie County: 718 USDOzaukee County: 907 USDPepin County: 658 USDPierce County: 1,027 USDPolk County: 775 USDPortage County: 698 USDPrice County: 658 USDRacine County: 888 USDRichland County: 674 USDRock County: 770 USDRusk County: 674 USDSt. Croix County: 1,027 USDSauk County: 802 USDSawyer County: 733 USDShawano County: 665 USDSheboygan County: 684 USDTaylor County: 658 USDTrempealeau County: 658 USDVernon County: 674 USDVilas County: 712 USDWalworth County: 837 USDWashburn County: 731 USDWashington County: 907 USDWaukesha County: 907 USDWaupaca County: 684 USDWaushara County: 688 USDWinnebago County: 704 USDWood County: 699 USD
  • Under 660
  • 660 to 670
  • 670 to 710
  • 710 to 730
  • 730 to 810
  • 810 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Pierce County: 1,027 USDPierce County1,027St. Croix County: 1,027 USDSt. Croix County1,027Dane County: 936 USDDane County936Kenosha County: 919 USDKenosha County919Milwaukee County: 907 USDMilwaukee County907Ozaukee County: 907 USDOzaukee County907Washington County: 907 USDWashington County907Waukesha County: 907 USDWaukesha County907Jefferson County: 894 USDJefferson County894Racine County: 888 USDRacine County888Walworth County: 837 USDWalworth County837La Crosse County: 828 USDLa Crosse County828Sauk County: 802 USDSauk County802Monroe County: 777 USDMonroe County777Polk County: 775 USDPolk County775Rock County: 770 USDRock County770Columbia County: 769 USDColumbia County769Brown County: 756 USDBrown County756Kewaunee County: 756 USDKewaunee County756Douglas County: 755 USDDouglas County755Dodge County: 753 USDDodge County753Chippewa County: 735 USDChippewa County735Eau Claire County: 735 USDEau Claire County735Iowa County: 734 USDIowa County734Door County: 733 USDDoor County733Marathon County: 733 USDMarathon County733Sawyer County: 733 USDSawyer County733Marquette County: 731 USDMarquette County731Washburn County: 731 USDWashburn County731Oneida County: 729 USDOneida County729Calumet County: 718 USDCalumet County718Outagamie County: 718 USDOutagamie County718Manitowoc County: 717 USDManitowoc County717Vilas County: 712 USDVilas County712Dunn County: 709 USDDunn County709Fond du Lac County: 709 USDFond du Lac County709Winnebago County: 704 USDWinnebago County704Langlade County: 699 USDLanglade County699Wood County: 699 USDWood County699Portage County: 698 USDPortage County698Pierce County: 1,027 USDPierce County1,027St. Croix County: 1,027 USDSt. Croix County1,027Dane County: 936 USDDane County936Kenosha County: 919 USDKenosha County919Milwaukee County: 907 USDMilwaukee County907Ozaukee County: 907 USDOzaukee County907Washington County: 907 USDWashington County907Waukesha County: 907 USDWaukesha County907Jefferson County: 894 USDJefferson County894Racine County: 888 USDRacine County888Walworth County: 837 USDWalworth County837La Crosse County: 828 USDLa Crosse County828Sauk County: 802 USDSauk County802Monroe County: 777 USDMonroe County777Polk County: 775 USDPolk County775Rock County: 770 USDRock County770Columbia County: 769 USDColumbia County769Brown County: 756 USDBrown County756Kewaunee County: 756 USDKewaunee County756Douglas County: 755 USDDouglas County755Dodge County: 753 USDDodge County753Chippewa County: 735 USDChippewa County735Eau Claire County: 735 USDEau Claire County735Iowa County: 734 USDIowa County734Door County: 733 USDDoor County733Marathon County: 733 USDMarathon County733Sawyer County: 733 USDSawyer County733Marquette County: 731 USDMarquette County731Washburn County: 731 USDWashburn County731Oneida County: 729 USDOneida County729Calumet County: 718 USDCalumet County718Outagamie County: 718 USDOutagamie County718Manitowoc County: 717 USDManitowoc County717Vilas County: 712 USDVilas County712Dunn County: 709 USDDunn County709Fond du Lac County: 709 USDFond du Lac County709Winnebago County: 704 USDWinnebago County704Langlade County: 699 USDLanglade County699Wood County: 699 USDWood County699Portage County: 698 USDPortage County698
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Pierce County1,027+3.1%
1St. Croix County1,027+3.1%
3Dane County936+0.9%
4Kenosha County919+2.2%
5Milwaukee County907+1.2%
5Ozaukee County907+1.2%
5Washington County907+1.2%
5Waukesha County907+1.2%
9Jefferson County894+7.8%
10Racine County888+16.4%
11Walworth County837-0.1%
12La Crosse County828+13.7%
13Sauk County802+5.1%
14Monroe County777+8.1%
15Polk County775+7.5%
16Rock County770+2%
17Columbia County769+3.1%
18Brown County756+0.3%
18Kewaunee County756+0.3%
20Douglas County7550%
21Dodge County753+0.8%
22Chippewa County735-1.7%
22Eau Claire County735-1.7%
24Iowa County734-2.7%
25Door County733+8%
25Marathon County733+8%
25Sawyer County733+14%
28Marquette County731+8.9%
28Washburn County731+4.4%
30Oneida County729+3%
31Calumet County718+3.8%
31Outagamie County718+3.8%
33Manitowoc County717+11.5%
34Vilas County712+4.1%
35Dunn County709+8.2%
35Fond du Lac County709-5.8%
37Winnebago County704+5.9%
38Langlade County699+0.6%
38Wood County699+8.7%
40Portage County698+3.3%
41Barron County696+1.6%
42Buffalo County694+2.8%
43Waushara County688+6.3%
44Sheboygan County684-0.9%
44Waupaca County684+6.4%
46Florence County683+6.2%
46Juneau County683+5.9%
48Richland County674+4.8%
48Rusk County674+4.7%
48Vernon County674+4.8%
51Green County671-2.3%
52Shawano County665+3.4%
53Adams County658+2.3%
53Ashland County658+2.3%
53Bayfield County658+2.3%
53Burnett County658+2.3%
53Clark County658+2.3%
53Crawford County658+2.3%
53Forest County658+2.3%
53Grant County658+2.3%
53Green Lake County658+2.3%
53Iron County658+2.3%
53Jackson County658+2%
53Lafayette County658+2.3%
53Lincoln County658+2.3%
53Marinette County658+2.3%
53Menominee County658+2.3%
53Oconto County658+2.3%
53Pepin County658+2.3%
53Price County658+2.3%
53Taylor County658+2.3%
53Trempealeau County658+2.3%

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 two-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: two 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pierce County, with $1,027 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Trempealeau County, with $658 in 2016.

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