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 2017, at $1,086. Waushara County had the lowest, at $681. The median was $709. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,086Pierce County
Median70972 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 681 USDAshland County: 681 USDBarron County: 681 USDBayfield County: 702 USDBrown County: 738 USDBuffalo County: 699 USDBurnett County: 681 USDCalumet County: 728 USDChippewa County: 776 USDClark County: 681 USDColumbia County: 790 USDCrawford County: 681 USDDane County: 964 USDDodge County: 755 USDDoor County: 712 USDDouglas County: 771 USDDunn County: 726 USDEau Claire County: 776 USDFlorence County: 705 USDFond du Lac County: 751 USDForest County: 681 USDGrant County: 681 USDGreen County: 700 USDGreen Lake County: 681 USDIowa County: 738 USDIron County: 681 USDJackson County: 681 USDJefferson County: 795 USDJuneau County: 682 USDKenosha County: 890 USDKewaunee County: 738 USDLa Crosse County: 814 USDLafayette County: 681 USDLanglade County: 681 USDLincoln County: 681 USDManitowoc County: 681 USDMarathon County: 721 USDMarinette County: 681 USDMarquette County: 719 USDMenominee County: 681 USDMilwaukee County: 927 USDMonroe County: 782 USDOconto County: 681 USDOneida County: 726 USDOutagamie County: 728 USDOzaukee County: 927 USDPepin County: 681 USDPierce County: 1,086 USDPolk County: 763 USDPortage County: 714 USDPrice County: 681 USDRacine County: 776 USDRichland County: 681 USDRock County: 767 USDRusk County: 681 USDSt. Croix County: 1,086 USDSauk County: 773 USDSawyer County: 770 USDShawano County: 681 USDSheboygan County: 706 USDTaylor County: 681 USDTrempealeau County: 681 USDVernon County: 681 USDVilas County: 696 USDWalworth County: 837 USDWashburn County: 715 USDWashington County: 927 USDWaukesha County: 927 USDWaupaca County: 681 USDWaushara County: 681 USDWinnebago County: 752 USDWood County: 705 USD
  • Under 710
  • 710 to 740
  • 740 to 780
  • 780 and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Pierce County: 1,086 USDPierce County1,086St. Croix County: 1,086 USDSt. Croix County1,086Dane County: 964 USDDane County964Milwaukee County: 927 USDMilwaukee County927Ozaukee County: 927 USDOzaukee County927Washington County: 927 USDWashington County927Waukesha County: 927 USDWaukesha County927Kenosha County: 890 USDKenosha County890Walworth County: 837 USDWalworth County837La Crosse County: 814 USDLa Crosse County814Jefferson County: 795 USDJefferson County795Columbia County: 790 USDColumbia County790Monroe County: 782 USDMonroe County782Chippewa County: 776 USDChippewa County776Eau Claire County: 776 USDEau Claire County776Racine County: 776 USDRacine County776Sauk County: 773 USDSauk County773Douglas County: 771 USDDouglas County771Sawyer County: 770 USDSawyer County770Rock County: 767 USDRock County767Polk County: 763 USDPolk County763Dodge County: 755 USDDodge County755Winnebago County: 752 USDWinnebago County752Fond du Lac County: 751 USDFond du Lac County751Brown County: 738 USDBrown County738Iowa County: 738 USDIowa County738Kewaunee County: 738 USDKewaunee County738Calumet County: 728 USDCalumet County728Outagamie County: 728 USDOutagamie County728Dunn County: 726 USDDunn County726Oneida County: 726 USDOneida County726Marathon County: 721 USDMarathon County721Marquette County: 719 USDMarquette County719Washburn County: 715 USDWashburn County715Portage County: 714 USDPortage County714Door County: 712 USDDoor County712Sheboygan County: 706 USDSheboygan County706Florence County: 705 USDFlorence County705Wood County: 705 USDWood County705Bayfield County: 702 USDBayfield County702Pierce County: 1,086 USDPierce County1,086St. Croix County: 1,086 USDSt. Croix County1,086Dane County: 964 USDDane County964Milwaukee County: 927 USDMilwaukee County927Ozaukee County: 927 USDOzaukee County927Washington County: 927 USDWashington County927Waukesha County: 927 USDWaukesha County927Kenosha County: 890 USDKenosha County890Walworth County: 837 USDWalworth County837La Crosse County: 814 USDLa Crosse County814Jefferson County: 795 USDJefferson County795Columbia County: 790 USDColumbia County790Monroe County: 782 USDMonroe County782Chippewa County: 776 USDChippewa County776Eau Claire County: 776 USDEau Claire County776Racine County: 776 USDRacine County776Sauk County: 773 USDSauk County773Douglas County: 771 USDDouglas County771Sawyer County: 770 USDSawyer County770Rock County: 767 USDRock County767Polk County: 763 USDPolk County763Dodge County: 755 USDDodge County755Winnebago County: 752 USDWinnebago County752Fond du Lac County: 751 USDFond du Lac County751Brown County: 738 USDBrown County738Iowa County: 738 USDIowa County738Kewaunee County: 738 USDKewaunee County738Calumet County: 728 USDCalumet County728Outagamie County: 728 USDOutagamie County728Dunn County: 726 USDDunn County726Oneida County: 726 USDOneida County726Marathon County: 721 USDMarathon County721Marquette County: 719 USDMarquette County719Washburn County: 715 USDWashburn County715Portage County: 714 USDPortage County714Door County: 712 USDDoor County712Sheboygan County: 706 USDSheboygan County706Florence County: 705 USDFlorence County705Wood County: 705 USDWood County705Bayfield County: 702 USDBayfield County702
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Pierce County1,086+5.7%
1St. Croix County1,086+5.7%
3Dane County964+3%
4Milwaukee County927+2.2%
4Ozaukee County927+2.2%
4Washington County927+2.2%
4Waukesha County927+2.2%
8Kenosha County890-3.2%
9Walworth County8370%
10La Crosse County814-1.7%
11Jefferson County795-11.1%
12Columbia County790+2.7%
13Monroe County782+0.6%
14Chippewa County776+5.6%
14Eau Claire County776+5.6%
14Racine County776-12.6%
17Sauk County773-3.6%
18Douglas County771+2.1%
19Sawyer County770+5%
20Rock County767-0.4%
21Polk County763-1.5%
22Dodge County755+0.3%
23Winnebago County752+6.8%
24Fond du Lac County751+5.9%
25Brown County738-2.4%
25Iowa County738+0.5%
25Kewaunee County738-2.4%
28Calumet County728+1.4%
28Outagamie County728+1.4%
30Dunn County726+2.4%
30Oneida County726-0.4%
32Marathon County721-1.6%
33Marquette County719-1.6%
34Washburn County715-2.2%
35Portage County714+2.3%
36Door County712-2.9%
37Sheboygan County706+3.2%
38Florence County705+3.2%
38Wood County705+0.9%
40Bayfield County702+6.7%
41Green County700+4.3%
42Buffalo County699+0.7%
43Vilas County696-2.2%
44Juneau County682-0.1%
45Adams County681+3.5%
45Ashland County681+3.5%
45Barron County681-2.2%
45Burnett County681+3.5%
45Clark County681+3.5%
45Crawford County681+3.5%
45Forest County681+3.5%
45Grant County681+3.5%
45Green Lake County681+3.5%
45Iron County681+3.5%
45Jackson County681+3.5%
45Lafayette County681+3.5%
45Langlade County681-2.6%
45Lincoln County681+3.5%
45Manitowoc County681-5%
45Marinette County681+3.5%
45Menominee County681+3.5%
45Oconto County681+3.5%
45Pepin County681+3.5%
45Price County681+3.5%
45Richland County681+1%
45Rusk County681+1%
45Shawano County681+2.4%
45Taylor County681+3.5%
45Trempealeau County681+3.5%
45Vernon County681+1%
45Waupaca County681-0.4%
45Waushara County681-1%

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/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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pierce County, with $1,086 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Waushara County, with $681 in 2017.

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