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 2020, at $1,214. Waushara County had the lowest, at $714. The median was $773. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,214Pierce County
Median77372 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 760 USDAshland County: 740 USDBarron County: 745 USDBayfield County: 781 USDBrown County: 822 USDBuffalo County: 771 USDBurnett County: 754 USDCalumet County: 810 USDChippewa County: 789 USDClark County: 714 USDColumbia County: 915 USDCrawford County: 714 USDDane County: 1,186 USDDodge County: 823 USDDoor County: 813 USDDouglas County: 816 USDDunn County: 789 USDEau Claire County: 789 USDFlorence County: 714 USDFond du Lac County: 773 USDForest County: 714 USDGrant County: 715 USDGreen County: 818 USDGreen Lake County: 714 USDIowa County: 863 USDIron County: 714 USDJackson County: 714 USDJefferson County: 897 USDJuneau County: 768 USDKenosha County: 1,040 USDKewaunee County: 822 USDLa Crosse County: 829 USDLafayette County: 714 USDLanglade County: 714 USDLincoln County: 714 USDManitowoc County: 719 USDMarathon County: 777 USDMarinette County: 723 USDMarquette County: 781 USDMenominee County: 714 USDMilwaukee County: 922 USDMonroe County: 844 USDOconto County: 714 USDOneida County: 772 USDOutagamie County: 810 USDOzaukee County: 922 USDPepin County: 714 USDPierce County: 1,214 USDPolk County: 840 USDPortage County: 784 USDPrice County: 714 USDRacine County: 866 USDRichland County: 734 USDRock County: 831 USDRusk County: 714 USDSt. Croix County: 1,214 USDSauk County: 840 USDSawyer County: 812 USDShawano County: 714 USDSheboygan County: 732 USDTaylor County: 714 USDTrempealeau County: 745 USDVernon County: 738 USDVilas County: 743 USDWalworth County: 900 USDWashburn County: 764 USDWashington County: 922 USDWaukesha County: 922 USDWaupaca County: 729 USDWaushara County: 714 USDWinnebago County: 787 USDWood County: 756 USD
  • Under 740
  • 740 to 770
  • 770 to 810
  • 810 to 860
  • 860 and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Pierce County: 1,214 USDPierce County1,214St. Croix County: 1,214 USDSt. Croix County1,214Dane County: 1,186 USDDane County1,186Kenosha County: 1,040 USDKenosha County1,040Milwaukee County: 922 USDMilwaukee County922Ozaukee County: 922 USDOzaukee County922Washington County: 922 USDWashington County922Waukesha County: 922 USDWaukesha County922Columbia County: 915 USDColumbia County915Walworth County: 900 USDWalworth County900Jefferson County: 897 USDJefferson County897Racine County: 866 USDRacine County866Iowa County: 863 USDIowa County863Monroe County: 844 USDMonroe County844Polk County: 840 USDPolk County840Sauk County: 840 USDSauk County840Rock County: 831 USDRock County831La Crosse County: 829 USDLa Crosse County829Dodge County: 823 USDDodge County823Brown County: 822 USDBrown County822Kewaunee County: 822 USDKewaunee County822Green County: 818 USDGreen County818Douglas County: 816 USDDouglas County816Door County: 813 USDDoor County813Sawyer County: 812 USDSawyer County812Calumet County: 810 USDCalumet County810Outagamie County: 810 USDOutagamie County810Chippewa County: 789 USDChippewa County789Dunn County: 789 USDDunn County789Eau Claire County: 789 USDEau Claire County789Winnebago County: 787 USDWinnebago County787Portage County: 784 USDPortage County784Bayfield County: 781 USDBayfield County781Marquette County: 781 USDMarquette County781Marathon County: 777 USDMarathon County777Fond du Lac County: 773 USDFond du Lac County773Oneida County: 772 USDOneida County772Buffalo County: 771 USDBuffalo County771Juneau County: 768 USDJuneau County768Washburn County: 764 USDWashburn County764Pierce County: 1,214 USDPierce County1,214St. Croix County: 1,214 USDSt. Croix County1,214Dane County: 1,186 USDDane County1,186Kenosha County: 1,040 USDKenosha County1,040Milwaukee County: 922 USDMilwaukee County922Ozaukee County: 922 USDOzaukee County922Washington County: 922 USDWashington County922Waukesha County: 922 USDWaukesha County922Columbia County: 915 USDColumbia County915Walworth County: 900 USDWalworth County900Jefferson County: 897 USDJefferson County897Racine County: 866 USDRacine County866Iowa County: 863 USDIowa County863Monroe County: 844 USDMonroe County844Polk County: 840 USDPolk County840Sauk County: 840 USDSauk County840Rock County: 831 USDRock County831La Crosse County: 829 USDLa Crosse County829Dodge County: 823 USDDodge County823Brown County: 822 USDBrown County822Kewaunee County: 822 USDKewaunee County822Green County: 818 USDGreen County818Douglas County: 816 USDDouglas County816Door County: 813 USDDoor County813Sawyer County: 812 USDSawyer County812Calumet County: 810 USDCalumet County810Outagamie County: 810 USDOutagamie County810Chippewa County: 789 USDChippewa County789Dunn County: 789 USDDunn County789Eau Claire County: 789 USDEau Claire County789Winnebago County: 787 USDWinnebago County787Portage County: 784 USDPortage County784Bayfield County: 781 USDBayfield County781Marquette County: 781 USDMarquette County781Marathon County: 777 USDMarathon County777Fond du Lac County: 773 USDFond du Lac County773Oneida County: 772 USDOneida County772Buffalo County: 771 USDBuffalo County771Juneau County: 768 USDJuneau County768Washburn County: 764 USDWashburn County764
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD
Change on 2019
1Pierce County1,214+5.5%
1St. Croix County1,214+5.5%
3Dane County1,186+8.5%
4Kenosha County1,040+14.2%
5Milwaukee County922+0.4%
5Ozaukee County922+0.4%
5Washington County922+0.4%
5Waukesha County922+0.4%
9Columbia County915+5.3%
10Walworth County900+2.4%
11Jefferson County897+5.9%
12Racine County866+0.9%
13Iowa County863+9.1%
14Monroe County844+4.5%
15Polk County840+7.6%
15Sauk County840+5%
17Rock County831+4.8%
18La Crosse County829+0.4%
19Dodge County823+4.4%
20Brown County822-4.4%
20Kewaunee County822-4.4%
22Green County818+4.7%
23Douglas County816-6.3%
24Door County813+5%
25Sawyer County812+2.5%
26Calumet County810+4.7%
26Outagamie County810+4.7%
28Chippewa County789-2.6%
28Dunn County789+10.2%
28Eau Claire County789-2.6%
31Winnebago County787+2.3%
32Portage County784+9.5%
33Bayfield County781+5%
33Marquette County781+5.4%
35Marathon County777+0.4%
36Fond du Lac County773+0.3%
37Oneida County772+5%
38Buffalo County771+5.2%
39Juneau County768+7.6%
40Washburn County764+4.5%
41Adams County760+7.5%
42Wood County756+7.5%
43Burnett County754+6.5%
44Barron County745+5.1%
44Trempealeau County745+6.4%
46Vilas County743+6.1%
47Ashland County740+5.7%
48Vernon County738+5%
49Richland County734+4.9%
50Sheboygan County732+0.7%
51Waupaca County729+3.7%
52Marinette County723+3.3%
53Manitowoc County719+2.7%
54Grant County715+2.1%
55Clark County714+2%
55Crawford County714+2%
55Florence County714+2%
55Forest County714+2%
55Green Lake County714+2%
55Iron County714+2%
55Jackson County714+2%
55Lafayette County714+2%
55Langlade County714+2%
55Lincoln County714+2%
55Menominee County714+2%
55Oconto County714+0.1%
55Pepin County714+2%
55Price County714+2%
55Rusk County714+2%
55Shawano County714+2%
55Taylor County714+2%
55Waushara County714+2%

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.

How to cite

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/fmr2020/FY20_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. (2020). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Wisconsin by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/wisconsin-counties?period=2020 (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 $1,214 in 2020, 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 $714 in 2020.

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