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Cities in Wisconsin by housing units

Milwaukee, WI had the highest housing units of 96 cities in 2021, at 257,267. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 3,316. The median was 7,913 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.72 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest257,267Milwaukee, WI
Lowest3,316Windsor, WI
Median7,91396 cities
Wisconsin2,718,369History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Milwaukee, WI: 257,267 countMilwaukee, WI257,267Madison, WI: 122,561 countMadison, WI122,561Green Bay, WI: 45,951 countGreen Bay, WI45,951Kenosha, WI: 41,468 countKenosha, WI41,468Racine, WI: 33,767 countRacine, WI33,767Appleton, WI: 31,213 countAppleton, WI31,213Waukesha, WI: 31,077 countWaukesha, WI31,077Eau Claire, WI: 29,893 countEau Claire, WI29,893West Allis, WI: 29,728 countWest Allis, WI29,728Janesville, WI: 28,692 countJanesville, WI28,692Oshkosh, WI: 28,545 countOshkosh, WI28,545La Crosse, WI: 23,601 countLa Crosse, WI23,601Wauwatosa, WI: 22,380 countWauwatosa, WI22,380Sheboygan, WI: 22,276 countSheboygan, WI22,276Fond du Lac, WI: 19,859 countFond du Lac, WI19,859Wausau, WI: 18,740 countWausau, WI18,740Greenfield, WI: 18,687 countGreenfield, WI18,687New Berlin, WI: 17,677 countNew Berlin, WI17,677Brookfield, WI: 16,377 countBrookfield, WI16,377Menomonee Falls, WI: 16,352 countMenomonee Falls, WI16,352Manitowoc, WI: 16,266 countManitowoc, WI16,266Oak Creek, WI: 15,641 countOak Creek, WI15,641Sun Prairie, WI: 15,164 countSun Prairie, WI15,164Beloit, WI: 14,635 countBeloit, WI14,635Franklin, WI: 14,443 countFranklin, WI14,443West Bend, WI: 14,381 countWest Bend, WI14,381Fitchburg, WI: 13,649 countFitchburg, WI13,649Superior, WI: 12,438 countSuperior, WI12,438Mount Pleasant, WI: 12,161 countMount Pleasant, WI12,161Neenah, WI: 11,624 countNeenah, WI11,624Stevens Point, WI: 11,336 countStevens Point, WI11,336Caledonia, WI: 10,563 countCaledonia, WI10,563Middleton, WI: 10,460 countMiddleton, WI10,460De Pere, WI: 10,320 countDe Pere, WI10,320Muskego, WI: 9,908 countMuskego, WI9,908Mequon, WI: 9,673 countMequon, WI9,673Marshfield, WI: 9,468 countMarshfield, WI9,468Watertown, WI: 9,334 countWatertown, WI9,334Fox Crossing, WI: 9,246 countFox Crossing, WI9,246South Milwaukee, WI: 9,140 countSouth Milwaukee, WI9,140Milwaukee, WI: 257,267 countMilwaukee, WI257,267Madison, WI: 122,561 countMadison, WI122,561Green Bay, WI: 45,951 countGreen Bay, WI45,951Kenosha, WI: 41,468 countKenosha, WI41,468Racine, WI: 33,767 countRacine, WI33,767Appleton, WI: 31,213 countAppleton, WI31,213Waukesha, WI: 31,077 countWaukesha, WI31,077Eau Claire, WI: 29,893 countEau Claire, WI29,893West Allis, WI: 29,728 countWest Allis, WI29,728Janesville, WI: 28,692 countJanesville, WI28,692Oshkosh, WI: 28,545 countOshkosh, WI28,545La Crosse, WI: 23,601 countLa Crosse, WI23,601Wauwatosa, WI: 22,380 countWauwatosa, WI22,380Sheboygan, WI: 22,276 countSheboygan, WI22,276Fond du Lac, WI: 19,859 countFond du Lac, WI19,859Wausau, WI: 18,740 countWausau, WI18,740Greenfield, WI: 18,687 countGreenfield, WI18,687New Berlin, WI: 17,677 countNew Berlin, WI17,677Brookfield, WI: 16,377 countBrookfield, WI16,377Menomonee Falls, WI: 16,352 countMenomonee Falls, WI16,352Manitowoc, WI: 16,266 countManitowoc, WI16,266Oak Creek, WI: 15,641 countOak Creek, WI15,641Sun Prairie, WI: 15,164 countSun Prairie, WI15,164Beloit, WI: 14,635 countBeloit, WI14,635Franklin, WI: 14,443 countFranklin, WI14,443West Bend, WI: 14,381 countWest Bend, WI14,381Fitchburg, WI: 13,649 countFitchburg, WI13,649Superior, WI: 12,438 countSuperior, WI12,438Mount Pleasant, WI: 12,161 countMount Pleasant, WI12,161Neenah, WI: 11,624 countNeenah, WI11,624Stevens Point, WI: 11,336 countStevens Point, WI11,336Caledonia, WI: 10,563 countCaledonia, WI10,563Middleton, WI: 10,460 countMiddleton, WI10,460De Pere, WI: 10,320 countDe Pere, WI10,320Muskego, WI: 9,908 countMuskego, WI9,908Mequon, WI: 9,673 countMequon, WI9,673Marshfield, WI: 9,468 countMarshfield, WI9,468Watertown, WI: 9,334 countWatertown, WI9,334Fox Crossing, WI: 9,246 countFox Crossing, WI9,246South Milwaukee, WI: 9,140 countSouth Milwaukee, WI9,140
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Milwaukee, WI257,267
2Madison, WI122,561
3Green Bay, WI45,951
4Kenosha, WI41,468
5Racine, WI33,767
6Appleton, WI31,213
7Waukesha, WI31,077
8Eau Claire, WI29,893
9West Allis, WI29,728
10Janesville, WI28,692
11Oshkosh, WI28,545
12La Crosse, WI23,601
13Wauwatosa, WI22,380
14Sheboygan, WI22,276
15Fond du Lac, WI19,859
16Wausau, WI18,740
17Greenfield, WI18,687
18New Berlin, WI17,677
19Brookfield, WI16,377
20Menomonee Falls, WI16,352
21Manitowoc, WI16,266
22Oak Creek, WI15,641
23Sun Prairie, WI15,164
24Beloit, WI14,635
25Franklin, WI14,443
26West Bend, WI14,381
27Fitchburg, WI13,649
28Superior, WI12,438
29Mount Pleasant, WI12,161
30Neenah, WI11,624
31Stevens Point, WI11,336
32Caledonia, WI10,563
33Middleton, WI10,460
34De Pere, WI10,320
35Muskego, WI9,908
36Mequon, WI9,673
37Marshfield, WI9,468
38Watertown, WI9,334
39Fox Crossing, WI9,246
40South Milwaukee, WI9,140
41Cudahy, WI9,043
42Wisconsin Rapids, WI8,988
43Pleasant Prairie, WI8,635
44Onalaska, WI8,477
45Germantown, WI8,474
46Menasha, WI8,463
47Howard, WI8,359
48Beaver Dam, WI7,952
49Ashwaubenon, WI7,874
50Oconomowoc, WI7,698
51Kaukauna, WI7,189
52Bellevue, WI6,984
53Pewaukee, WI6,768
54Shorewood, WI6,713
55Chippewa Falls, WI6,573
56Hartford, WI6,556
57Weston, WI6,498
58Hudson, WI6,399
59Menomonie, WI6,395
60Glendale, WI6,268
61Greendale, WI6,234
62Salem Lakes, WI6,231
63Brown Deer, WI6,198
64Verona, WI6,067
65Allouez, WI6,007
66Baraboo, WI5,956
67Grafton, WI5,766
68Whitefish Bay, WI5,739
69Fort Atkinson, WI5,737
70Stoughton, WI5,697
71Plover, WI5,683
72River Falls, WI5,644
73Two Rivers, WI5,552
74Marinette, WI5,461
75Waunakee, WI5,441
76Cedarburg, WI5,419
77Little Chute, WI5,291
78Monroe, WI5,225
79Port Washington, WI5,212
80Burlington, WI4,895
81Whitewater, WI4,833
82Oregon, WI4,730
83Suamico, WI4,595
84Richfield, WI4,567
85Sussex, WI4,522
86Platteville, WI4,470
87Holmen, WI4,440
88Harrison, WI4,421
89Waupun, WI4,415
90New Richmond, WI4,267
91Elkhorn, WI4,246
92DeForest, WI4,169
93Hobart, WI4,137
94Reedsburg, WI4,000
95Hartland, WI3,875
96Windsor, WI3,316

Other periods

About this ranking

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Milwaukee, WI, with 257,267 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Windsor, WI, with 3,316 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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