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Cities in Wisconsin by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Mequon, WI had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 98 cities in 2024, at $2,157. Two Rivers, WI had the lowest, at $780. The median was $1,115 and the figure for Wisconsin was $1,087. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,157Mequon, WI
Lowest780Two Rivers, WI
Median1,11598 cities
Wisconsin1,087History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Mequon, WI: 2,157 USDMequon, WI2,157Brookfield, WI: 1,886 USDBrookfield, WI1,886Pewaukee, WI: 1,622 USDPewaukee, WI1,622Verona, WI: 1,605 USDVerona, WI1,605Franklin, WI: 1,458 USDFranklin, WI1,458Pleasant Prairie, WI: 1,458 USDPleasant Prairie, WI1,458Oak Creek, WI: 1,452 USDOak Creek, WI1,452DeForest, WI: 1,442 USDDeForest, WI1,442Wauwatosa, WI: 1,438 USDWauwatosa, WI1,438Middleton, WI: 1,437 USDMiddleton, WI1,437Glendale, WI: 1,432 USDGlendale, WI1,432New Berlin, WI: 1,426 USDNew Berlin, WI1,426Harrison, WI: 1,422 USDHarrison, WI1,422Sun Prairie, WI: 1,419 USDSun Prairie, WI1,419Madison, WI: 1,413 USDMadison, WI1,413Richfield, WI: 1,388 USDRichfield, WI1,388Windsor, WI: 1,375 USDWindsor, WI1,375Fitchburg, WI: 1,373 USDFitchburg, WI1,373Lisbon, WI: 1,371 USDLisbon, WI1,371Sussex, WI: 1,369 USDSussex, WI1,369Hudson, WI: 1,359 USDHudson, WI1,359Germantown, WI: 1,355 USDGermantown, WI1,355Shorewood, WI: 1,347 USDShorewood, WI1,347Whitefish Bay, WI: 1,335 USDWhitefish Bay, WI1,335Waunakee, WI: 1,324 USDWaunakee, WI1,324Menomonee Falls, WI: 1,313 USDMenomonee Falls, WI1,313Muskego, WI: 1,313 USDMuskego, WI1,313Grafton, WI: 1,310 USDGrafton, WI1,310Oconomowoc, WI: 1,301 USDOconomowoc, WI1,301Hobart, WI: 1,278 USDHobart, WI1,278Greendale, WI: 1,252 USDGreendale, WI1,252Hartland, WI: 1,230 USDHartland, WI1,230Oregon, WI: 1,221 USDOregon, WI1,221Waukesha, WI: 1,219 USDWaukesha, WI1,219Greenville, WI: 1,214 USDGreenville, WI1,214Suamico, WI: 1,188 USDSuamico, WI1,188Kenosha, WI: 1,186 USDKenosha, WI1,186Salem Lakes, WI: 1,184 USDSalem Lakes, WI1,184Brown Deer, WI: 1,183 USDBrown Deer, WI1,183Holmen, WI: 1,175 USDHolmen, WI1,175Mequon, WI: 2,157 USDMequon, WI2,157Brookfield, WI: 1,886 USDBrookfield, WI1,886Pewaukee, WI: 1,622 USDPewaukee, WI1,622Verona, WI: 1,605 USDVerona, WI1,605Franklin, WI: 1,458 USDFranklin, WI1,458Pleasant Prairie, WI: 1,458 USDPleasant Prairie, WI1,458Oak Creek, WI: 1,452 USDOak Creek, WI1,452DeForest, WI: 1,442 USDDeForest, WI1,442Wauwatosa, WI: 1,438 USDWauwatosa, WI1,438Middleton, WI: 1,437 USDMiddleton, WI1,437Glendale, WI: 1,432 USDGlendale, WI1,432New Berlin, WI: 1,426 USDNew Berlin, WI1,426Harrison, WI: 1,422 USDHarrison, WI1,422Sun Prairie, WI: 1,419 USDSun Prairie, WI1,419Madison, WI: 1,413 USDMadison, WI1,413Richfield, WI: 1,388 USDRichfield, WI1,388Windsor, WI: 1,375 USDWindsor, WI1,375Fitchburg, WI: 1,373 USDFitchburg, WI1,373Lisbon, WI: 1,371 USDLisbon, WI1,371Sussex, WI: 1,369 USDSussex, WI1,369Hudson, WI: 1,359 USDHudson, WI1,359Germantown, WI: 1,355 USDGermantown, WI1,355Shorewood, WI: 1,347 USDShorewood, WI1,347Whitefish Bay, WI: 1,335 USDWhitefish Bay, WI1,335Waunakee, WI: 1,324 USDWaunakee, WI1,324Menomonee Falls, WI: 1,313 USDMenomonee Falls, WI1,313Muskego, WI: 1,313 USDMuskego, WI1,313Grafton, WI: 1,310 USDGrafton, WI1,310Oconomowoc, WI: 1,301 USDOconomowoc, WI1,301Hobart, WI: 1,278 USDHobart, WI1,278Greendale, WI: 1,252 USDGreendale, WI1,252Hartland, WI: 1,230 USDHartland, WI1,230Oregon, WI: 1,221 USDOregon, WI1,221Waukesha, WI: 1,219 USDWaukesha, WI1,219Greenville, WI: 1,214 USDGreenville, WI1,214Suamico, WI: 1,188 USDSuamico, WI1,188Kenosha, WI: 1,186 USDKenosha, WI1,186Salem Lakes, WI: 1,184 USDSalem Lakes, WI1,184Brown Deer, WI: 1,183 USDBrown Deer, WI1,183Holmen, WI: 1,175 USDHolmen, WI1,175
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Mequon, WI2,157-5%
2Brookfield, WI1,886+5.1%
3Pewaukee, WI1,622+9.2%
4Verona, WI1,605+9.8%
5Franklin, WI1,458+10%
5Pleasant Prairie, WI1,458+0.8%
7Oak Creek, WI1,452+3.9%
8DeForest, WI1,442+4.4%
9Wauwatosa, WI1,438+4.7%
10Middleton, WI1,437+5.9%
11Glendale, WI1,432+5.8%
12New Berlin, WI1,426+1.2%
13Harrison, WI1,422+1.8%
14Sun Prairie, WI1,419+3.3%
15Madison, WI1,413+3.6%
16Richfield, WI1,388-4.9%
17Windsor, WI1,375+4%
18Fitchburg, WI1,373+5.5%
19Lisbon, WI1,371n/a
20Sussex, WI1,369+11.2%
21Hudson, WI1,359-1.3%
22Germantown, WI1,355+3.4%
23Shorewood, WI1,347+4.3%
24Whitefish Bay, WI1,335-1%
25Waunakee, WI1,324+7.1%
26Menomonee Falls, WI1,313+4.5%
26Muskego, WI1,313+1.6%
28Grafton, WI1,310+12.7%
29Oconomowoc, WI1,301+5.3%
30Hobart, WI1,278+4.2%
31Greendale, WI1,252+6.4%
32Hartland, WI1,230+11.4%
33Oregon, WI1,221-0.7%
34Waukesha, WI1,219+3%
35Greenville, WI1,214-0.4%
36Suamico, WI1,188+3.5%
37Kenosha, WI1,186+4.3%
38Salem Lakes, WI1,184+4.6%
39Brown Deer, WI1,183+4.5%
40Holmen, WI1,175+0.9%
41Greenfield, WI1,170+4.2%
42New Richmond, WI1,168+9.2%
43Stoughton, WI1,157+0.2%
44Bellevue, WI1,154+6.6%
45Little Chute, WI1,150+0.8%
46Caledonia, WI1,141+5.6%
47Onalaska, WI1,130+3.1%
48Mount Pleasant, WI1,127+7.8%
49Cedarburg, WI1,116+5.6%
50Allouez, WI1,114+13.2%
51Hartford, WI1,110+1.4%
52River Falls, WI1,107+5.4%
53Howard, WI1,102+4.7%
54Plover, WI1,089+4.6%
55Kaukauna, WI1,083+9.6%
56West Bend, WI1,076+4.2%
57Beloit, WI1,066+7.8%
58Milwaukee, WI1,059+2.5%
59Janesville, WI1,054+1.6%
60De Pere, WI1,053+7.3%
61Watertown, WI1,052-0.8%
62Eau Claire, WI1,045+7.6%
63Whitewater, WI1,041+5.7%
64Elkhorn, WI1,034+3.5%
65Racine, WI1,033+5.1%
66Appleton, WI1,030+7.6%
67Cudahy, WI1,028+5.2%
68Weston, WI1,024+5%
69South Milwaukee, WI1,0140%
70La Crosse, WI1,010+3.4%
70Wausau, WI1,010+6.3%
72Fox Crossing, WI1,009+5%
73Port Washington, WI1,008-1.3%
74West Allis, WI1,007-0.5%
75Neenah, WI1,006+3.7%
76Burlington, WI999+3.3%
77Reedsburg, WI977+3.5%
78Menomonie, WI970+4%
79Ashwaubenon, WI964+2%
80Fort Atkinson, WI961+0.4%
81Beaver Dam, WI959+1.8%
82Waupun, WI951+14.6%
83Baraboo, WI940+1.5%
84Oshkosh, WI935+3%
85Green Bay, WI932+3.1%
86Sheboygan, WI924+5.7%
87Fond du Lac, WI913+0.9%
88Chippewa Falls, WI9100%
89Menasha, WI903+4.3%
90Superior, WI900+2.2%
91Stevens Point, WI890+1.8%
92Wisconsin Rapids, WI888+1.8%
93Platteville, WI863-2.5%
94Monroe, WI862+2.1%
95Marshfield, WI842+5.5%
96Marinette, WI807+5.8%
97Manitowoc, WI804+2.2%
98Two Rivers, WI780+3.2%

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Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/wisconsin-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Mequon, WI, with $2,157 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Two Rivers, WI, with $780 in 2024.

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