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Cities in Wisconsin by median gross rent (monthly)

Mequon, WI had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 96 cities in 2021, at $2,050. Manitowoc, WI had the lowest, at $690. The median was $921 and the figure for Wisconsin was $916. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,050Mequon, WI
Lowest690Manitowoc, WI
Median92196 cities
Wisconsin916History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Mequon, WI: 2,050 USDMequon, WI2,050Brookfield, WI: 1,595 USDBrookfield, WI1,595Pewaukee, WI: 1,392 USDPewaukee, WI1,392Pleasant Prairie, WI: 1,303 USDPleasant Prairie, WI1,303New Berlin, WI: 1,302 USDNew Berlin, WI1,302Whitefish Bay, WI: 1,274 USDWhitefish Bay, WI1,274Hudson, WI: 1,272 USDHudson, WI1,272Verona, WI: 1,271 USDVerona, WI1,271Suamico, WI: 1,264 USDSuamico, WI1,264Windsor, WI: 1,256 USDWindsor, WI1,256Madison, WI: 1,212 USDMadison, WI1,212Richfield, WI: 1,197 USDRichfield, WI1,197Oak Creek, WI: 1,194 USDOak Creek, WI1,194Menomonee Falls, WI: 1,191 USDMenomonee Falls, WI1,191Muskego, WI: 1,191 USDMuskego, WI1,191Wauwatosa, WI: 1,190 USDWauwatosa, WI1,190Harrison, WI: 1,188 USDHarrison, WI1,188Sun Prairie, WI: 1,171 USDSun Prairie, WI1,171Middleton, WI: 1,170 USDMiddleton, WI1,170Germantown, WI: 1,164 USDGermantown, WI1,164Fitchburg, WI: 1,159 USDFitchburg, WI1,159Franklin, WI: 1,132 USDFranklin, WI1,132DeForest, WI: 1,119 USDDeForest, WI1,119Waunakee, WI: 1,093 USDWaunakee, WI1,093Sussex, WI: 1,088 USDSussex, WI1,088Glendale, WI: 1,056 USDGlendale, WI1,056Shorewood, WI: 1,054 USDShorewood, WI1,054Oconomowoc, WI: 1,050 USDOconomowoc, WI1,050Hartland, WI: 1,049 USDHartland, WI1,049Oregon, WI: 1,044 USDOregon, WI1,044Waukesha, WI: 1,032 USDWaukesha, WI1,032Greenfield, WI: 1,020 USDGreenfield, WI1,020Greendale, WI: 1,003 USDGreendale, WI1,003Kenosha, WI: 996 USDKenosha, WI996Stoughton, WI: 987 USDStoughton, WI987Salem Lakes, WI: 985 USDSalem Lakes, WI985Holmen, WI: 974 USDHolmen, WI974Bellevue, WI: 966 USDBellevue, WI966Brown Deer, WI: 960 USDBrown Deer, WI960Port Washington, WI: 950 USDPort Washington, WI950Mequon, WI: 2,050 USDMequon, WI2,050Brookfield, WI: 1,595 USDBrookfield, WI1,595Pewaukee, WI: 1,392 USDPewaukee, WI1,392Pleasant Prairie, WI: 1,303 USDPleasant Prairie, WI1,303New Berlin, WI: 1,302 USDNew Berlin, WI1,302Whitefish Bay, WI: 1,274 USDWhitefish Bay, WI1,274Hudson, WI: 1,272 USDHudson, WI1,272Verona, WI: 1,271 USDVerona, WI1,271Suamico, WI: 1,264 USDSuamico, WI1,264Windsor, WI: 1,256 USDWindsor, WI1,256Madison, WI: 1,212 USDMadison, WI1,212Richfield, WI: 1,197 USDRichfield, WI1,197Oak Creek, WI: 1,194 USDOak Creek, WI1,194Menomonee Falls, WI: 1,191 USDMenomonee Falls, WI1,191Muskego, WI: 1,191 USDMuskego, WI1,191Wauwatosa, WI: 1,190 USDWauwatosa, WI1,190Harrison, WI: 1,188 USDHarrison, WI1,188Sun Prairie, WI: 1,171 USDSun Prairie, WI1,171Middleton, WI: 1,170 USDMiddleton, WI1,170Germantown, WI: 1,164 USDGermantown, WI1,164Fitchburg, WI: 1,159 USDFitchburg, WI1,159Franklin, WI: 1,132 USDFranklin, WI1,132DeForest, WI: 1,119 USDDeForest, WI1,119Waunakee, WI: 1,093 USDWaunakee, WI1,093Sussex, WI: 1,088 USDSussex, WI1,088Glendale, WI: 1,056 USDGlendale, WI1,056Shorewood, WI: 1,054 USDShorewood, WI1,054Oconomowoc, WI: 1,050 USDOconomowoc, WI1,050Hartland, WI: 1,049 USDHartland, WI1,049Oregon, WI: 1,044 USDOregon, WI1,044Waukesha, WI: 1,032 USDWaukesha, WI1,032Greenfield, WI: 1,020 USDGreenfield, WI1,020Greendale, WI: 1,003 USDGreendale, WI1,003Kenosha, WI: 996 USDKenosha, WI996Stoughton, WI: 987 USDStoughton, WI987Salem Lakes, WI: 985 USDSalem Lakes, WI985Holmen, WI: 974 USDHolmen, WI974Bellevue, WI: 966 USDBellevue, WI966Brown Deer, WI: 960 USDBrown Deer, WI960Port Washington, WI: 950 USDPort Washington, WI950
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

RankCities2021
USD
1Mequon, WI2,050
2Brookfield, WI1,595
3Pewaukee, WI1,392
4Pleasant Prairie, WI1,303
5New Berlin, WI1,302
6Whitefish Bay, WI1,274
7Hudson, WI1,272
8Verona, WI1,271
9Suamico, WI1,264
10Windsor, WI1,256
11Madison, WI1,212
12Richfield, WI1,197
13Oak Creek, WI1,194
14Menomonee Falls, WI1,191
14Muskego, WI1,191
16Wauwatosa, WI1,190
17Harrison, WI1,188
18Sun Prairie, WI1,171
19Middleton, WI1,170
20Germantown, WI1,164
21Fitchburg, WI1,159
22Franklin, WI1,132
23DeForest, WI1,119
24Waunakee, WI1,093
25Sussex, WI1,088
26Glendale, WI1,056
27Shorewood, WI1,054
28Oconomowoc, WI1,050
29Hartland, WI1,049
30Oregon, WI1,044
31Waukesha, WI1,032
32Greenfield, WI1,020
33Greendale, WI1,003
34Kenosha, WI996
35Stoughton, WI987
36Salem Lakes, WI985
37Holmen, WI974
38Bellevue, WI966
39Brown Deer, WI960
40Port Washington, WI950
41Watertown, WI949
42Grafton, WI942
43South Milwaukee, WI941
44Howard, WI934
45Little Chute, WI933
46Onalaska, WI925
47River Falls, WI923
48Caledonia, WI921
48Kaukauna, WI921
50West Bend, WI918
51Hobart, WI915
52Cedarburg, WI913
53Janesville, WI912
54Milwaukee, WI910
55Plover, WI908
56De Pere, WI905
57Fort Atkinson, WI904
58Racine, WI893
59Mount Pleasant, WI891
60Allouez, WI888
60Hartford, WI888
62West Allis, WI881
63Elkhorn, WI880
64La Crosse, WI873
65Weston, WI863
66Burlington, WI860
67Cudahy, WI858
68New Richmond, WI854
69Chippewa Falls, WI853
70Beloit, WI852
71Eau Claire, WI851
72Beaver Dam, WI849
73Baraboo, WI841
74Neenah, WI834
75Appleton, WI833
75Fox Crossing, WI833
77Whitewater, WI831
78Ashwaubenon, WI830
79Wausau, WI827
80Menomonie, WI817
81Oshkosh, WI812
82Reedsburg, WI808
83Green Bay, WI805
83Platteville, WI805
85Stevens Point, WI804
86Wisconsin Rapids, WI796
87Monroe, WI793
88Fond du Lac, WI792
89Superior, WI789
90Sheboygan, WI773
91Menasha, WI749
92Marinette, WI713
93Marshfield, WI709
94Waupun, WI705
95Two Rivers, WI694
96Manitowoc, WI690

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About this ranking

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. 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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/wisconsin-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mequon, WI, with $2,050 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Manitowoc, WI, with $690 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 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. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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