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Cities in Wisconsin by median gross rent (monthly)

Mequon, WI had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 97 cities in 2022, at $2,254. Manitowoc, WI had the lowest, at $743. The median was $998 and the figure for Wisconsin was $992. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,254Mequon, WI
Lowest743Manitowoc, WI
Median99897 cities
Wisconsin992History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Mequon, WI: 2,254 USDMequon, WI2,254Brookfield, WI: 1,699 USDBrookfield, WI1,699Pewaukee, WI: 1,490 USDPewaukee, WI1,490Verona, WI: 1,407 USDVerona, WI1,407Pleasant Prairie, WI: 1,400 USDPleasant Prairie, WI1,400Richfield, WI: 1,383 USDRichfield, WI1,383New Berlin, WI: 1,371 USDNew Berlin, WI1,371Middleton, WI: 1,326 USDMiddleton, WI1,326Sun Prairie, WI: 1,313 USDSun Prairie, WI1,313Oak Creek, WI: 1,312 USDOak Creek, WI1,312Wauwatosa, WI: 1,312 USDWauwatosa, WI1,312Hudson, WI: 1,311 USDHudson, WI1,311Windsor, WI: 1,296 USDWindsor, WI1,296Harrison, WI: 1,295 USDHarrison, WI1,295Madison, WI: 1,291 USDMadison, WI1,291Fitchburg, WI: 1,284 USDFitchburg, WI1,284DeForest, WI: 1,278 USDDeForest, WI1,278Muskego, WI: 1,271 USDMuskego, WI1,271Germantown, WI: 1,263 USDGermantown, WI1,263Franklin, WI: 1,262 USDFranklin, WI1,262Whitefish Bay, WI: 1,262 USDWhitefish Bay, WI1,262Sussex, WI: 1,222 USDSussex, WI1,222Glendale, WI: 1,217 USDGlendale, WI1,217Menomonee Falls, WI: 1,217 USDMenomonee Falls, WI1,217Shorewood, WI: 1,214 USDShorewood, WI1,214Suamico, WI: 1,188 USDSuamico, WI1,188Waunakee, WI: 1,179 USDWaunakee, WI1,179Oregon, WI: 1,164 USDOregon, WI1,164Oconomowoc, WI: 1,161 USDOconomowoc, WI1,161Greendale, WI: 1,152 USDGreendale, WI1,152Waukesha, WI: 1,115 USDWaukesha, WI1,115Stoughton, WI: 1,111 USDStoughton, WI1,111Grafton, WI: 1,109 USDGrafton, WI1,109Greenfield, WI: 1,096 USDGreenfield, WI1,096Holmen, WI: 1,093 USDHolmen, WI1,093Hobart, WI: 1,089 USDHobart, WI1,089Kenosha, WI: 1,079 USDKenosha, WI1,079Salem Lakes, WI: 1,071 USDSalem Lakes, WI1,071Hartland, WI: 1,069 USDHartland, WI1,069Greenville, WI: 1,066 USDGreenville, WI1,066Mequon, WI: 2,254 USDMequon, WI2,254Brookfield, WI: 1,699 USDBrookfield, WI1,699Pewaukee, WI: 1,490 USDPewaukee, WI1,490Verona, WI: 1,407 USDVerona, WI1,407Pleasant Prairie, WI: 1,400 USDPleasant Prairie, WI1,400Richfield, WI: 1,383 USDRichfield, WI1,383New Berlin, WI: 1,371 USDNew Berlin, WI1,371Middleton, WI: 1,326 USDMiddleton, WI1,326Sun Prairie, WI: 1,313 USDSun Prairie, WI1,313Oak Creek, WI: 1,312 USDOak Creek, WI1,312Wauwatosa, WI: 1,312 USDWauwatosa, WI1,312Hudson, WI: 1,311 USDHudson, WI1,311Windsor, WI: 1,296 USDWindsor, WI1,296Harrison, WI: 1,295 USDHarrison, WI1,295Madison, WI: 1,291 USDMadison, WI1,291Fitchburg, WI: 1,284 USDFitchburg, WI1,284DeForest, WI: 1,278 USDDeForest, WI1,278Muskego, WI: 1,271 USDMuskego, WI1,271Germantown, WI: 1,263 USDGermantown, WI1,263Franklin, WI: 1,262 USDFranklin, WI1,262Whitefish Bay, WI: 1,262 USDWhitefish Bay, WI1,262Sussex, WI: 1,222 USDSussex, WI1,222Glendale, WI: 1,217 USDGlendale, WI1,217Menomonee Falls, WI: 1,217 USDMenomonee Falls, WI1,217Shorewood, WI: 1,214 USDShorewood, WI1,214Suamico, WI: 1,188 USDSuamico, WI1,188Waunakee, WI: 1,179 USDWaunakee, WI1,179Oregon, WI: 1,164 USDOregon, WI1,164Oconomowoc, WI: 1,161 USDOconomowoc, WI1,161Greendale, WI: 1,152 USDGreendale, WI1,152Waukesha, WI: 1,115 USDWaukesha, WI1,115Stoughton, WI: 1,111 USDStoughton, WI1,111Grafton, WI: 1,109 USDGrafton, WI1,109Greenfield, WI: 1,096 USDGreenfield, WI1,096Holmen, WI: 1,093 USDHolmen, WI1,093Hobart, WI: 1,089 USDHobart, WI1,089Kenosha, WI: 1,079 USDKenosha, WI1,079Salem Lakes, WI: 1,071 USDSalem Lakes, WI1,071Hartland, WI: 1,069 USDHartland, WI1,069Greenville, WI: 1,066 USDGreenville, WI1,066
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Mequon, WI2,254+10%
2Brookfield, WI1,699+6.5%
3Pewaukee, WI1,490+7%
4Verona, WI1,407+10.7%
5Pleasant Prairie, WI1,400+7.4%
6Richfield, WI1,383+15.5%
7New Berlin, WI1,371+5.3%
8Middleton, WI1,326+13.3%
9Sun Prairie, WI1,313+12.1%
10Oak Creek, WI1,312+9.9%
10Wauwatosa, WI1,312+10.3%
12Hudson, WI1,311+3.1%
13Windsor, WI1,296+3.2%
14Harrison, WI1,295+9%
15Madison, WI1,291+6.5%
16Fitchburg, WI1,284+10.8%
17DeForest, WI1,278+14.2%
18Muskego, WI1,271+6.7%
19Germantown, WI1,263+8.5%
20Franklin, WI1,262+11.5%
20Whitefish Bay, WI1,262-0.9%
22Sussex, WI1,222+12.3%
23Glendale, WI1,217+15.2%
23Menomonee Falls, WI1,217+2.2%
25Shorewood, WI1,214+15.2%
26Suamico, WI1,188-6%
27Waunakee, WI1,179+7.9%
28Oregon, WI1,164+11.5%
29Oconomowoc, WI1,161+10.6%
30Greendale, WI1,152+14.9%
31Waukesha, WI1,115+8%
32Stoughton, WI1,111+12.6%
33Grafton, WI1,109+17.7%
34Greenfield, WI1,096+7.5%
35Holmen, WI1,093+12.2%
36Hobart, WI1,089+19%
37Kenosha, WI1,079+8.3%
38Salem Lakes, WI1,071+8.7%
39Hartland, WI1,069+1.9%
40Greenville, WI1,066n/a
41Port Washington, WI1,052+10.7%
42Onalaska, WI1,049+13.4%
43Watertown, WI1,045+10.1%
44Little Chute, WI1,042+11.7%
45Bellevue, WI1,039+7.6%
46Mount Pleasant, WI1,023+14.8%
47Cedarburg, WI1,018+11.5%
48River Falls, WI1,004+8.8%
49Howard, WI998+6.9%
50Janesville, WI993+8.9%
51Brown Deer, WI991+3.2%
52Hartford, WI990+11.5%
53Plover, WI985+8.5%
54Caledonia, WI982+6.6%
54Milwaukee, WI982+7.9%
56De Pere, WI979+8.2%
56South Milwaukee, WI979+4%
58Kaukauna, WI973+5.6%
58West Bend, WI973+6%
60Fort Atkinson, WI969+7.2%
61Racine, WI967+8.3%
62Allouez, WI959+8%
62New Richmond, WI959+12.3%
64Beloit, WI957+12.3%
65West Allis, WI954+8.3%
66Elkhorn, WI951+8.1%
67Cudahy, WI949+10.6%
68La Crosse, WI941+7.8%
69Burlington, WI939+9.2%
70Fox Crossing, WI937+12.5%
71Beaver Dam, WI936+10.2%
72Eau Claire, WI929+9.2%
73Weston, WI920+6.6%
74Appleton, WI913+9.6%
75Whitewater, WI912+9.7%
76Baraboo, WI909+8.1%
77Neenah, WI904+8.4%
78Menomonie, WI899+10%
79Wausau, WI898+8.6%
80Ashwaubenon, WI895+7.8%
80Chippewa Falls, WI895+4.9%
82Reedsburg, WI875+8.3%
83Platteville, WI872+8.3%
84Fond du Lac, WI868+9.6%
84Wisconsin Rapids, WI868+9%
86Green Bay, WI864+7.3%
87Oshkosh, WI860+5.9%
88Stevens Point, WI855+6.3%
89Sheboygan, WI853+10.3%
90Menasha, WI820+9.5%
91Superior, WI817+3.5%
92Monroe, WI807+1.8%
93Marshfield, WI799+12.7%
94Waupun, WI797+13%
95Marinette, WI751+5.3%
96Two Rivers, WI744+7.2%
97Manitowoc, WI743+7.7%

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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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/wisconsin-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Mequon, WI, with $2,254 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Manitowoc, WI, with $743 in 2022.

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