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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 2023, at $2,271. Two Rivers, WI had the lowest, at $756. The median was $1,057 and the figure for Wisconsin was $1,045. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,271Mequon, WI
Lowest756Two Rivers, WI
Median1,05797 cities
Wisconsin1,045History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Mequon, WI: 2,271 USDMequon, WI2,271Brookfield, WI: 1,794 USDBrookfield, WI1,794Pewaukee, WI: 1,485 USDPewaukee, WI1,485Verona, WI: 1,462 USDVerona, WI1,462Richfield, WI: 1,460 USDRichfield, WI1,460Pleasant Prairie, WI: 1,446 USDPleasant Prairie, WI1,446New Berlin, WI: 1,409 USDNew Berlin, WI1,409Harrison, WI: 1,397 USDHarrison, WI1,397Oak Creek, WI: 1,397 USDOak Creek, WI1,397DeForest, WI: 1,381 USDDeForest, WI1,381Hudson, WI: 1,377 USDHudson, WI1,377Sun Prairie, WI: 1,374 USDSun Prairie, WI1,374Wauwatosa, WI: 1,373 USDWauwatosa, WI1,373Madison, WI: 1,364 USDMadison, WI1,364Middleton, WI: 1,357 USDMiddleton, WI1,357Glendale, WI: 1,354 USDGlendale, WI1,354Whitefish Bay, WI: 1,348 USDWhitefish Bay, WI1,348Franklin, WI: 1,325 USDFranklin, WI1,325Windsor, WI: 1,322 USDWindsor, WI1,322Germantown, WI: 1,310 USDGermantown, WI1,310Fitchburg, WI: 1,302 USDFitchburg, WI1,302Muskego, WI: 1,292 USDMuskego, WI1,292Shorewood, WI: 1,291 USDShorewood, WI1,291Menomonee Falls, WI: 1,257 USDMenomonee Falls, WI1,257Waunakee, WI: 1,236 USDWaunakee, WI1,236Oconomowoc, WI: 1,235 USDOconomowoc, WI1,235Sussex, WI: 1,231 USDSussex, WI1,231Oregon, WI: 1,229 USDOregon, WI1,229Hobart, WI: 1,226 USDHobart, WI1,226Greenville, WI: 1,219 USDGreenville, WI1,219Waukesha, WI: 1,183 USDWaukesha, WI1,183Greendale, WI: 1,177 USDGreendale, WI1,177Holmen, WI: 1,164 USDHolmen, WI1,164Grafton, WI: 1,162 USDGrafton, WI1,162Stoughton, WI: 1,155 USDStoughton, WI1,155Suamico, WI: 1,148 USDSuamico, WI1,148Little Chute, WI: 1,141 USDLittle Chute, WI1,141Kenosha, WI: 1,137 USDKenosha, WI1,137Brown Deer, WI: 1,132 USDBrown Deer, WI1,132Salem Lakes, WI: 1,132 USDSalem Lakes, WI1,132Mequon, WI: 2,271 USDMequon, WI2,271Brookfield, WI: 1,794 USDBrookfield, WI1,794Pewaukee, WI: 1,485 USDPewaukee, WI1,485Verona, WI: 1,462 USDVerona, WI1,462Richfield, WI: 1,460 USDRichfield, WI1,460Pleasant Prairie, WI: 1,446 USDPleasant Prairie, WI1,446New Berlin, WI: 1,409 USDNew Berlin, WI1,409Harrison, WI: 1,397 USDHarrison, WI1,397Oak Creek, WI: 1,397 USDOak Creek, WI1,397DeForest, WI: 1,381 USDDeForest, WI1,381Hudson, WI: 1,377 USDHudson, WI1,377Sun Prairie, WI: 1,374 USDSun Prairie, WI1,374Wauwatosa, WI: 1,373 USDWauwatosa, WI1,373Madison, WI: 1,364 USDMadison, WI1,364Middleton, WI: 1,357 USDMiddleton, WI1,357Glendale, WI: 1,354 USDGlendale, WI1,354Whitefish Bay, WI: 1,348 USDWhitefish Bay, WI1,348Franklin, WI: 1,325 USDFranklin, WI1,325Windsor, WI: 1,322 USDWindsor, WI1,322Germantown, WI: 1,310 USDGermantown, WI1,310Fitchburg, WI: 1,302 USDFitchburg, WI1,302Muskego, WI: 1,292 USDMuskego, WI1,292Shorewood, WI: 1,291 USDShorewood, WI1,291Menomonee Falls, WI: 1,257 USDMenomonee Falls, WI1,257Waunakee, WI: 1,236 USDWaunakee, WI1,236Oconomowoc, WI: 1,235 USDOconomowoc, WI1,235Sussex, WI: 1,231 USDSussex, WI1,231Oregon, WI: 1,229 USDOregon, WI1,229Hobart, WI: 1,226 USDHobart, WI1,226Greenville, WI: 1,219 USDGreenville, WI1,219Waukesha, WI: 1,183 USDWaukesha, WI1,183Greendale, WI: 1,177 USDGreendale, WI1,177Holmen, WI: 1,164 USDHolmen, WI1,164Grafton, WI: 1,162 USDGrafton, WI1,162Stoughton, WI: 1,155 USDStoughton, WI1,155Suamico, WI: 1,148 USDSuamico, WI1,148Little Chute, WI: 1,141 USDLittle Chute, WI1,141Kenosha, WI: 1,137 USDKenosha, WI1,137Brown Deer, WI: 1,132 USDBrown Deer, WI1,132Salem Lakes, WI: 1,132 USDSalem Lakes, WI1,132
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Mequon, WI2,271+0.8%
2Brookfield, WI1,794+5.6%
3Pewaukee, WI1,485-0.3%
4Verona, WI1,462+3.9%
5Richfield, WI1,460+5.6%
6Pleasant Prairie, WI1,446+3.3%
7New Berlin, WI1,409+2.8%
8Harrison, WI1,397+7.9%
8Oak Creek, WI1,397+6.5%
10DeForest, WI1,381+8.1%
11Hudson, WI1,377+5%
12Sun Prairie, WI1,374+4.6%
13Wauwatosa, WI1,373+4.6%
14Madison, WI1,364+5.7%
15Middleton, WI1,357+2.3%
16Glendale, WI1,354+11.3%
17Whitefish Bay, WI1,348+6.8%
18Franklin, WI1,325+5%
19Windsor, WI1,322+2%
20Germantown, WI1,310+3.7%
21Fitchburg, WI1,302+1.4%
22Muskego, WI1,292+1.7%
23Shorewood, WI1,291+6.3%
24Menomonee Falls, WI1,257+3.3%
25Waunakee, WI1,236+4.8%
26Oconomowoc, WI1,235+6.4%
27Sussex, WI1,231+0.7%
28Oregon, WI1,229+5.6%
29Hobart, WI1,226+12.6%
30Greenville, WI1,219+14.4%
31Waukesha, WI1,183+6.1%
32Greendale, WI1,177+2.2%
33Holmen, WI1,164+6.5%
34Grafton, WI1,162+4.8%
35Stoughton, WI1,155+4%
36Suamico, WI1,148-3.4%
37Little Chute, WI1,141+9.5%
38Kenosha, WI1,137+5.4%
39Brown Deer, WI1,132+14.2%
39Salem Lakes, WI1,132+5.7%
41Greenfield, WI1,123+2.5%
42Hartland, WI1,104+3.3%
43Onalaska, WI1,096+4.5%
44Hartford, WI1,095+10.6%
45Bellevue, WI1,083+4.2%
46Caledonia, WI1,080+10%
47New Richmond, WI1,070+11.6%
48Watertown, WI1,061+1.5%
49Cedarburg, WI1,057+3.8%
50Howard, WI1,053+5.5%
51River Falls, WI1,050+4.6%
52Mount Pleasant, WI1,045+2.2%
53Plover, WI1,041+5.7%
54Janesville, WI1,037+4.4%
55Milwaukee, WI1,033+5.2%
55West Bend, WI1,033+6.2%
57Port Washington, WI1,021-2.9%
58South Milwaukee, WI1,014+3.6%
59West Allis, WI1,012+6.1%
60Elkhorn, WI999+5%
61Beloit, WI989+3.3%
62Kaukauna, WI988+1.5%
63Whitewater, WI985+8%
64Allouez, WI984+2.6%
65Racine, WI983+1.7%
66De Pere, WI981+0.2%
67Cudahy, WI977+3%
67La Crosse, WI977+3.8%
69Weston, WI975+6%
70Eau Claire, WI971+4.5%
71Neenah, WI970+7.3%
72Burlington, WI967+3%
73Fox Crossing, WI961+2.6%
74Appleton, WI957+4.8%
74Fort Atkinson, WI957-1.2%
76Wausau, WI950+5.8%
77Ashwaubenon, WI945+5.6%
78Reedsburg, WI944+7.9%
79Beaver Dam, WI942+0.6%
80Menomonie, WI933+3.8%
81Baraboo, WI926+1.9%
82Chippewa Falls, WI910+1.7%
83Oshkosh, WI908+5.6%
84Fond du Lac, WI905+4.3%
85Green Bay, WI904+4.6%
86Platteville, WI885+1.5%
87Superior, WI881+7.8%
88Sheboygan, WI874+2.5%
88Stevens Point, WI874+2.2%
90Wisconsin Rapids, WI872+0.5%
91Menasha, WI866+5.6%
92Monroe, WI844+4.6%
93Waupun, WI830+4.1%
94Marshfield, WI798-0.1%
95Manitowoc, WI787+5.9%
96Marinette, WI763+1.6%
97Two Rivers, WI756+1.6%

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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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/wisconsin-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/wisconsin-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mequon, WI, with $2,271 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Two Rivers, WI, with $756 in 2023.

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