Counties in Wisconsin by median gross rent (monthly)

Dane County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 72 counties in 2021, at $1,179. Florence County had the lowest, at $436. The median was $777 and the figure for Wisconsin was $916. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,179Dane County
Median77772 counties
Wisconsin916History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Dane CountyDane County: 1,179 USD1,179Waukesha CountyWaukesha County: 1,147 USD1,147St. Croix CountySt. Croix County: 1,043 USD1,043Kenosha CountyKenosha County: 1,020 USD1,020Washington CountyWashington County: 967 USD967Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County: 960 USD960Walworth CountyWalworth County: 942 USD942Milwaukee CountyMilwaukee County: 936 USD936Pierce CountyPierce County: 917 USD917Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 911 USD911Racine CountyRacine County: 906 USD906La Crosse CountyLa Crosse County: 899 USD899Rock CountyRock County: 892 USD892Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 889 USD889Calumet CountyCalumet County: 877 USD877Columbia CountyColumbia County: 865 USD865Outagamie CountyOutagamie County: 864 USD864Brown CountyBrown County: 862 USD862Door CountyDoor County: 859 USD859Sauk CountySauk County: 859 USD859Monroe CountyMonroe County: 854 USD854Dunn CountyDunn County: 850 USD850Dodge CountyDodge County: 848 USD848Eau Claire CountyEau Claire County: 848 USD848Portage CountyPortage County: 830 USD830Marathon CountyMarathon County: 829 USD829Iowa CountyIowa County: 828 USD828Oneida CountyOneida County: 828 USD828Polk CountyPolk County: 817 USD817Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 815 USD815Fond du Lac CountyFond du Lac County: 811 USD811Juneau CountyJuneau County: 811 USD811Douglas CountyDouglas County: 808 USD808Green CountyGreen County: 791 USD791Sheboygan CountySheboygan County: 782 USD782Trempealeau CountyTrempealeau County: 782 USD782Kewaunee CountyKewaunee County: 772 USD772Barron CountyBarron County: 770 USD770Bayfield CountyBayfield County: 767 USD767Wood CountyWood County: 757 USD757
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Dane County, with $1,179 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Florence County, with $436 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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