Counties in Wisconsin by median gross rent (monthly)

Dane County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 72 counties in 2022, at $1,268. Florence County had the lowest, at $571. The median was $829 and the figure for Wisconsin was $992. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,268Dane County
Median82972 counties
Wisconsin992History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Dane CountyDane County: 1,268 USD1,268Waukesha CountyWaukesha County: 1,235 USD1,235St. Croix CountySt. Croix County: 1,127 USD1,127Kenosha CountyKenosha County: 1,110 USD1,110Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County: 1,103 USD1,103Washington CountyWashington County: 1,073 USD1,073Walworth CountyWalworth County: 1,034 USD1,034Milwaukee CountyMilwaukee County: 1,012 USD1,012Pierce CountyPierce County: 999 USD999Racine CountyRacine County: 985 USD985La Crosse CountyLa Crosse County: 984 USD984Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 981 USD981Rock CountyRock County: 981 USD981Door CountyDoor County: 949 USD949Calumet CountyCalumet County: 948 USD948Outagamie CountyOutagamie County: 941 USD941Brown CountyBrown County: 935 USD935Dodge CountyDodge County: 929 USD929Eau Claire CountyEau Claire County: 929 USD929Polk CountyPolk County: 922 USD922Monroe CountyMonroe County: 919 USD919Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 918 USD918Sauk CountySauk County: 914 USD914Columbia CountyColumbia County: 911 USD911Iowa CountyIowa County: 911 USD911Dunn CountyDunn County: 908 USD908Marathon CountyMarathon County: 898 USD898Fond du Lac CountyFond du Lac County: 892 USD892Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 880 USD880Oneida CountyOneida County: 876 USD876Portage CountyPortage County: 876 USD876Trempealeau CountyTrempealeau County: 864 USD864Sheboygan CountySheboygan County: 863 USD863Douglas CountyDouglas County: 833 USD833Kewaunee CountyKewaunee County: 831 USD831Wood CountyWood County: 830 USD830Bayfield CountyBayfield County: 828 USD828Green CountyGreen County: 820 USD820Juneau CountyJuneau County: 820 USD820Waupaca CountyWaupaca County: 817 USD817
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Dane County1,268+7.5%
2Waukesha County1,235+7.7%
3St. Croix County1,127+8.1%
4Kenosha County1,110+8.8%
5Ozaukee County1,103+14.9%
6Washington County1,073+11%
7Walworth County1,034+9.8%
8Milwaukee County1,012+8.1%
9Pierce County999+8.9%
10Racine County985+8.7%
11La Crosse County984+9.5%
12Jefferson County981+7.7%
12Rock County981+10%
14Door County949+10.5%
15Calumet County948+8.1%
16Outagamie County941+8.9%
17Brown County935+8.5%
18Dodge County929+9.6%
18Eau Claire County929+9.6%
20Polk County922+12.9%
21Monroe County919+7.6%
22Chippewa County918+3.3%
23Sauk County914+6.4%
24Columbia County911+5.3%
24Iowa County911+10%
26Dunn County908+6.8%
27Marathon County898+8.3%
28Fond du Lac County892+10%
29Winnebago County880+8%
30Oneida County876+5.8%
30Portage County876+5.5%
32Trempealeau County864+10.5%
33Sheboygan County863+10.4%
34Douglas County833+3.1%
35Kewaunee County831+7.6%
36Wood County830+9.6%
37Bayfield County828+8%
38Green County820+3.7%
38Juneau County820+1.1%
40Waupaca County817+11.6%
41Barron County814+5.7%
42Buffalo County808+10.7%
43Washburn County805+6.5%
44Lafayette County796+6.7%
45Grant County795+7.7%
46Rusk County793+9.7%
47Vernon County785+7.2%
48Crawford County781+9.4%
48Green Lake County781+6.7%
50Waushara County779+9%
51Pepin County778+10%
52Oconto County775+7.3%
53Marquette County773+6.8%
54Burnett County767+3.9%
55Vilas County766+6.8%
56Price County759+8.4%
57Clark County756+10.9%
58Richland County755+7.1%
59Taylor County750+8.2%
60Jackson County749+1.8%
61Manitowoc County747+7.5%
62Shawano County740+6.8%
63Marinette County731+4.9%
64Adams County719+5.9%
65Langlade County715+10.5%
66Lincoln County706+5.1%
67Sawyer County670+10.2%
68Ashland County658+3.6%
69Menominee County635+10.1%
70Iron County632+6.2%
71Forest County593+8.8%
72Florence County571+31%

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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. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Dane County, with $1,268 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Florence County, with $571 in 2022.

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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