Counties in Wisconsin by median gross rent (monthly)

Dane County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 72 counties in 2023, at $1,345. Forest County had the lowest, at $585. The median was $860 and the figure for Wisconsin was $1,045. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,345Dane County
Lowest585Forest County
Median86072 counties
Wisconsin1,045History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Dane CountyDane County: 1,345 USD1,345Waukesha CountyWaukesha County: 1,300 USD1,300St. Croix CountySt. Croix County: 1,238 USD1,238Kenosha CountyKenosha County: 1,175 USD1,175Washington CountyWashington County: 1,126 USD1,126Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County: 1,112 USD1,112Walworth CountyWalworth County: 1,090 USD1,090Milwaukee CountyMilwaukee County: 1,069 USD1,069Pierce CountyPierce County: 1,025 USD1,025La Crosse CountyLa Crosse County: 1,023 USD1,023Rock CountyRock County: 1,019 USD1,019Racine CountyRacine County: 1,017 USD1,017Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,012 USD1,012Calumet CountyCalumet County: 1,002 USD1,002Outagamie CountyOutagamie County: 998 USD998Door CountyDoor County: 995 USD995Eau Claire CountyEau Claire County: 977 USD977Brown CountyBrown County: 973 USD973Sauk CountySauk County: 970 USD970Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 963 USD963Dodge CountyDodge County: 963 USD963Polk CountyPolk County: 958 USD958Marathon CountyMarathon County: 950 USD950Dunn CountyDunn County: 942 USD942Iowa CountyIowa County: 941 USD941Columbia CountyColumbia County: 926 USD926Fond du Lac CountyFond du Lac County: 926 USD926Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 924 USD924Monroe CountyMonroe County: 920 USD920Douglas CountyDouglas County: 903 USD903Portage CountyPortage County: 903 USD903Sheboygan CountySheboygan County: 889 USD889Trempealeau CountyTrempealeau County: 887 USD887Florence CountyFlorence County: 871 USD871Oneida CountyOneida County: 868 USD868Pepin CountyPepin County: 860 USD860Barron CountyBarron County: 859 USD859Green CountyGreen County: 851 USD851Juneau CountyJuneau County: 847 USD847Kewaunee CountyKewaunee County: 839 USD839
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Dane County1,345+6.1%
2Waukesha County1,300+5.3%
3St. Croix County1,238+9.8%
4Kenosha County1,175+5.9%
5Washington County1,126+4.9%
6Ozaukee County1,112+0.8%
7Walworth County1,090+5.4%
8Milwaukee County1,069+5.6%
9Pierce County1,025+2.6%
10La Crosse County1,023+4%
11Rock County1,019+3.9%
12Racine County1,017+3.2%
13Jefferson County1,012+3.2%
14Calumet County1,002+5.7%
15Outagamie County998+6.1%
16Door County995+4.8%
17Eau Claire County977+5.2%
18Brown County973+4.1%
19Sauk County970+6.1%
20Chippewa County963+4.9%
20Dodge County963+3.7%
22Polk County958+3.9%
23Marathon County950+5.8%
24Dunn County942+3.7%
25Iowa County941+3.3%
26Columbia County926+1.6%
26Fond du Lac County926+3.8%
28Winnebago County924+5%
29Monroe County920+0.1%
30Douglas County903+8.4%
30Portage County903+3.1%
32Sheboygan County889+3%
33Trempealeau County887+2.7%
34Florence County871+52.5%
35Oneida County868-0.9%
36Pepin County860+10.5%
37Barron County859+5.5%
38Green County851+3.8%
39Juneau County847+3.3%
40Kewaunee County839+1%
41Lafayette County835+4.9%
42Waupaca County834+2.1%
43Wood County831+0.1%
44Vernon County826+5.2%
45Buffalo County822+1.7%
46Rusk County816+2.9%
47Washburn County815+1.2%
48Grant County812+2.1%
49Vilas County810+5.7%
50Crawford County809+3.6%
51Green Lake County806+3.2%
52Price County801+5.5%
53Marquette County800+3.5%
54Oconto County796+2.7%
55Adams County789+9.7%
55Bayfield County789-4.7%
55Jackson County789+5.3%
55Waushara County789+1.3%
59Clark County786+4%
59Richland County786+4.1%
59Taylor County786+4.8%
62Manitowoc County777+4%
62Shawano County777+5%
64Lincoln County768+8.8%
65Burnett County758-1.2%
66Marinette County749+2.5%
67Langlade County737+3.1%
68Sawyer County683+1.9%
69Ashland County665+1.1%
70Iron County640+1.3%
71Menominee County624-1.7%
72Forest County585-1.3%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Dane County, with $1,345 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Forest County, with $585 in 2023.

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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