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Cities in Wisconsin by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Glendale, WI had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 96 cities in 2021, at 60.5%. Richfield, WI had the lowest, at 17.6%. The median was 41.5% and the figure for Wisconsin was 42.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.5Glendale, WI
Lowest17.6Richfield, WI
Median41.596 cities
Wisconsin42.7History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Glendale, WI: 60.5 %Glendale, WI60.5Brown Deer, WI: 58.8 %Brown Deer, WI58.8Whitewater, WI: 56.5 %Whitewater, WI56.5Harrison, WI: 54.7 %Harrison, WI54.7Platteville, WI: 54.4 %Platteville, WI54.4Racine, WI: 54.4 %Racine, WI54.4Franklin, WI: 51.4 %Franklin, WI51.4Milwaukee, WI: 51.4 %Milwaukee, WI51.4Stevens Point, WI: 51.2 %Stevens Point, WI51.2Whitefish Bay, WI: 50.8 %Whitefish Bay, WI50.8Salem Lakes, WI: 50.5 %Salem Lakes, WI50.5Menomonee Falls, WI: 50.4 %Menomonee Falls, WI50.4West Bend, WI: 49.8 %West Bend, WI49.8Fitchburg, WI: 49.4 %Fitchburg, WI49.4Marinette, WI: 49.3 %Marinette, WI49.3Allouez, WI: 49.2 %Allouez, WI49.2Muskego, WI: 49.2 %Muskego, WI49.2Kenosha, WI: 49 %Kenosha, WI49La Crosse, WI: 49 %La Crosse, WI49Oconomowoc, WI: 48.9 %Oconomowoc, WI48.9Chippewa Falls, WI: 48.3 %Chippewa Falls, WI48.3Stoughton, WI: 48.1 %Stoughton, WI48.1Fort Atkinson, WI: 47.7 %Fort Atkinson, WI47.7Hudson, WI: 47.6 %Hudson, WI47.6Madison, WI: 47.6 %Madison, WI47.6Wausau, WI: 47.4 %Wausau, WI47.4Oregon, WI: 47.4 %Oregon, WI47.4Mequon, WI: 46.9 %Mequon, WI46.9Hartford, WI: 45.8 %Hartford, WI45.8Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 45.4 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI45.4Cedarburg, WI: 45.1 %Cedarburg, WI45.1Greendale, WI: 45 %Greendale, WI45Ashwaubenon, WI: 44.8 %Ashwaubenon, WI44.8Holmen, WI: 44.7 %Holmen, WI44.7Waukesha, WI: 44.7 %Waukesha, WI44.7Menomonie, WI: 44.1 %Menomonie, WI44.1River Falls, WI: 43.9 %River Falls, WI43.9Verona, WI: 43.7 %Verona, WI43.7Beloit, WI: 43.3 %Beloit, WI43.3Superior, WI: 43.3 %Superior, WI43.3Glendale, WI: 60.5 %Glendale, WI60.5Brown Deer, WI: 58.8 %Brown Deer, WI58.8Whitewater, WI: 56.5 %Whitewater, WI56.5Harrison, WI: 54.7 %Harrison, WI54.7Platteville, WI: 54.4 %Platteville, WI54.4Racine, WI: 54.4 %Racine, WI54.4Franklin, WI: 51.4 %Franklin, WI51.4Milwaukee, WI: 51.4 %Milwaukee, WI51.4Stevens Point, WI: 51.2 %Stevens Point, WI51.2Whitefish Bay, WI: 50.8 %Whitefish Bay, WI50.8Salem Lakes, WI: 50.5 %Salem Lakes, WI50.5Menomonee Falls, WI: 50.4 %Menomonee Falls, WI50.4West Bend, WI: 49.8 %West Bend, WI49.8Fitchburg, WI: 49.4 %Fitchburg, WI49.4Marinette, WI: 49.3 %Marinette, WI49.3Allouez, WI: 49.2 %Allouez, WI49.2Muskego, WI: 49.2 %Muskego, WI49.2Kenosha, WI: 49 %Kenosha, WI49La Crosse, WI: 49 %La Crosse, WI49Oconomowoc, WI: 48.9 %Oconomowoc, WI48.9Chippewa Falls, WI: 48.3 %Chippewa Falls, WI48.3Stoughton, WI: 48.1 %Stoughton, WI48.1Fort Atkinson, WI: 47.7 %Fort Atkinson, WI47.7Hudson, WI: 47.6 %Hudson, WI47.6Madison, WI: 47.6 %Madison, WI47.6Wausau, WI: 47.4 %Wausau, WI47.4Oregon, WI: 47.4 %Oregon, WI47.4Mequon, WI: 46.9 %Mequon, WI46.9Hartford, WI: 45.8 %Hartford, WI45.8Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 45.4 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI45.4Cedarburg, WI: 45.1 %Cedarburg, WI45.1Greendale, WI: 45 %Greendale, WI45Ashwaubenon, WI: 44.8 %Ashwaubenon, WI44.8Holmen, WI: 44.7 %Holmen, WI44.7Waukesha, WI: 44.7 %Waukesha, WI44.7Menomonie, WI: 44.1 %Menomonie, WI44.1River Falls, WI: 43.9 %River Falls, WI43.9Verona, WI: 43.7 %Verona, WI43.7Beloit, WI: 43.3 %Beloit, WI43.3Superior, WI: 43.3 %Superior, WI43.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Glendale, WI60.5
2Brown Deer, WI58.8
3Whitewater, WI56.5
4Harrison, WI54.7
5Platteville, WI54.4
6Racine, WI54.4
7Franklin, WI51.4
8Milwaukee, WI51.4
9Stevens Point, WI51.2
10Whitefish Bay, WI50.8
11Salem Lakes, WI50.5
12Menomonee Falls, WI50.4
13West Bend, WI49.8
14Fitchburg, WI49.4
15Marinette, WI49.3
16Allouez, WI49.2
17Muskego, WI49.2
18Kenosha, WI49
18La Crosse, WI49
20Oconomowoc, WI48.9
21Chippewa Falls, WI48.3
22Stoughton, WI48.1
23Fort Atkinson, WI47.7
24Hudson, WI47.6
25Madison, WI47.6
26Wausau, WI47.4
27Oregon, WI47.4
28Mequon, WI46.9
29Hartford, WI45.8
30Wisconsin Rapids, WI45.4
31Cedarburg, WI45.1
32Greendale, WI45
33Ashwaubenon, WI44.8
34Holmen, WI44.7
35Waukesha, WI44.7
36Menomonie, WI44.1
37River Falls, WI43.9
38Verona, WI43.7
39Beloit, WI43.3
40Superior, WI43.3
41Hartland, WI43.1
42Oshkosh, WI42.8
42South Milwaukee, WI42.8
44West Allis, WI42.4
45Pleasant Prairie, WI42.2
46Watertown, WI42.1
47Germantown, WI41.9
48Menasha, WI41.8
49Green Bay, WI41.2
50Grafton, WI41.2
51Sussex, WI40.9
52Baraboo, WI40.9
53Shorewood, WI40.7
54New Berlin, WI40.7
55Wauwatosa, WI40.4
56Howard, WI40.4
57Reedsburg, WI40.3
58Janesville, WI40
59Elkhorn, WI39.8
60Port Washington, WI39.1
61Greenfield, WI39
62Beaver Dam, WI38.8
63DeForest, WI38.7
64Eau Claire, WI38.4
65Fox Crossing, WI38.4
66Sun Prairie, WI37.9
67Bellevue, WI37.1
68Fond du Lac, WI37
69Caledonia, WI36.4
70Appleton, WI36.2
71Waunakee, WI35.7
72Brookfield, WI35.7
73Monroe, WI35.6
74Waupun, WI35.3
75Cudahy, WI35.2
76Mount Pleasant, WI35
77Sheboygan, WI35
78Neenah, WI34.8
79Middleton, WI34.6
80Hobart, WI34.3
81Two Rivers, WI34.2
82Weston, WI33.9
83Oak Creek, WI33.7
84Kaukauna, WI33.6
85Manitowoc, WI33.6
86Marshfield, WI32.8
87Plover, WI32
88Onalaska, WI30.7
89De Pere, WI30.6
90Little Chute, WI29.4
91Burlington, WI28.4
92Windsor, WI27.2
93New Richmond, WI27
94Suamico, WI20.7
95Pewaukee, WI18.2
96Richfield, WI17.6

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Wisconsin by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/wisconsin-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Glendale, WI, with 60.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Richfield, WI, with 17.6% in 2021.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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