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

Harrison, WI had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 97 cities in 2022, at 63.6%. Richfield, WI had the lowest, at 11.7%. The median was 41.5% and the figure for Wisconsin was 43.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.6Harrison, WI
Lowest11.7Richfield, WI
Median41.597 cities
Wisconsin43.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Harrison, WI: 63.6 %Harrison, WI63.6Glendale, WI: 59.1 %Glendale, WI59.1Oregon, WI: 57.3 %Oregon, WI57.3Platteville, WI: 56.8 %Platteville, WI56.8Franklin, WI: 56.3 %Franklin, WI56.3Brown Deer, WI: 55.5 %Brown Deer, WI55.5Greendale, WI: 53.2 %Greendale, WI53.2Whitewater, WI: 52.7 %Whitewater, WI52.7Racine, WI: 52.6 %Racine, WI52.6Oconomowoc, WI: 52.2 %Oconomowoc, WI52.2Milwaukee, WI: 51.3 %Milwaukee, WI51.3La Crosse, WI: 50.5 %La Crosse, WI50.5Menomonee Falls, WI: 50.5 %Menomonee Falls, WI50.5Fitchburg, WI: 49.9 %Fitchburg, WI49.9Kenosha, WI: 49.8 %Kenosha, WI49.8Hartford, WI: 49.6 %Hartford, WI49.6Allouez, WI: 49.2 %Allouez, WI49.2Madison, WI: 48.4 %Madison, WI48.4West Bend, WI: 48.4 %West Bend, WI48.4Wausau, WI: 48.1 %Wausau, WI48.1Hartland, WI: 47.9 %Hartland, WI47.9Marinette, WI: 47.4 %Marinette, WI47.4River Falls, WI: 47.2 %River Falls, WI47.2Waukesha, WI: 47.1 %Waukesha, WI47.1Menasha, WI: 46.8 %Menasha, WI46.8Hudson, WI: 46.7 %Hudson, WI46.7Stevens Point, WI: 46.7 %Stevens Point, WI46.7Beloit, WI: 46.6 %Beloit, WI46.6Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 46.4 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI46.4Ashwaubenon, WI: 46.2 %Ashwaubenon, WI46.2Grafton, WI: 46.2 %Grafton, WI46.2Cedarburg, WI: 46.1 %Cedarburg, WI46.1Mequon, WI: 46.1 %Mequon, WI46.1Muskego, WI: 45.9 %Muskego, WI45.9Whitefish Bay, WI: 45.2 %Whitefish Bay, WI45.2Menomonie, WI: 45 %Menomonie, WI45Wauwatosa, WI: 44.7 %Wauwatosa, WI44.7Fort Atkinson, WI: 43.9 %Fort Atkinson, WI43.9Stoughton, WI: 43.7 %Stoughton, WI43.7Green Bay, WI: 43.3 %Green Bay, WI43.3Harrison, WI: 63.6 %Harrison, WI63.6Glendale, WI: 59.1 %Glendale, WI59.1Oregon, WI: 57.3 %Oregon, WI57.3Platteville, WI: 56.8 %Platteville, WI56.8Franklin, WI: 56.3 %Franklin, WI56.3Brown Deer, WI: 55.5 %Brown Deer, WI55.5Greendale, WI: 53.2 %Greendale, WI53.2Whitewater, WI: 52.7 %Whitewater, WI52.7Racine, WI: 52.6 %Racine, WI52.6Oconomowoc, WI: 52.2 %Oconomowoc, WI52.2Milwaukee, WI: 51.3 %Milwaukee, WI51.3La Crosse, WI: 50.5 %La Crosse, WI50.5Menomonee Falls, WI: 50.5 %Menomonee Falls, WI50.5Fitchburg, WI: 49.9 %Fitchburg, WI49.9Kenosha, WI: 49.8 %Kenosha, WI49.8Hartford, WI: 49.6 %Hartford, WI49.6Allouez, WI: 49.2 %Allouez, WI49.2Madison, WI: 48.4 %Madison, WI48.4West Bend, WI: 48.4 %West Bend, WI48.4Wausau, WI: 48.1 %Wausau, WI48.1Hartland, WI: 47.9 %Hartland, WI47.9Marinette, WI: 47.4 %Marinette, WI47.4River Falls, WI: 47.2 %River Falls, WI47.2Waukesha, WI: 47.1 %Waukesha, WI47.1Menasha, WI: 46.8 %Menasha, WI46.8Hudson, WI: 46.7 %Hudson, WI46.7Stevens Point, WI: 46.7 %Stevens Point, WI46.7Beloit, WI: 46.6 %Beloit, WI46.6Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 46.4 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI46.4Ashwaubenon, WI: 46.2 %Ashwaubenon, WI46.2Grafton, WI: 46.2 %Grafton, WI46.2Cedarburg, WI: 46.1 %Cedarburg, WI46.1Mequon, WI: 46.1 %Mequon, WI46.1Muskego, WI: 45.9 %Muskego, WI45.9Whitefish Bay, WI: 45.2 %Whitefish Bay, WI45.2Menomonie, WI: 45 %Menomonie, WI45Wauwatosa, WI: 44.7 %Wauwatosa, WI44.7Fort Atkinson, WI: 43.9 %Fort Atkinson, WI43.9Stoughton, WI: 43.7 %Stoughton, WI43.7Green Bay, WI: 43.3 %Green Bay, WI43.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Harrison, WI63.6+8.9 pts
2Glendale, WI59.1-1.3 pts
3Oregon, WI57.3+9.9 pts
4Platteville, WI56.8+2.4 pts
5Franklin, WI56.3+4.9 pts
6Brown Deer, WI55.5-3.3 pts
7Greendale, WI53.2+8.2 pts
8Whitewater, WI52.7-3.8 pts
9Racine, WI52.6-1.8 pts
10Oconomowoc, WI52.2+3.3 pts
11Milwaukee, WI51.3-0.1 pts
12La Crosse, WI50.5+1.5 pts
13Menomonee Falls, WI50.5+0.1 pts
14Fitchburg, WI49.9+0.5 pts
15Kenosha, WI49.8+0.8 pts
16Hartford, WI49.6+3.8 pts
17Allouez, WI49.2+0.1 pts
18Madison, WI48.4+0.9 pts
19West Bend, WI48.4-1.4 pts
20Wausau, WI48.1+0.8 pts
21Hartland, WI47.9+4.9 pts
22Marinette, WI47.4-1.9 pts
23River Falls, WI47.2+3.3 pts
24Waukesha, WI47.1+2.4 pts
25Menasha, WI46.8+5 pts
26Hudson, WI46.7-0.9 pts
27Stevens Point, WI46.7-4.5 pts
28Beloit, WI46.6+3.3 pts
29Wisconsin Rapids, WI46.4+1 pts
30Ashwaubenon, WI46.2+1.4 pts
31Grafton, WI46.2+5 pts
32Cedarburg, WI46.1+1 pts
33Mequon, WI46.1-0.9 pts
34Muskego, WI45.9-3.2 pts
35Whitefish Bay, WI45.2-5.6 pts
36Menomonie, WI45+0.9 pts
37Wauwatosa, WI44.7+4.3 pts
38Fort Atkinson, WI43.9-3.8 pts
39Stoughton, WI43.7-4.4 pts
40Green Bay, WI43.3+2.1 pts
41Verona, WI43.3-0.4 pts
42Reedsburg, WI43.2+2.9 pts
43South Milwaukee, WI42.8-0 pts
44West Allis, WI42.7+0.3 pts
45New Berlin, WI42.6+1.9 pts
46Fond du Lac, WI42.5+5.5 pts
47Chippewa Falls, WI42.4-5.9 pts
48Holmen, WI41.6-3.1 pts
49Superior, WI41.5-1.7 pts
50Watertown, WI41.5-0.6 pts
51Oshkosh, WI41.5-1.4 pts
52Janesville, WI41.3+1.3 pts
53Shorewood, WI41.2+0.5 pts
54Sun Prairie, WI41.1+3.3 pts
55Howard, WI40.7+0.3 pts
56Salem Lakes, WI40.5-10 pts
57Sussex, WI39-1.9 pts
58Cudahy, WI38.7+3.6 pts
59Eau Claire, WI38.6+0.2 pts
60Neenah, WI38.4+3.6 pts
61Port Washington, WI37.7-1.4 pts
62Weston, WI37.6+3.7 pts
63Greenfield, WI37.5-1.5 pts
64Germantown, WI37.4-4.5 pts
65Brookfield, WI37.3+1.6 pts
65Waunakee, WI37.3+1.6 pts
67Bellevue, WI36.9-0.2 pts
68Caledonia, WI36.6+0.2 pts
69Baraboo, WI36.5-4.4 pts
70DeForest, WI36.4-2.3 pts
71Elkhorn, WI35.7-4 pts
72Manitowoc, WI35.6+2 pts
73Oak Creek, WI35.5+1.8 pts
74Pleasant Prairie, WI35.5-6.7 pts
75Marshfield, WI35.1+2.3 pts
76Middleton, WI35+0.4 pts
77Beaver Dam, WI34.9-3.9 pts
78Sheboygan, WI34.8-0.2 pts
79Plover, WI34.1+2.2 pts
80Waupun, WI33.6-1.7 pts
81Appleton, WI33.5-2.6 pts
82Windsor, WI33.1+5.9 pts
83Onalaska, WI32.9+2.2 pts
84Two Rivers, WI32.8-1.4 pts
85Fox Crossing, WI32.5-5.9 pts
86Greenville, WI31.7n/a
87Monroe, WI31.4-4.2 pts
88De Pere, WI30.8+0.2 pts
89Little Chute, WI30.4+1 pts
90Mount Pleasant, WI30.2-4.8 pts
91Kaukauna, WI29.1-4.5 pts
92Hobart, WI27.5-6.8 pts
93Burlington, WI26-2.4 pts
94New Richmond, WI24-3 pts
95Pewaukee, WI20.7+2.5 pts
96Suamico, WI20.4-0.3 pts
97Richfield, WI11.7-5.9 pts

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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/wisconsin-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/wisconsin-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Harrison, WI, with 63.6% in 2022, 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 11.7% in 2022.

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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. 1 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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