Jefferson County, WI

2024 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Jefferson County are Fort Atkinson, Whitewater, Milton, and Jefferson. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Jefferson County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Jefferson County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Jefferson County compare?

Jefferson County ($1,061) has a 5.7% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Wisconsin ($1,004) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Jefferson County is rank 15th out of 72 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 57 other counties. Jefferson County is the 15th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Jefferson County, WI

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$719
studio
$812
1-Bedroom
$1,061
2-Bedroom
$1,415
3-Bedroom
$1,420
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$762
studio
$861
1-Bedroom
$1,124
2-Bedroom
$1,499
3-Bedroom
$1,505
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
53190 $760 $800 $1,050 $1,390 $1,460
53538 $820 $870 $1,140 $1,510 $1,580
53563 $820 $870 $1,140 $1,510 $1,580
53118 $1,000 $1,160 $1,390 $1,730 $1,890
53119 $850 $990 $1,180 $1,470 $1,610
53178 $980 $1,140 $1,360 $1,700 $1,850
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
53190 $684 $720 $945 $1,251 $1,314
53538 $738 $783 $1,026 $1,359 $1,422
53563 $738 $783 $1,026 $1,359 $1,422
53118 $900 $1,044 $1,251 $1,557 $1,701
53119 $765 $891 $1,062 $1,323 $1,449
53178 $882 $1,026 $1,224 $1,530 $1,665
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
53190 $836 $880 $1,155 $1,529 $1,606
53538 $902 $957 $1,254 $1,661 $1,738
53563 $902 $957 $1,254 $1,661 $1,738
53118 $1,100 $1,276 $1,529 $1,903 $2,079
53119 $935 $1,089 $1,298 $1,617 $1,771
53178 $1,078 $1,254 $1,496 $1,870 $2,035

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Jefferson County, Wisconsin: Fort Atkinson, Whitewater, Milton, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Dousman, Eagle, Johnson Creek, Palmyra, Sullivan, Helenville, and Lebanon.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Jefferson County, Wisconsin: 53538, 53190, 53563, 53549, 53551, 53118, 53119, 53038, 53156, 53178, 53137, and 53047.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.