Polk County, WI

2024 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Polk County are New Richmond, Amery, Osceola, and Balsam Lake. 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 Polk County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Polk 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 Polk County compare?

Polk County ($1,020) has a 1.6% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Wisconsin ($1,004) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Polk County is rank 24th out of 72 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 48 other counties. Polk County is the 24th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Polk County, WI

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$691
studio
$776
1-Bedroom
$1,020
2-Bedroom
$1,233
3-Bedroom
$1,498
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$720
studio
$808
1-Bedroom
$1,062
2-Bedroom
$1,284
3-Bedroom
$1,560
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
54007 $0 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $1,990
54017 $0 $1,070 $1,310 $1,770 $2,000
54020 $0 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $1,990
54026 $0 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $1,990
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
54007 $819 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,791
54017 $855 $963 $1,179 $1,593 $1,800
54020 $819 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,791
54026 $819 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,791
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
54007 $1,001 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,189
54017 $1,045 $1,177 $1,441 $1,947 $2,200
54020 $1,001 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,189
54026 $1,001 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,189

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Polk County, Wisconsin: New Richmond, Amery, Osceola, Balsam Lake, Dresser, Centuria, Star Prairie, Milltown, Deer Park, and Cushing.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Polk County, Wisconsin: 54017, 54001, 54020, 54810, 54009, 54824, 54026, 54858, 54007, and 54006.

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