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Wisconsin Fair Market Rents

2023 Fair Market Rents

2023 FMRs in Wisconsin by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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FMRs vary across Wisconsin based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Wisconsin is $929.

The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.

FMRs in Wisconsin are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.

View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.

How does Wisconsin compare?

The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Wisconsin is $1,410 in Pierce County and St. Croix County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $826 in Forest County.

Wisconsin ($929) has a 15.2% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,096) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Wisconsin is rank 35th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 34 other States and territories. Wisconsin is the 22nd cheapest State or territory in terms of FMRs.

Average FMRs for Wisconsin

35th
Rank
$657
Studio
$729
1-person
$929
2-person
$1,204
3-person
$1,343
4-person
Counties in Wisconsin (72)
County Rank Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
Pierce County 1st $1,007 $1,149 $1,410 $1,916 $2,209
St. Croix County 1st $1,007 $1,149 $1,410 $1,916 $2,209
Dane County 3rd $1,007 $1,183 $1,378 $1,810 $2,041
Kenosha County 4th $765 $872 $1,144 $1,489 $1,677
Douglas County 5th $780 $838 $1,087 $1,435 $1,789
La Crosse County 6th $685 $799 $1,024 $1,409 $1,744
Milwaukee County 7th $766 $909 $1,092 $1,374 $1,499
Waukesha County 7th $766 $909 $1,092 $1,374 $1,499
Washington County 7th $766 $909 $1,092 $1,374 $1,499
Ozaukee County 7th $766 $909 $1,092 $1,374 $1,499
Walworth County 11th $689 $783 $1,031 $1,371 $1,647
Columbia County 12th $685 $778 $1,024 $1,455 $1,518
Rock County 13th $748 $773 $1,017 $1,360 $1,433
Racine County 14th $683 $778 $1,021 $1,329 $1,490
Winnebago County 15th $712 $739 $954 $1,289 $1,502
Jefferson County 16th $671 $763 $1,004 $1,370 $1,384
Iowa County 17th $730 $736 $969 $1,256 $1,377
Dunn County 18th $670 $717 $921 $1,250 $1,478
Sauk County 19th $696 $806 $963 $1,266 $1,302
Kewaunee County 20th $708 $764 $965 $1,292 $1,296
Brown County 20th $708 $764 $965 $1,292 $1,296
Eau Claire County 22nd $639 $716 $914 $1,244 $1,427
Chippewa County 22nd $639 $716 $914 $1,244 $1,427
Calumet County 24th $681 $748 $949 $1,271 $1,276
Outagamie County 24th $681 $748 $949 $1,271 $1,276
Dodge County 26th $621 $727 $929 $1,245 $1,367
Door County 27th $721 $726 $951 $1,164 $1,288
Green County 28th $719 $726 $955 $1,162 $1,283
Polk County 29th $643 $731 $962 $1,171 $1,326
Monroe County 30th $614 $740 $919 $1,184 $1,360
Oneida County 31st $643 $752 $916 $1,138 $1,335
Fond du Lac County 32nd $663 $720 $924 $1,224 $1,241
Marathon County 33rd $623 $708 $932 $1,192 $1,271
Juneau County 34th $650 $704 $927 $1,160 $1,252
Portage County 35th $604 $703 $904 $1,154 $1,269
Florence County 36th $637 $690 $908 $1,105 $1,284
Buffalo County 37th $638 $691 $909 $1,134 $1,221
Grant County 38th $635 $639 $826 $1,065 $1,407
Ashland County 39th $579 $666 $826 $1,090 $1,407
Sheboygan County 40th $600 $718 $867 $1,136 $1,242
Burnett County 41st $606 $689 $907 $1,104 $1,249
Barron County 42nd $613 $671 $883 $1,109 $1,259
Richland County 43rd $554 $725 $826 $1,104 $1,318
Lafayette County 44th $579 $684 $826 $1,174 $1,256
Menominee County 45th $617 $669 $880 $1,108 $1,244
Trempealeau County 46th $616 $667 $878 $1,175 $1,179
Pepin County 47th $579 $631 $826 $1,066 $1,407
Waupaca County 48th $579 $676 $826 $1,174 $1,223
Green Lake County 49th $584 $633 $833 $1,014 $1,401
Bayfield County 50th $683 $694 $836 $1,119 $1,123
Vernon County 51st $607 $633 $826 $1,096 $1,264
Waushara County 52nd $579 $628 $826 $1,114 $1,259
Lincoln County 53rd $552 $642 $826 $1,167 $1,213
Sawyer County 54th $606 $664 $874 $1,064 $1,174
Washburn County 55th $612 $662 $872 $1,061 $1,171
Langlade County 56th $579 $628 $826 $1,053 $1,265
Taylor County 57th $579 $630 $826 $1,032 $1,282
Wood County 57th $574 $653 $859 $1,109 $1,154
Crawford County 59th $552 $669 $826 $1,005 $1,272
Price County 60th $623 $628 $826 $1,115 $1,119
Adams County 61st $598 $648 $853 $1,050 $1,146
Oconto County 62nd $608 $669 $826 $1,063 $1,110
Shawano County 63rd $648 $652 $826 $1,026 $1,110
Jackson County 63rd $552 $706 $826 $1,058 $1,120
Rusk County 65th $579 $628 $826 $1,031 $1,169
Marquette County 66th $579 $628 $826 $1,047 $1,149
Clark County 67th $579 $628 $826 $1,084 $1,110
Marinette County 68th $624 $628 $826 $1,005 $1,142
Manitowoc County 69th $634 $635 $826 $1,005 $1,110
Iron County 70th $579 $647 $826 $1,005 $1,145
Vilas County 71st $623 $628 $826 $1,005 $1,110
Forest County 72nd $552 $628 $826 $1,005 $1,110

More on Wisconsin

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