Average Rent in Wisconsin (2027) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in Wisconsin is $1,251 per month by HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,734 across 65 rent areas.
Fair Market Rent is HUD's annual estimate of what a modest rental costs in each local market — the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for recent movers, published for studio through four-bedroom units and used to set Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. FMRs are a federal benchmark, not an asking-rent average: use them to sanity-check your pricing (statewide, Wisconsin's typical two-bedroom FMR moved 0.0% versus FY 2026).
All 65 Wisconsin FMR areas
Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 20 metro areas; the rest are non-metro county areas. "vs FY 2026" is the two-bedroom change from last year's FMR for the same area.
| Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 countiesPierce County · St. Croix County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +1.5% |
| Madison, WI HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,196 | $1,375 | $1,565 | $2,047 | $2,264 | -7.6% |
| Kenosha, WI MSA Metro | $1,136 | $1,144 | $1,441 | $1,956 | $2,228 | +2.8% |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $935 | $1,027 | $1,343 | $1,721 | $2,167 | +15.2% |
| Walworth County, WI Non-metro | $905 | $994 | $1,300 | $1,625 | $2,142 | +7.8% |
Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 countiesBrown County · Kewaunee County | $979 | $1,028 | $1,287 | $1,697 | $1,765 | +10.6% |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA Metro | $926 | $1,036 | $1,283 | $1,639 | $1,984 | +3.9% |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA Metro | $976 | $998 | $1,280 | $1,621 | $1,682 | +2.7% |
| Door County, WI Non-metro | $915 | $969 | $1,268 | $1,511 | $1,666 | +11.1% |
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA Metro 4 countiesMilwaukee County · Ozaukee County · Washington County · Waukesha County | $985 | $1,060 | $1,263 | $1,553 | $1,664 | -5.6% |
Eau Claire, WI MSA Metro 2 countiesChippewa County · Eau Claire County | $1,014 | $1,017 | $1,259 | $1,695 | $1,701 | +6.6% |
Appleton, WI MSA Metro 2 countiesCalumet County · Outagamie County | $918 | $986 | $1,256 | $1,739 | $1,952 | +1.6% |
| Fond du Lac, WI MSA Metro | $852 | $983 | $1,224 | $1,560 | $1,736 | +4.1% |
| Wausau, WI MSA Metro | $847 | $940 | $1,217 | $1,590 | $1,599 | +6.1% |
| Jefferson County, WI Non-metro | $842 | $958 | $1,209 | $1,635 | $1,652 | +4.6% |
| Duluth, MN-WI MSA Metro | $841 | $961 | $1,207 | $1,671 | $2,017 | -2.0% |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA Metro | $909 | $936 | $1,195 | $1,609 | $1,646 | +4.0% |
| Sauk County, WI Non-metro | $843 | $996 | $1,168 | $1,448 | $1,577 | +5.1% |
| Sheboygan, WI MSA Metro | $813 | $918 | $1,168 | $1,392 | $1,575 | +4.7% |
| Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $791 | $868 | $1,136 | $1,573 | $1,623 | -4.9% |
| Polk County, WI Non-metro | $781 | $857 | $1,121 | $1,437 | $1,705 | +2.2% |
| Dodge County, WI Non-metro | $787 | $880 | $1,100 | $1,458 | $1,464 | +1.9% |
| Vernon County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $764 | $856 | $1,097 | $1,364 | $1,603 | +12.7% |
| Iowa County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $830 | $836 | $1,093 | $1,460 | $1,827 | -6.4% |
| Sawyer County, WI Non-metro | $827 | $832 | $1,089 | $1,298 | $1,431 | +3.6% |
| Portage County, WI Non-metro | $750 | $828 | $1,077 | $1,283 | $1,415 | +3.9% |
| Florence County, WI Non-metro | $767 | $813 | $1,063 | $1,316 | $1,453 | +5.6% |
| Trempealeau County, WI Non-metro | $804 | $810 | $1,059 | $1,386 | $1,392 | +7.2% |
| Dunn County, WI Non-metro | $815 | $820 | $1,042 | $1,407 | $1,742 | +1.8% |
| Monroe County, WI Non-metro | $724 | $833 | $1,039 | $1,383 | $1,469 | +0.3% |
| Burnett County, WI Non-metro | $742 | $786 | $1,028 | $1,225 | $1,500 | +5.5% |
| Barron County, WI Non-metro | $747 | $785 | $1,027 | $1,324 | $1,700 | +4.4% |
| Oneida County, WI Non-metro | $852 | $943 | $1,027 | $1,289 | $1,445 | +1.4% |
| Vilas County, WI Non-metro | $738 | $788 | $1,022 | $1,218 | $1,343 | +5.0% |
| Buffalo County, WI Non-metro | $735 | $779 | $1,019 | $1,214 | $1,563 | +4.7% |
| Green County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $798 | $806 | $1,016 | $1,211 | $1,335 | -7.4% |
| Adams County, WI Non-metro | $851 | $868 | $1,014 | $1,269 | $1,333 | +4.2% |
| Ashland County, WI Non-metro | $770 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,543 | +4.2% |
| Bayfield County, WI Non-metro | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,328 | $1,333 | +4.2% |
| Clark County, WI Non-metro | $820 | $825 | $1,014 | $1,292 | $1,450 | +4.2% |
| Crawford County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,340 | +4.2% |
| Forest County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,281 | $1,362 | +4.2% |
| Grant County, WI Non-metro | $783 | $803 | $1,014 | $1,249 | $1,694 | +4.2% |
| Green Lake County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,220 | $1,333 | +4.2% |
| Iron County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $830 | $1,014 | $1,262 | $1,604 | +4.2% |
| Jackson County, WI Non-metro | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,447 | +4.2% |
| Juneau County, WI Non-metro | $764 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,240 | $1,333 | +4.2% |
| Lafayette County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $839 | $1,014 | $1,352 | $1,560 | +4.2% |
| Langlade County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,333 | +4.2% |
| Lincoln County, WI Non-metro | $763 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,304 | $1,403 | +4.2% |
| Manitowoc County, WI Non-metro | $770 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,333 | +4.2% |
| Marinette County, WI Non-metro | $706 | $785 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,518 | +4.2% |
| Marquette County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $822 | $1,014 | $1,299 | $1,380 | +4.2% |
| Menominee County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,364 | $1,369 | +4.2% |
| Oconto County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $774 | $844 | $1,014 | $1,375 | $1,380 | +4.2% |
| Pepin County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,403 | $1,526 | +4.2% |
| Price County, WI Non-metro | $770 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,215 | $1,333 | +4.2% |
| Richland County, WI Non-metro | $706 | $849 | $1,014 | $1,283 | $1,491 | +4.2% |
| Rusk County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,296 | $1,333 | +4.2% |
| Shawano County, WI Non-metro | $745 | $843 | $1,014 | $1,328 | $1,333 | +4.2% |
| Taylor County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $788 | $1,014 | $1,259 | $1,461 | +4.2% |
| Washburn County, WI Non-metro | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,333 | +4.0% |
| Waupaca County, WI Non-metro | $810 | $815 | $1,014 | $1,328 | $1,333 | +4.2% |
| Waushara County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,306 | $1,512 | +4.2% |
| Wood County, WI Non-metro | $732 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,299 | $1,357 | +4.2% |
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About this data
Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, county-level file, published at huduser.gov — a U.S. government work in the public domain, republished here unmodified. The typical-rent figure is the population-weighted average across the areas above (county populations from HUD's file); year-over-year comparisons match each area with last year's file by HUD area code. Effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-09-01. FMRs cap what a housing authority can pay under the voucher program; your local Public Housing Authority's payment standard may be set between 90% and 110% of FMR. Full method notes: how the rent figures are computed.
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