Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.
Ranking CITY (80 largest of Wisconsin) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024
Among the 80 largest places in Wisconsin, Manitowoc Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids . Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
What the ranking shows Across the 80 places in Wisconsin that we cover, the median is $1,114 and the average $1,172; the figure runs from $804 (Manitowoc ) to $2,157 (Mequon ). That is a spread of 2.7 times between the two ends. The state figure is $1,087; 44 of the 80 places are above it and 36 at or below.
How to use it The first five are Manitowoc , Marshfield , Wisconsin Rapids , Stevens Point , Superior . A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: low rent can reflect a smaller job market or older housing stock, so look at income and commute too. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
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# ⇅ City ⇅ County ⇅ Median rent a month ⇅ Population ⇅ Median household income ⇅ 1 Manitowoc Manitowoc County $804 34,620 $63,757 2 Marshfield Wood County $842 18,700 $58,407 3 Wisconsin Rapids Wood County $888 18,722 $55,253 4 Stevens Point Portage County $890 25,785 $58,031 5 Superior Douglas County $900 26,677 $64,216 6 Menasha Winnebago County $903 18,273 $64,698 7 Chippewa Falls Chippewa County $910 14,782 $57,873 8 Fond du Lac Fond du Lac County $913 44,494 $62,260 9 Sheboygan Sheboygan County $924 49,645 $62,927 10 Green Bay Brown County $932 106,253 $66,206 11 Oshkosh Winnebago County $935 66,729 $62,188 12 Baraboo Sauk County $940 12,769 $69,750 13 Beaver Dam Dodge County $959 16,565 $66,673 14 Fort Atkinson Jefferson County $961 12,463 $79,302 15 Ashwaubenon Brown County $964 17,314 $69,667 16 Menomonie Dunn County $970 16,539 $56,889 17 Neenah Winnebago County $1,006 27,336 $75,374 18 West Allis Milwaukee County $1,007 59,612 $67,611 19 Port Washington Ozaukee County $1,008 12,645 $81,948 20 Fox Crossing Winnebago County $1,009 19,131 $79,187 21 La Crosse La Crosse County $1,010 51,356 $55,866 22 Wausau Marathon County $1,010 39,996 $64,389 23 South Milwaukee Milwaukee County $1,014 20,442 $73,427 24 Weston Marathon County $1,024 15,749 $78,207 25 Cudahy Milwaukee County $1,028 17,853 $66,719 26 Appleton Outagamie County $1,030 75,023 $80,483 27 Racine Racine County $1,033 77,633 $57,740 28 Whitewater Walworth County $1,041 15,807 $54,969 29 Eau Claire Eau Claire County $1,045 70,322 $67,395 30 Watertown Jefferson County $1,052 22,774 $70,107 31 De Pere Brown County $1,053 25,301 $84,869 32 Janesville Rock County $1,054 66,030 $73,446 33 Milwaukee Milwaukee County $1,059 566,973 $54,234 34 Beloit Rock County $1,066 36,534 $62,663 35 West Bend Washington County $1,076 32,030 $74,076 36 Kaukauna Outagamie County $1,083 17,706 $80,365 37 Plover Portage County $1,089 13,884 $88,042 38 Howard Brown County $1,102 21,087 $85,477 39 River Falls Saint Croix County $1,107 16,719 $83,627 40 Hartford Washington County $1,110 15,821 $82,014 41 Allouez Brown County $1,114 13,975 $91,250 42 Cedarburg Ozaukee County $1,116 12,605 $84,896 43 Mount Pleasant Racine County $1,127 27,953 $91,616 44 Onalaska La Crosse County $1,130 19,348 $85,867 45 Caledonia Racine County $1,141 25,257 $93,152 46 Bellevue Brown County $1,154 16,442 $84,672 47 Stoughton Dane County $1,157 13,033 $79,551 48 Greenfield Milwaukee County $1,170 37,345 $70,459 49 Brown Deer Milwaukee County $1,183 12,564 $93,974 50 Salem Lakes Kenosha County $1,184 14,366 $94,819 51 Kenosha Kenosha County $1,186 99,372 $71,239 52 Suamico Brown County $1,188 12,985 $118,337 53 Waukesha Waukesha County $1,219 71,233 $83,837 54 Greendale Milwaukee County $1,252 14,594 $94,769 55 Oconomowoc Waukesha County $1,301 19,080 $106,425 56 Grafton Ozaukee County $1,310 12,445 $89,861 57 Menomonee Falls Waukesha County $1,313 39,539 $100,238 58 Muskego Waukesha County $1,313 25,406 $112,221 59 Waunakee Dane County $1,324 15,687 $125,220 60 Whitefish Bay Milwaukee County $1,335 14,665 $157,109 61 Shorewood Milwaukee County $1,347 13,627 $86,726 62 Germantown Washington County $1,355 20,962 $100,231 63 Hudson Saint Croix County $1,359 14,959 $93,937 64 Sussex Waukesha County $1,369 12,066 $119,041 65 Fitchburg Dane County $1,373 32,619 $86,516 66 Richfield Washington County $1,388 11,755 $143,963 67 Madison Dane County $1,413 278,001 $78,050 68 Sun Prairie Dane County $1,419 37,570 $90,942 69 Harrison Calumet County $1,422 13,658 $121,504 70 New Berlin Waukesha County $1,426 40,270 $101,091 71 Glendale Milwaukee County $1,432 13,656 $78,092 72 Middleton Dane County $1,437 22,301 $89,524 73 Wauwatosa Milwaukee County $1,438 48,529 $101,138 74 Oak Creek Milwaukee County $1,452 37,325 $96,555 75 Franklin Milwaukee County $1,458 35,886 $106,894 76 Pleasant Prairie Kenosha County $1,458 21,669 $103,902 77 Verona Dane County $1,605 15,232 $119,606 78 Pewaukee Waukesha County $1,622 16,211 $108,350 79 Brookfield Waukesha County $1,886 41,273 $129,548 80 Mequon Ozaukee County $2,157 25,270 $144,051
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