FMRFinder

Wisconsin fair market rent by county

Wisconsin · FY2027 · 72 listed places · 65 HUD FMR areas

$1,040median 2BR

From $1,014 in Wood County to $1,734 in Pierce County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +4.2% · 63 up, 9 down · largest La Crosse County +15.2% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $69,360 a year in Pierce County and $40,560 in Wood County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$789$31,560$15.17
1 bedroom$844$33,760$16.23
2 bedrooms$1,040$41,600$20.00
3 bedrooms$1,370$54,800$26.35
4 bedrooms$1,552$62,080$29.85

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Wisconsin places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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