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State data • Updated March 2026

Wisconsin rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Wisconsin cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Wisconsin at a glance

$1,425Median city rent (ZORI)
3.4%Unemployment
1,659Permits / month
20Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Wisconsin cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Elm Grove $3,497
Mequon $3,135
Whitefish Bay $2,513
Delafield $2,320
Greendale $2,150
Verona $2,036 +2.3%
Monona $1,954
Brookfield $1,951 -0.2%
Oregon $1,875
Cedarburg $1,873

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Green Bay $1,039 +1.9%
La Crosse $1,073 +2.0%
Eau Claire $1,119 +1.7%
Oshkosh $1,195 +2.8%
Appleton $1,206 +4.4%
Racine $1,210 +4.2%
Janesville $1,251 +9.1%
West Allis $1,408 +6.0%
Milwaukee $1,428 +3.5%
Waukesha $1,510 +7.4%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Wisconsin cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Wisconsin

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