Rent Trends / WI
Rent Trends in Wisconsin: 2015 to 2026
Rent prices for 66 cities in Wisconsin, tracked yearly from 2015 to 2026 using Zillow's Observed Rent Index (ZORI). The average rent across tracked cities is $1,448, compared to $950 in 2015. The biggest increase was in Madison (+60.3%).
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · January snapshots · Click any column header to sort
66 of 66 cities
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | $893 | $887 | $922 | $939 | $960 | $997 | $1,033 | $1,114 | $1,190 | $1,254 | $1,314 | $1,366 | +53.0% | |
| Madison | $1,006 | $1,045 | $1,067 | $1,089 | $1,133 | $1,173 | $1,188 | $1,268 | $1,380 | $1,507 | $1,576 | $1,613 | +60.3% | |
| Green Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $848 | $906 | $952 | $979 | +15.4% | |
| Kenosha | — | — | $1,028 | $1,063 | $1,153 | $1,179 | $1,197 | $1,277 | $1,419 | $1,522 | $1,628 | $1,655 | +61.0% | |
| Appleton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $859 | $933 | $991 | $1,031 | $1,125 | +31.0% | |
| Eau Claire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $928 | $1,057 | $1,074 | $1,119 | $1,145 | +23.4% | |
| Racine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $907 | $1,009 | $1,085 | $1,130 | $1,143 | +26.0% | |
| Waukesha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,114 | $1,151 | $1,270 | $1,296 | $1,390 | +24.8% | |
| Oshkosh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $884 | $970 | $1,030 | $1,089 | $1,147 | +29.8% | |
| La Crosse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,014 | $1,052 | $1,129 | $1,138 | +12.2% | |
| Fond du Lac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $875 | $940 | $1,051 | $1,112 | +27.1% | |
| Janesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $997 | $1,066 | $1,178 | $1,214 | +21.8% | |
| West Allis | — | — | — | $864 | $893 | $930 | $990 | $1,070 | $1,145 | $1,265 | $1,337 | $1,395 | +61.5% | |
| Wausau | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $895 | $899 | $952 | $995 | +11.2% | |
| Wauwatosa | — | — | — | — | $1,147 | $1,230 | $1,266 | $1,362 | $1,456 | $1,512 | $1,581 | $1,631 | +42.2% | |
| Brookfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,147 | $2,155 | +0.4% | |
| Beloit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $955 | $994 | $1,118 | +17.1% | |
| Stevens Point | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,087 | $1,167 | $1,202 | +10.6% | |
| Menomonee Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,198 | +0.0% | |
| Manitowoc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $923 | +0.0% | |
| Greenfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,250 | +0.0% | |
| Franklin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,729 | +0.0% | |
| Oak Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,697 | $1,766 | +4.1% | |
| De Pere | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,749 | +0.0% | |
| Wisconsin Rapids | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $988 | +0.0% | |
| Sun Prairie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,234 | $1,343 | $1,439 | $1,495 | $1,561 | +26.5% | |
| West Bend | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,314 | $1,317 | +0.2% | |
| Watertown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,395 | +0.0% | |
| Fitchburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,455 | $1,683 | $1,667 | $1,783 | $1,765 | +21.3% | |
| Mount Pleasant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,588 | $1,671 | +5.2% | |
| Neenah | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $915 | $998 | $1,081 | +18.1% | |
| Menasha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,236 | $1,248 | +1.0% | |
| Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,670 | $1,777 | +6.4% | |
| Oconomowoc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,497 | $1,537 | +2.7% | |
| Superior | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,165 | $1,294 | $1,353 | +16.1% | |
| Marshfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $864 | +0.0% | |
| River Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,599 | $1,638 | $1,660 | +3.8% | |
| Onalaska | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,427 | $1,467 | $1,492 | +4.6% | |
| Menomonie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,015 | $1,074 | $1,143 | $1,182 | +16.5% | |
| Beaver Dam | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,232 | +0.0% | |
| Middleton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,484 | $1,565 | $1,621 | $1,689 | +13.8% | |
| Verona | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,853 | $1,928 | $1,975 | $2,028 | +9.4% | |
| South Milwaukee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,150 | +0.0% | |
| Chippewa Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,205 | $1,279 | $1,291 | +7.1% | |
| New Richmond | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,706 | +0.0% | |
| Germantown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,561 | +0.0% | |
| Shawano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $789 | +0.0% | |
| Hartford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,100 | +0.0% | |
| Baraboo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,077 | +0.0% | |
| Cudahy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,260 | +0.0% | |
| Kaukauna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,313 | +0.0% | |
| Bellevue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,116 | +0.0% | |
| Grafton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,050 | +0.0% | |
| Tomah | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,053 | +0.0% | |
| Whitefish Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,819 | +0.0% | |
| Two Rivers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,199 | +0.0% | |
| Glendale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,619 | $1,636 | +1.1% | |
| Shorewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,390 | $1,329 | -4.4% | |
| Weston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $800 | +0.0% | |
| Brown Deer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,726 | +0.0% | |
| Plover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,391 | +0.0% | |
| Monona | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,825 | +0.0% | |
| De Forest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,591 | $1,750 | $1,794 | +12.8% | |
| Saint Francis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,647 | $1,745 | +6.0% | |
| Elm Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,810 | +0.0% | |
| Saukville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,050 | +0.0% |