Rent Affordability for An Accountant in Wisconsin

A typical accountant in Wisconsin earns about $86,241 a year, which supports approximately $2,156 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Wisconsin city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 62 of 66 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 4 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Shawano, WI$789/mo11%very comfortable
Neenah, WI$983/mo13.7%very comfortable
Bellevue, WI$982/mo13.7%very comfortable
Marshfield, WI$1,040/mo14.5%very comfortable
Weston, WI$1,045/mo14.5%very comfortable
Wausau, WI$1,050/mo14.6%very comfortable
Menomonie, WI$1,052/mo14.6%very comfortable
Hartford, WI$1,050/mo14.6%very comfortable
La Crosse, WI$1,080/mo15%very comfortable
Wisconsin Rapids, WI$1,095/mo15.2%very comfortable
Kaukauna, WI$1,116/mo15.5%very comfortable
Green Bay, WI$1,119/mo15.6%very comfortable
Two Rivers, WI$1,119/mo15.6%very comfortable
Watertown, WI$1,166/mo16.2%very comfortable
Menasha, WI$1,171/mo16.3%very comfortable
Racine, WI$1,180/mo16.4%very comfortable
Appleton, WI$1,187/mo16.5%very comfortable
Fond du Lac, WI$1,184/mo16.5%very comfortable
Manitowoc, WI$1,192/mo16.6%very comfortable
Oshkosh, WI$1,208/mo16.8%very comfortable
Eau Claire, WI$1,214/mo16.9%very comfortable
Janesville, WI$1,214/mo16.9%very comfortable
Plover, WI$1,216/mo16.9%very comfortable
Baraboo, WI$1,241/mo17.3%very comfortable
South Milwaukee, WI$1,250/mo17.4%very comfortable
Beaver Dam, WI$1,252/mo17.4%very comfortable
Superior, WI$1,248/mo17.4%very comfortable
Stevens Point, WI$1,275/mo17.7%very comfortable
Chippewa Falls, WI$1,274/mo17.7%very comfortable
Beloit, WI$1,291/mo18%very comfortable
Tomah, WI$1,298/mo18.1%very comfortable
Shorewood, WI$1,356/mo18.9%very comfortable
West Allis, WI$1,372/mo19.1%very comfortable
Cudahy, WI$1,386/mo19.3%very comfortable
Onalaska, WI$1,412/mo19.6%very comfortable
Greenfield, WI$1,425/mo19.8%very comfortable
West Bend, WI$1,425/mo19.8%very comfortable
Milwaukee, WI$1,469/mo20.4%affordable
Waukesha, WI$1,490/mo20.7%affordable
River Falls, WI$1,513/mo21.1%affordable
De Pere, WI$1,565/mo21.8%affordable
Middleton, WI$1,601/mo22.3%affordable
New Richmond, WI$1,600/mo22.3%affordable
Brown Deer, WI$1,618/mo22.5%affordable
Kenosha, WI$1,637/mo22.8%affordable
Sun Prairie, WI$1,642/mo22.8%affordable
Madison, WI$1,656/mo23%affordable
Glendale, WI$1,671/mo23.3%affordable
Saukville, WI$1,672/mo23.3%affordable
Oak Creek, WI$1,682/mo23.4%affordable
Mount Pleasant, WI$1,680/mo23.4%affordable
De Forest, WI$1,683/mo23.4%affordable
Germantown, WI$1,717/mo23.9%affordable
Wauwatosa, WI$1,722/mo24%affordable
Monona, WI$1,750/mo24.4%affordable
Fitchburg, WI$1,760/mo24.5%affordable
Grafton, WI$1,783/mo24.8%affordable
Saint Francis, WI$1,803/mo25.1%affordable
Oconomowoc, WI$1,862/mo25.9%affordable
Hudson, WI$1,897/mo26.4%affordable
Franklin, WI$1,947/mo27.1%affordable
Verona, WI$2,021/mo28.1%affordable
Brookfield, WI$2,207/mo30.7%stretched
Menomonee Falls, WI$2,210/mo30.8%stretched
Whitefish Bay, WI$2,390/mo33.3%stretched
Elm Grove, WI$3,281/mo45.7%rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Wisconsin. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).