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. 64 of 66 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 2 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Shawano, WI$789/mo11%very comfortable
Bellevue, WI$993/mo13.8%very comfortable
Neenah, WI$1,020/mo14.2%very comfortable
Wausau, WI$1,029/mo14.3%very comfortable
Weston, WI$1,045/mo14.5%very comfortable
Hartford, WI$1,050/mo14.6%very comfortable
Two Rivers, WI$1,048/mo14.6%very comfortable
Green Bay, WI$1,083/mo15.1%very comfortable
La Crosse, WI$1,089/mo15.2%very comfortable
Manitowoc, WI$1,094/mo15.2%very comfortable
Wisconsin Rapids, WI$1,094/mo15.2%very comfortable
Kaukauna, WI$1,116/mo15.5%very comfortable
Eau Claire, WI$1,127/mo15.7%very comfortable
Superior, WI$1,144/mo15.9%very comfortable
South Milwaukee, WI$1,154/mo16.1%very comfortable
Menomonie, WI$1,162/mo16.2%very comfortable
Appleton, WI$1,195/mo16.6%very comfortable
Marshfield, WI$1,196/mo16.6%very comfortable
Racine, WI$1,200/mo16.7%very comfortable
Oshkosh, WI$1,201/mo16.7%very comfortable
Fond du Lac, WI$1,201/mo16.7%very comfortable
Janesville, WI$1,216/mo16.9%very comfortable
Menasha, WI$1,215/mo16.9%very comfortable
Tomah, WI$1,233/mo17.2%very comfortable
Baraboo, WI$1,258/mo17.5%very comfortable
Beaver Dam, WI$1,276/mo17.8%very comfortable
Watertown, WI$1,289/mo17.9%very comfortable
Stevens Point, WI$1,301/mo18.1%very comfortable
West Allis, WI$1,332/mo18.5%very comfortable
Cudahy, WI$1,332/mo18.5%very comfortable
Beloit, WI$1,337/mo18.6%very comfortable
Chippewa Falls, WI$1,372/mo19.1%very comfortable
Plover, WI$1,371/mo19.1%very comfortable
Shorewood, WI$1,374/mo19.1%very comfortable
West Bend, WI$1,398/mo19.5%very comfortable
Onalaska, WI$1,406/mo19.6%very comfortable
De Pere, WI$1,415/mo19.7%very comfortable
Milwaukee, WI$1,458/mo20.3%affordable
River Falls, WI$1,490/mo20.7%affordable
Waukesha, WI$1,509/mo21%affordable
Middleton, WI$1,564/mo21.8%affordable
Greenfield, WI$1,575/mo21.9%affordable
Saukville, WI$1,598/mo22.2%affordable
New Richmond, WI$1,604/mo22.3%affordable
Madison, WI$1,621/mo22.6%affordable
Kenosha, WI$1,649/mo22.9%affordable
Sun Prairie, WI$1,659/mo23.1%affordable
Germantown, WI$1,662/mo23.1%affordable
Glendale, WI$1,664/mo23.2%affordable
Brown Deer, WI$1,679/mo23.4%affordable
Wauwatosa, WI$1,686/mo23.5%affordable
Monona, WI$1,699/mo23.6%affordable
Saint Francis, WI$1,693/mo23.6%affordable
Mount Pleasant, WI$1,703/mo23.7%affordable
Fitchburg, WI$1,715/mo23.9%affordable
De Forest, WI$1,737/mo24.2%affordable
Grafton, WI$1,755/mo24.4%affordable
Oak Creek, WI$1,776/mo24.7%affordable
Hudson, WI$1,797/mo25%affordable
Oconomowoc, WI$1,858/mo25.9%affordable
Whitefish Bay, WI$1,956/mo27.2%affordable
Franklin, WI$1,968/mo27.4%affordable
Verona, WI$2,065/mo28.7%affordable
Menomonee Falls, WI$2,128/mo29.6%affordable
Brookfield, WI$2,174/mo30.3%stretched
Elm Grove, WI$3,738/mo52%severely 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).