Rent Affordability for A Carpenter in Wisconsin

A typical carpenter in Wisconsin earns about $57,893 a year, which supports approximately $1,447 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. 37 of 66 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 29 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Shawano, WI$789/mo16.4%very comfortable
Bellevue, WI$993/mo20.6%affordable
Neenah, WI$1,020/mo21.1%affordable
Wausau, WI$1,029/mo21.3%affordable
Weston, WI$1,045/mo21.7%affordable
Two Rivers, WI$1,048/mo21.7%affordable
Hartford, WI$1,050/mo21.8%affordable
Green Bay, WI$1,083/mo22.4%affordable
La Crosse, WI$1,089/mo22.6%affordable
Manitowoc, WI$1,094/mo22.7%affordable
Wisconsin Rapids, WI$1,094/mo22.7%affordable
Kaukauna, WI$1,116/mo23.1%affordable
Eau Claire, WI$1,127/mo23.4%affordable
Superior, WI$1,144/mo23.7%affordable
South Milwaukee, WI$1,154/mo23.9%affordable
Menomonie, WI$1,162/mo24.1%affordable
Appleton, WI$1,195/mo24.8%affordable
Marshfield, WI$1,196/mo24.8%affordable
Racine, WI$1,200/mo24.9%affordable
Oshkosh, WI$1,201/mo24.9%affordable
Fond du Lac, WI$1,201/mo24.9%affordable
Janesville, WI$1,216/mo25.2%affordable
Menasha, WI$1,215/mo25.2%affordable
Tomah, WI$1,233/mo25.6%affordable
Baraboo, WI$1,258/mo26.1%affordable
Beaver Dam, WI$1,276/mo26.4%affordable
Watertown, WI$1,289/mo26.7%affordable
Stevens Point, WI$1,301/mo27%affordable
West Allis, WI$1,332/mo27.6%affordable
Cudahy, WI$1,332/mo27.6%affordable
Beloit, WI$1,337/mo27.7%affordable
Chippewa Falls, WI$1,372/mo28.4%affordable
Plover, WI$1,371/mo28.4%affordable
Shorewood, WI$1,374/mo28.5%affordable
West Bend, WI$1,398/mo29%affordable
Onalaska, WI$1,406/mo29.1%affordable
De Pere, WI$1,415/mo29.3%affordable
Milwaukee, WI$1,458/mo30.2%stretched
River Falls, WI$1,490/mo30.9%stretched
Waukesha, WI$1,509/mo31.3%stretched
Middleton, WI$1,564/mo32.4%stretched
Greenfield, WI$1,575/mo32.6%stretched
Saukville, WI$1,598/mo33.1%stretched
New Richmond, WI$1,604/mo33.2%stretched
Madison, WI$1,621/mo33.6%stretched
Kenosha, WI$1,649/mo34.2%stretched
Sun Prairie, WI$1,659/mo34.4%stretched
Germantown, WI$1,662/mo34.4%stretched
Glendale, WI$1,664/mo34.5%stretched
Brown Deer, WI$1,679/mo34.8%stretched
Wauwatosa, WI$1,686/mo34.9%stretched
Saint Francis, WI$1,693/mo35.1%stretched
Monona, WI$1,699/mo35.2%stretched
Mount Pleasant, WI$1,703/mo35.3%stretched
Fitchburg, WI$1,715/mo35.5%stretched
De Forest, WI$1,737/mo36%stretched
Grafton, WI$1,755/mo36.4%stretched
Oak Creek, WI$1,776/mo36.8%stretched
Hudson, WI$1,797/mo37.2%stretched
Oconomowoc, WI$1,858/mo38.5%stretched
Whitefish Bay, WI$1,956/mo40.5%rent-burdened
Franklin, WI$1,968/mo40.8%rent-burdened
Verona, WI$2,065/mo42.8%rent-burdened
Menomonee Falls, WI$2,128/mo44.1%rent-burdened
Brookfield, WI$2,174/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Elm Grove, WI$3,738/mo77.5%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).