Rent Affordability for A Customer Service Representative in Wisconsin

A typical customer service representative in Wisconsin earns about $40,290 a year, which supports approximately $1,007 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. 3 of 66 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 63 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Shawano, WI$789/mo23.5%affordable
Bellevue, WI$982/mo29.2%affordable
Neenah, WI$983/mo29.3%affordable
Marshfield, WI$1,040/mo31%stretched
Weston, WI$1,045/mo31.1%stretched
Wausau, WI$1,050/mo31.3%stretched
Menomonie, WI$1,052/mo31.3%stretched
Hartford, WI$1,050/mo31.3%stretched
La Crosse, WI$1,080/mo32.2%stretched
Wisconsin Rapids, WI$1,095/mo32.6%stretched
Kaukauna, WI$1,116/mo33.2%stretched
Green Bay, WI$1,119/mo33.3%stretched
Two Rivers, WI$1,119/mo33.3%stretched
Watertown, WI$1,166/mo34.7%stretched
Menasha, WI$1,171/mo34.9%stretched
Racine, WI$1,180/mo35.1%stretched
Fond du Lac, WI$1,184/mo35.3%stretched
Appleton, WI$1,187/mo35.4%stretched
Manitowoc, WI$1,192/mo35.5%stretched
Oshkosh, WI$1,208/mo36%stretched
Eau Claire, WI$1,214/mo36.2%stretched
Janesville, WI$1,214/mo36.2%stretched
Plover, WI$1,216/mo36.2%stretched
Baraboo, WI$1,241/mo37%stretched
South Milwaukee, WI$1,250/mo37.2%stretched
Superior, WI$1,248/mo37.2%stretched
Beaver Dam, WI$1,252/mo37.3%stretched
Chippewa Falls, WI$1,274/mo37.9%stretched
Stevens Point, WI$1,275/mo38%stretched
Beloit, WI$1,291/mo38.5%stretched
Tomah, WI$1,298/mo38.7%stretched
Shorewood, WI$1,356/mo40.4%rent-burdened
West Allis, WI$1,372/mo40.9%rent-burdened
Cudahy, WI$1,386/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Onalaska, WI$1,412/mo42.1%rent-burdened
Greenfield, WI$1,425/mo42.4%rent-burdened
West Bend, WI$1,425/mo42.4%rent-burdened
Milwaukee, WI$1,469/mo43.8%rent-burdened
Waukesha, WI$1,490/mo44.4%rent-burdened
River Falls, WI$1,513/mo45.1%rent-burdened
De Pere, WI$1,565/mo46.6%rent-burdened
Middleton, WI$1,601/mo47.7%rent-burdened
New Richmond, WI$1,600/mo47.7%rent-burdened
Brown Deer, WI$1,618/mo48.2%rent-burdened
Kenosha, WI$1,637/mo48.8%rent-burdened
Sun Prairie, WI$1,642/mo48.9%rent-burdened
Madison, WI$1,656/mo49.3%rent-burdened
Glendale, WI$1,671/mo49.8%rent-burdened
Saukville, WI$1,672/mo49.8%rent-burdened
Mount Pleasant, WI$1,680/mo50%severely rent-burdened
Oak Creek, WI$1,682/mo50.1%severely rent-burdened
De Forest, WI$1,683/mo50.1%severely rent-burdened
Germantown, WI$1,717/mo51.1%severely rent-burdened
Wauwatosa, WI$1,722/mo51.3%severely rent-burdened
Monona, WI$1,750/mo52.1%severely rent-burdened
Fitchburg, WI$1,760/mo52.4%severely rent-burdened
Grafton, WI$1,783/mo53.1%severely rent-burdened
Saint Francis, WI$1,803/mo53.7%severely rent-burdened
Oconomowoc, WI$1,862/mo55.5%severely rent-burdened
Hudson, WI$1,897/mo56.5%severely rent-burdened
Franklin, WI$1,947/mo58%severely rent-burdened
Verona, WI$2,021/mo60.2%severely rent-burdened
Brookfield, WI$2,207/mo65.7%severely rent-burdened
Menomonee Falls, WI$2,210/mo65.8%severely rent-burdened
Whitefish Bay, WI$2,390/mo71.2%severely rent-burdened
Elm Grove, WI$3,281/mo97.7%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).