Rent Affordability for A Lawyer in Wisconsin

A typical lawyer in Wisconsin earns about $167,647 a year, which supports approximately $4,191 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. 66 of 66 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Shawano, WI$789/mo5.6%very comfortable
Bellevue, WI$993/mo7.1%very comfortable
Neenah, WI$1,020/mo7.3%very comfortable
Wausau, WI$1,029/mo7.4%very comfortable
Hartford, WI$1,050/mo7.5%very comfortable
Weston, WI$1,045/mo7.5%very comfortable
Two Rivers, WI$1,048/mo7.5%very comfortable
Green Bay, WI$1,083/mo7.8%very comfortable
La Crosse, WI$1,089/mo7.8%very comfortable
Manitowoc, WI$1,094/mo7.8%very comfortable
Wisconsin Rapids, WI$1,094/mo7.8%very comfortable
Kaukauna, WI$1,116/mo8%very comfortable
Eau Claire, WI$1,127/mo8.1%very comfortable
Superior, WI$1,144/mo8.2%very comfortable
South Milwaukee, WI$1,154/mo8.3%very comfortable
Menomonie, WI$1,162/mo8.3%very comfortable
Racine, WI$1,200/mo8.6%very comfortable
Appleton, WI$1,195/mo8.6%very comfortable
Oshkosh, WI$1,201/mo8.6%very comfortable
Fond du Lac, WI$1,201/mo8.6%very comfortable
Marshfield, WI$1,196/mo8.6%very comfortable
Janesville, WI$1,216/mo8.7%very comfortable
Menasha, WI$1,215/mo8.7%very comfortable
Tomah, WI$1,233/mo8.8%very comfortable
Baraboo, WI$1,258/mo9%very comfortable
Beaver Dam, WI$1,276/mo9.1%very comfortable
Watertown, WI$1,289/mo9.2%very comfortable
Stevens Point, WI$1,301/mo9.3%very comfortable
West Allis, WI$1,332/mo9.5%very comfortable
Cudahy, WI$1,332/mo9.5%very comfortable
Beloit, WI$1,337/mo9.6%very comfortable
Chippewa Falls, WI$1,372/mo9.8%very comfortable
Plover, WI$1,371/mo9.8%very comfortable
Shorewood, WI$1,374/mo9.8%very comfortable
West Bend, WI$1,398/mo10%very comfortable
De Pere, WI$1,415/mo10.1%very comfortable
Onalaska, WI$1,406/mo10.1%very comfortable
Milwaukee, WI$1,458/mo10.4%very comfortable
River Falls, WI$1,490/mo10.7%very comfortable
Waukesha, WI$1,509/mo10.8%very comfortable
Middleton, WI$1,564/mo11.2%very comfortable
Greenfield, WI$1,575/mo11.3%very comfortable
Saukville, WI$1,598/mo11.4%very comfortable
New Richmond, WI$1,604/mo11.5%very comfortable
Madison, WI$1,621/mo11.6%very comfortable
Kenosha, WI$1,649/mo11.8%very comfortable
Sun Prairie, WI$1,659/mo11.9%very comfortable
Germantown, WI$1,662/mo11.9%very comfortable
Glendale, WI$1,664/mo11.9%very comfortable
Brown Deer, WI$1,679/mo12%very comfortable
Wauwatosa, WI$1,686/mo12.1%very comfortable
Saint Francis, WI$1,693/mo12.1%very comfortable
Mount Pleasant, WI$1,703/mo12.2%very comfortable
Monona, WI$1,699/mo12.2%very comfortable
Fitchburg, WI$1,715/mo12.3%very comfortable
De Forest, WI$1,737/mo12.4%very comfortable
Grafton, WI$1,755/mo12.6%very comfortable
Oak Creek, WI$1,776/mo12.7%very comfortable
Hudson, WI$1,797/mo12.9%very comfortable
Oconomowoc, WI$1,858/mo13.3%very comfortable
Whitefish Bay, WI$1,956/mo14%very comfortable
Franklin, WI$1,968/mo14.1%very comfortable
Verona, WI$2,065/mo14.8%very comfortable
Menomonee Falls, WI$2,128/mo15.2%very comfortable
Brookfield, WI$2,174/mo15.6%very comfortable
Elm Grove, WI$3,738/mo26.8%affordable
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).