Rent Affordability for A Plumber in Wisconsin

A typical plumber in Wisconsin earns about $63,745 a year, which supports approximately $1,594 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. 41 of 66 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 25 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Shawano, WI$789/mo14.9%very comfortable
Neenah, WI$983/mo18.5%very comfortable
Bellevue, WI$982/mo18.5%very comfortable
Marshfield, WI$1,040/mo19.6%very comfortable
Weston, WI$1,045/mo19.7%very comfortable
Wausau, WI$1,050/mo19.8%very comfortable
Menomonie, WI$1,052/mo19.8%very comfortable
Hartford, WI$1,050/mo19.8%very comfortable
La Crosse, WI$1,080/mo20.3%affordable
Wisconsin Rapids, WI$1,095/mo20.6%affordable
Kaukauna, WI$1,116/mo21%affordable
Green Bay, WI$1,119/mo21.1%affordable
Two Rivers, WI$1,119/mo21.1%affordable
Watertown, WI$1,166/mo21.9%affordable
Menasha, WI$1,171/mo22%affordable
Racine, WI$1,180/mo22.2%affordable
Appleton, WI$1,187/mo22.3%affordable
Fond du Lac, WI$1,184/mo22.3%affordable
Manitowoc, WI$1,192/mo22.4%affordable
Oshkosh, WI$1,208/mo22.7%affordable
Eau Claire, WI$1,214/mo22.9%affordable
Janesville, WI$1,214/mo22.9%affordable
Plover, WI$1,216/mo22.9%affordable
Baraboo, WI$1,241/mo23.4%affordable
South Milwaukee, WI$1,250/mo23.5%affordable
Superior, WI$1,248/mo23.5%affordable
Beaver Dam, WI$1,252/mo23.6%affordable
Stevens Point, WI$1,275/mo24%affordable
Chippewa Falls, WI$1,274/mo24%affordable
Beloit, WI$1,291/mo24.3%affordable
Tomah, WI$1,298/mo24.4%affordable
Shorewood, WI$1,356/mo25.5%affordable
West Allis, WI$1,372/mo25.8%affordable
Cudahy, WI$1,386/mo26.1%affordable
Onalaska, WI$1,412/mo26.6%affordable
Greenfield, WI$1,425/mo26.8%affordable
West Bend, WI$1,425/mo26.8%affordable
Milwaukee, WI$1,469/mo27.7%affordable
Waukesha, WI$1,490/mo28%affordable
River Falls, WI$1,513/mo28.5%affordable
De Pere, WI$1,565/mo29.5%affordable
Middleton, WI$1,601/mo30.1%stretched
New Richmond, WI$1,600/mo30.1%stretched
Brown Deer, WI$1,618/mo30.5%stretched
Kenosha, WI$1,637/mo30.8%stretched
Sun Prairie, WI$1,642/mo30.9%stretched
Madison, WI$1,656/mo31.2%stretched
Glendale, WI$1,671/mo31.5%stretched
Saukville, WI$1,672/mo31.5%stretched
Mount Pleasant, WI$1,680/mo31.6%stretched
Oak Creek, WI$1,682/mo31.7%stretched
De Forest, WI$1,683/mo31.7%stretched
Germantown, WI$1,717/mo32.3%stretched
Wauwatosa, WI$1,722/mo32.4%stretched
Monona, WI$1,750/mo32.9%stretched
Fitchburg, WI$1,760/mo33.1%stretched
Grafton, WI$1,783/mo33.6%stretched
Saint Francis, WI$1,803/mo33.9%stretched
Oconomowoc, WI$1,862/mo35.1%stretched
Hudson, WI$1,897/mo35.7%stretched
Franklin, WI$1,947/mo36.7%stretched
Verona, WI$2,021/mo38%stretched
Brookfield, WI$2,207/mo41.5%rent-burdened
Menomonee Falls, WI$2,210/mo41.6%rent-burdened
Whitefish Bay, WI$2,390/mo45%rent-burdened
Elm Grove, WI$3,281/mo61.8%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).