Rent Affordability for A Retail Salesperson in Wisconsin

A typical retail salesperson in Wisconsin earns about $35,217 a year, which supports approximately $880 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. 0 of 66 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 66 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Wausau, WI$954/mo32.5%stretched
Two Rivers, WI$975/mo33.2%stretched
Bellevue, WI$1,026/mo35%stretched
Wisconsin Rapids, WI$1,041/mo35.5%stretched
Green Bay, WI$1,088/mo37.1%stretched
Manitowoc, WI$1,114/mo38%stretched
Kaukauna, WI$1,116/mo38%stretched
Eau Claire, WI$1,119/mo38.1%stretched
Superior, WI$1,126/mo38.4%stretched
South Milwaukee, WI$1,148/mo39.1%stretched
Janesville, WI$1,165/mo39.7%stretched
Marshfield, WI$1,164/mo39.7%stretched
Neenah, WI$1,175/mo40%rent-burdened
West Bend, WI$1,177/mo40.1%rent-burdened
Watertown, WI$1,182/mo40.3%rent-burdened
Appleton, WI$1,185/mo40.4%rent-burdened
Fond du Lac, WI$1,196/mo40.8%rent-burdened
Racine, WI$1,215/mo41.4%rent-burdened
Weston, WI$1,214/mo41.4%rent-burdened
Tomah, WI$1,222/mo41.6%rent-burdened
Oshkosh, WI$1,243/mo42.4%rent-burdened
Hartford, WI$1,250/mo42.6%rent-burdened
Baraboo, WI$1,310/mo44.6%rent-burdened
Chippewa Falls, WI$1,332/mo45.4%rent-burdened
La Crosse, WI$1,346/mo45.9%rent-burdened
Menomonie, WI$1,359/mo46.3%rent-burdened
Beaver Dam, WI$1,369/mo46.6%rent-burdened
Beloit, WI$1,394/mo47.5%rent-burdened
Stevens Point, WI$1,393/mo47.5%rent-burdened
Onalaska, WI$1,394/mo47.5%rent-burdened
Shawano, WI$1,400/mo47.7%rent-burdened
De Pere, WI$1,403/mo47.8%rent-burdened
Greenfield, WI$1,426/mo48.6%rent-burdened
Plover, WI$1,435/mo48.9%rent-burdened
Milwaukee, WI$1,443/mo49.2%rent-burdened
West Allis, WI$1,445/mo49.2%rent-burdened
Menasha, WI$1,457/mo49.6%rent-burdened
Saint Francis, WI$1,460/mo49.7%rent-burdened
Cudahy, WI$1,464/mo49.9%rent-burdened
Waukesha, WI$1,475/mo50.3%severely rent-burdened
Germantown, WI$1,547/mo52.7%severely rent-burdened
Middleton, WI$1,584/mo54%severely rent-burdened
Saukville, WI$1,598/mo54.5%severely rent-burdened
Shorewood, WI$1,615/mo55%severely rent-burdened
Menomonee Falls, WI$1,621/mo55.2%severely rent-burdened
New Richmond, WI$1,619/mo55.2%severely rent-burdened
Kenosha, WI$1,627/mo55.4%severely rent-burdened
Sun Prairie, WI$1,636/mo55.7%severely rent-burdened
Glendale, WI$1,649/mo56.2%severely rent-burdened
Fitchburg, WI$1,661/mo56.6%severely rent-burdened
Wauwatosa, WI$1,680/mo57.2%severely rent-burdened
Brown Deer, WI$1,688/mo57.5%severely rent-burdened
Mount Pleasant, WI$1,718/mo58.5%severely rent-burdened
Franklin, WI$1,737/mo59.2%severely rent-burdened
De Forest, WI$1,741/mo59.3%severely rent-burdened
River Falls, WI$1,771/mo60.3%severely rent-burdened
Hudson, WI$1,805/mo61.5%severely rent-burdened
Oak Creek, WI$1,816/mo61.9%severely rent-burdened
Monona, WI$1,820/mo62%severely rent-burdened
Madison, WI$1,837/mo62.6%severely rent-burdened
Oconomowoc, WI$1,891/mo64.4%severely rent-burdened
Whitefish Bay, WI$1,940/mo66.1%severely rent-burdened
Verona, WI$1,992/mo67.9%severely rent-burdened
Grafton, WI$2,016/mo68.7%severely rent-burdened
Brookfield, WI$2,222/mo75.7%severely rent-burdened
Elm Grove, WI$3,421/mo116.6%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).