Rent Affordability for A Waiter or Waitress in Wisconsin
A typical waiter or waitress in Wisconsin earns about $34,704 a year, which supports approximately $868 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/mo | 33% | stretched |
| Two Rivers, WI | $975/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Bellevue, WI | $1,026/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Wisconsin Rapids, WI | $1,041/mo | 36% | stretched |
| Green Bay, WI | $1,088/mo | 37.6% | stretched |
| Manitowoc, WI | $1,114/mo | 38.5% | stretched |
| Kaukauna, WI | $1,116/mo | 38.6% | stretched |
| Eau Claire, WI | $1,119/mo | 38.7% | stretched |
| Superior, WI | $1,126/mo | 38.9% | stretched |
| South Milwaukee, WI | $1,148/mo | 39.7% | stretched |
| Marshfield, WI | $1,164/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Janesville, WI | $1,165/mo | 40.3% | rent-burdened |
| Neenah, WI | $1,175/mo | 40.6% | rent-burdened |
| West Bend, WI | $1,177/mo | 40.7% | rent-burdened |
| Watertown, WI | $1,182/mo | 40.9% | rent-burdened |
| Appleton, WI | $1,185/mo | 41% | rent-burdened |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $1,196/mo | 41.4% | rent-burdened |
| Racine, WI | $1,215/mo | 42% | rent-burdened |
| Weston, WI | $1,214/mo | 42% | rent-burdened |
| Tomah, WI | $1,222/mo | 42.3% | rent-burdened |
| Oshkosh, WI | $1,243/mo | 43% | rent-burdened |
| Hartford, WI | $1,250/mo | 43.2% | rent-burdened |
| Baraboo, WI | $1,310/mo | 45.3% | rent-burdened |
| Chippewa Falls, WI | $1,332/mo | 46.1% | rent-burdened |
| La Crosse, WI | $1,346/mo | 46.5% | rent-burdened |
| Menomonie, WI | $1,359/mo | 47% | rent-burdened |
| Beaver Dam, WI | $1,369/mo | 47.3% | rent-burdened |
| Beloit, WI | $1,394/mo | 48.2% | rent-burdened |
| Stevens Point, WI | $1,393/mo | 48.2% | rent-burdened |
| Onalaska, WI | $1,394/mo | 48.2% | rent-burdened |
| Shawano, WI | $1,400/mo | 48.4% | rent-burdened |
| De Pere, WI | $1,403/mo | 48.5% | rent-burdened |
| Greenfield, WI | $1,426/mo | 49.3% | rent-burdened |
| Plover, WI | $1,435/mo | 49.6% | rent-burdened |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,443/mo | 49.9% | rent-burdened |
| West Allis, WI | $1,445/mo | 50% | rent-burdened |
| Menasha, WI | $1,457/mo | 50.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Saint Francis, WI | $1,460/mo | 50.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cudahy, WI | $1,464/mo | 50.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Waukesha, WI | $1,475/mo | 51% | severely rent-burdened |
| Germantown, WI | $1,547/mo | 53.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Middleton, WI | $1,584/mo | 54.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Saukville, WI | $1,598/mo | 55.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Shorewood, WI | $1,615/mo | 55.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Richmond, WI | $1,619/mo | 56% | severely rent-burdened |
| Menomonee Falls, WI | $1,621/mo | 56.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kenosha, WI | $1,627/mo | 56.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Sun Prairie, WI | $1,636/mo | 56.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Glendale, WI | $1,649/mo | 57% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fitchburg, WI | $1,661/mo | 57.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Wauwatosa, WI | $1,680/mo | 58.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Brown Deer, WI | $1,688/mo | 58.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mount Pleasant, WI | $1,718/mo | 59.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Franklin, WI | $1,737/mo | 60.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| De Forest, WI | $1,741/mo | 60.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| River Falls, WI | $1,771/mo | 61.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hudson, WI | $1,805/mo | 62.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Oak Creek, WI | $1,816/mo | 62.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Monona, WI | $1,820/mo | 62.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Madison, WI | $1,837/mo | 63.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Oconomowoc, WI | $1,891/mo | 65.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Whitefish Bay, WI | $1,940/mo | 67.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Verona, WI | $1,992/mo | 68.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Grafton, WI | $2,016/mo | 69.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Brookfield, WI | $2,222/mo | 76.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Elm Grove, WI | $3,421/mo | 118.3% | severely rent-burdened |