Rent Affordability for A Truck Driver in Wisconsin

A typical truck driver in Wisconsin earns about $53,875 a year, which supports approximately $1,347 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. 31 of 66 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 35 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Shawano, WI$789/mo17.6%very comfortable
Neenah, WI$983/mo21.9%affordable
Bellevue, WI$982/mo21.9%affordable
Marshfield, WI$1,040/mo23.2%affordable
Weston, WI$1,045/mo23.3%affordable
Wausau, WI$1,050/mo23.4%affordable
Menomonie, WI$1,052/mo23.4%affordable
Hartford, WI$1,050/mo23.4%affordable
La Crosse, WI$1,080/mo24.1%affordable
Wisconsin Rapids, WI$1,095/mo24.4%affordable
Green Bay, WI$1,119/mo24.9%affordable
Kaukauna, WI$1,116/mo24.9%affordable
Two Rivers, WI$1,119/mo24.9%affordable
Watertown, WI$1,166/mo26%affordable
Menasha, WI$1,171/mo26.1%affordable
Racine, WI$1,180/mo26.3%affordable
Appleton, WI$1,187/mo26.4%affordable
Fond du Lac, WI$1,184/mo26.4%affordable
Manitowoc, WI$1,192/mo26.6%affordable
Oshkosh, WI$1,208/mo26.9%affordable
Eau Claire, WI$1,214/mo27%affordable
Janesville, WI$1,214/mo27%affordable
Plover, WI$1,216/mo27.1%affordable
Baraboo, WI$1,241/mo27.6%affordable
South Milwaukee, WI$1,250/mo27.8%affordable
Superior, WI$1,248/mo27.8%affordable
Beaver Dam, WI$1,252/mo27.9%affordable
Stevens Point, WI$1,275/mo28.4%affordable
Chippewa Falls, WI$1,274/mo28.4%affordable
Beloit, WI$1,291/mo28.8%affordable
Tomah, WI$1,298/mo28.9%affordable
Shorewood, WI$1,356/mo30.2%stretched
West Allis, WI$1,372/mo30.6%stretched
Cudahy, WI$1,386/mo30.9%stretched
Onalaska, WI$1,412/mo31.5%stretched
Greenfield, WI$1,425/mo31.7%stretched
West Bend, WI$1,425/mo31.7%stretched
Milwaukee, WI$1,469/mo32.7%stretched
Waukesha, WI$1,490/mo33.2%stretched
River Falls, WI$1,513/mo33.7%stretched
De Pere, WI$1,565/mo34.9%stretched
New Richmond, WI$1,600/mo35.6%stretched
Middleton, WI$1,601/mo35.7%stretched
Brown Deer, WI$1,618/mo36%stretched
Kenosha, WI$1,637/mo36.5%stretched
Sun Prairie, WI$1,642/mo36.6%stretched
Madison, WI$1,656/mo36.9%stretched
Glendale, WI$1,671/mo37.2%stretched
Saukville, WI$1,672/mo37.2%stretched
Mount Pleasant, WI$1,680/mo37.4%stretched
Oak Creek, WI$1,682/mo37.5%stretched
De Forest, WI$1,683/mo37.5%stretched
Germantown, WI$1,717/mo38.2%stretched
Wauwatosa, WI$1,722/mo38.4%stretched
Monona, WI$1,750/mo39%stretched
Fitchburg, WI$1,760/mo39.2%stretched
Grafton, WI$1,783/mo39.7%stretched
Saint Francis, WI$1,803/mo40.2%rent-burdened
Oconomowoc, WI$1,862/mo41.5%rent-burdened
Hudson, WI$1,897/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Franklin, WI$1,947/mo43.4%rent-burdened
Verona, WI$2,021/mo45%rent-burdened
Brookfield, WI$2,207/mo49.2%rent-burdened
Menomonee Falls, WI$2,210/mo49.2%rent-burdened
Whitefish Bay, WI$2,390/mo53.2%severely rent-burdened
Elm Grove, WI$3,281/mo73.1%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).