Best rental value cities in Wisconsin

Name: Best Rental Value Cities in Wisconsin by Rent Reality Score
Creator: RentDataNow

Cities in Wisconsin renting furthest below their own 10-year trend, ranked by Rent Reality Score. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Stevens Point ranks first, with a Rent Reality Score of 69.
Across all 20 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,393/mo.

Data as of September 2026. RentDataNow's Rent Reality Score compares each city's current rent with its own 10-year trend. High-confidence trends only. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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20 cities

Rank	City	Score	Median rent	Vs. trend	1-yr change
01	Stevens PointWI Pop. 26KCompare →	69	$1,393/mo	-9.5%	-0.4%
02	FitchburgWI Pop. 33KCompare →	62	$1,661/mo	-6.1%	+1.3%
03	MiddletonWI Pop. 22KCompare →	61	$1,584/mo	-5.7%	+0.6%
04	Green BayWI Pop. 106KCompare →	57	$1,088/mo	-3.5%	+5.0%
05	Eau ClaireWI Pop. 70KCompare →	57	$1,119/mo	-3.3%	+4.8%
06	OshkoshWI Pop. 67KCompare →	57	$1,243/mo	-3.4%	+4.1%
07	MenomonieWI Pop. 17KCompare →	57	$1,359/mo	-3.3%	+1.3%
08	RacineWI Pop. 78KCompare →	56	$1,215/mo	-2.9%	+7.2%
09	WauwatosaWI Pop. 49KCompare →	56	$1,680/mo	-2.9%	+4.2%
10	Sun PrairieWI Pop. 38KCompare →	55	$1,636/mo	-2.3%	+7.2%
11	La CrosseWI Pop. 51KCompare →	54	$1,346/mo	-2.0%	+6.6%
12	West AllisWI Pop. 60KCompare →	52	$1,445/mo	-1.0%	+6.3%
13	VeronaWI Pop. 15KCompare →	51	$1,992/mo	-0.3%	+4.8%
14	JanesvilleWI Pop. 66KCompare →	50	$1,165/mo	-0.2%	+7.3%
15	Fond du LacWI Pop. 44KCompare →	50	$1,196/mo	+0.2%	+8.7%
16	MadisonWI Pop. 278KCompare →	49	$1,837/mo	+0.4%	+2.1%
17	KenoshaWI Pop. 99KCompare →	49	$1,627/mo	+0.5%	+5.3%
18	AppletonWI Pop. 75KCompare →	48	$1,185/mo	+1.2%	+8.3%
19	WausauWI Pop. 40KCompare →	46	$954/mo	+2.1%	+5.5%
20	MilwaukeeWI Pop. 567KCompare →	45	$1,443/mo	+2.5%	+4.9%