Cheapest Cities in Wisconsin
Most affordable cities in Wisconsin (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Antigo
|
61 |
$46,791 |
$706/mo |
8,058 |
| 2 |
Merrill
|
65 |
$49,947 |
$784/mo |
9,224 |
| 3 |
Richland Center
|
65 |
$51,472 |
$681/mo |
5,030 |
| 4 |
Marinette
|
65 |
$57,461 |
$763/mo |
11,060 |
| 5 |
Two Rivers
|
66 |
$58,716 |
$756/mo |
11,224 |
| 6 |
Shawano
|
67 |
$56,457 |
$773/mo |
9,236 |
| 7 |
Ripon
|
67 |
$59,063 |
$708/mo |
7,803 |
| 8 |
Ashland
|
67 |
$49,258 |
$697/mo |
7,884 |
| 9 |
Rhinelander
|
68 |
$53,561 |
$818/mo |
8,248 |
| 10 |
Berlin
|
68 |
$55,216 |
$814/mo |
5,523 |
| 11 |
Manitowoc
|
69 |
$62,133 |
$787/mo |
34,553 |
| 12 |
Wisconsin Rapids
|
69 |
$54,116 |
$872/mo |
18,756 |
| 13 |
Marshfield
|
70 |
$59,294 |
$798/mo |
18,718 |
| 14 |
Waupaca
|
70 |
$52,586 |
$748/mo |
6,314 |
| 15 |
Prairie du Chien
|
71 |
$52,670 |
$840/mo |
5,471 |
| 16 |
Superior
|
71 |
$63,415 |
$881/mo |
26,550 |
| 17 |
New London
|
71 |
$61,447 |
$822/mo |
7,492 |
| 18 |
Waupun
|
71 |
$66,931 |
$830/mo |
11,244 |
| 19 |
Sheboygan
|
72 |
$62,953 |
$874/mo |
49,812 |
| 20 |
Rice Lake
|
73 |
$55,040 |
$834/mo |
9,030 |
| 21 |
Sparta
|
73 |
$60,517 |
$902/mo |
9,921 |
| 22 |
Menasha
|
73 |
$64,392 |
$866/mo |
18,130 |
| 23 |
Beloit
|
73 |
$59,975 |
$989/mo |
36,554 |
| 24 |
Oshkosh
|
73 |
$61,929 |
$908/mo |
66,247 |
| 25 |
Fond du Lac
|
73 |
$61,620 |
$905/mo |
44,491 |
| 26 |
Wausau
|
73 |
$61,877 |
$950/mo |
39,893 |
| 27 |
Mayville
|
74 |
$66,453 |
$853/mo |
5,169 |
| 28 |
Plymouth
|
74 |
$67,784 |
$865/mo |
8,913 |
| 29 |
Monroe
|
74 |
$67,621 |
$844/mo |
10,568 |
| 30 |
Tomah
|
74 |
$51,185 |
$927/mo |
9,505 |
| 31 |
Sheboygan Falls
|
75 |
$68,264 |
$861/mo |
8,190 |
| 32 |
Stevens Point
|
75 |
$56,218 |
$874/mo |
25,497 |
| 33 |
Green Bay
|
75 |
$62,546 |
$904/mo |
106,585 |
| 34 |
Rothschild
|
76 |
$87,250 |
$934/mo |
5,532 |
| 35 |
Chippewa Falls
|
76 |
$62,133 |
$910/mo |
14,643 |
| 36 |
Platteville
|
76 |
$42,667 |
$885/mo |
11,421 |
| 37 |
Racine
|
76 |
$55,705 |
$983/mo |
77,155 |
| 38 |
Columbus
|
77 |
$74,957 |
$814/mo |
5,493 |
| 39 |
Beaver Dam
|
77 |
$68,757 |
$942/mo |
16,629 |
| 40 |
Neenah
|
77 |
$73,880 |
$970/mo |
27,409 |
| 41 |
North Fond du Lac
|
77 |
$61,744 |
$1,083/mo |
5,373 |
| 42 |
Fort Atkinson
|
77 |
$75,350 |
$957/mo |
12,490 |
| 43 |
La Crosse
|
77 |
$53,803 |
$977/mo |
51,791 |
| 44 |
St. Francis
|
78 |
$58,490 |
$893/mo |
9,318 |
| 45 |
Milton
|
78 |
$84,648 |
$940/mo |
5,685 |
| 46 |
Menomonie
|
78 |
$54,587 |
$933/mo |
16,548 |
| 47 |
Portage
|
78 |
$62,785 |
$963/mo |
10,374 |
| 48 |
Baraboo
|
78 |
$73,515 |
$926/mo |
12,506 |
| 49 |
Milwaukee
|
79 |
$51,888 |
$1,033/mo |
569,756 |
| 50 |
Weston
|
79 |
$75,565 |
$975/mo |
15,784 |