Fair market rents · FY 2027 · effective October 1, 2026
Wisconsin fair market rents, FY 2027
The 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in the median Wisconsin county is $1,041 a month for FY 2027, from $1,014 to $1,734 across the state. The typical county moved +4.2% from FY 2026 and +33.9% over five years; weighted by population, the state average moved 0.0%. The most populous HUD area, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, is at $1,338 for a 2-bedroom (its FY 2026 figure, still in force).
FMRs are HUD's estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent (rent plus utilities) paid by recent movers into standard-quality units. Housing agencies set voucher payment standards from them. Source: HUD FY 2027 FMR file, 91 FR 56156 (published September 1, 2026). This site is not HUD.
| FY | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BR | $822 | $844 | $858 | $883 | $913 | $949 | $1,034 | $1,108 | $1,178 | $1,251 | $1,251 |
FY 2026 rents still in force: Madison, WI; Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. HUD is reevaluating these areas after a valid request, and FY 2026 figures apply until it posts revised FY 2027 FMRs (HUD expects April 2027). The table shows the FY 2026 figures for them.
Every HUD rent area in Wisconsin, FY 2027
65 HUD FMR areas cover 72 counties; 20 are metro areas. Monthly gross rent by bedroom count. The trend line is the 2-bedroom FMR from FY 2017 to FY 2027 for the most populous member.
Biggest one-year move up: La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN, +15.2%. Biggest move down: Green County, WI, −7.4%. HUD caps a one-year drop at 10%.
| HUD area | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 1 yr | 5 yr | FY17 to FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 851 | 868 | 1,014 | 1,269 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +23.7% | |
| AppletonCalumet, Outagamie | 918 | 986 | 1,256 | 1,739 | 1,952 | +1.6% | +42.6% | |
| Ashland County | 770 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,404 | 1,543 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Barron County | 747 | 785 | 1,027 | 1,324 | 1,700 | +4.4% | +26.6% | |
| Bayfield County | 706 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,328 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +27.4% | |
| Buffalo County | 735 | 779 | 1,019 | 1,214 | 1,563 | +4.7% | +22.0% | |
| Burnett County | 742 | 786 | 1,028 | 1,225 | 1,500 | +5.5% | +24.6% | |
| Clark County | 820 | 825 | 1,014 | 1,292 | 1,450 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Columbia County | 791 | 868 | 1,136 | 1,573 | 1,623 | −4.9% | +20.2% | |
| Crawford County | 732 | 931 | 1,014 | 1,208 | 1,340 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Dodge County | 787 | 880 | 1,100 | 1,458 | 1,464 | +1.9% | +23.7% | |
| Door County | 915 | 969 | 1,268 | 1,511 | 1,666 | +11.1% | +45.1% | |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 841 | 961 | 1,207 | 1,671 | 2,017 | −2.0% | +29.0% | |
| Dunn County | 815 | 820 | 1,042 | 1,407 | 1,742 | +1.8% | +23.3% | |
| Eau ClaireChippewa, Eau Claire | 1,014 | 1,017 | 1,259 | 1,695 | 1,701 | +6.6% | +50.6% | |
| Florence County | 767 | 813 | 1,063 | 1,316 | 1,453 | +5.6% | +40.4% | |
| Fond du Lac | 852 | 983 | 1,224 | 1,560 | 1,736 | +4.1% | +46.9% | |
| Forest County | 732 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,281 | 1,362 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Grant County | 783 | 803 | 1,014 | 1,249 | 1,694 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Green BayBrown, Kewaunee | 979 | 1,028 | 1,287 | 1,697 | 1,765 | +10.6% | +47.1% | |
| Green County | 798 | 806 | 1,016 | 1,211 | 1,335 | −7.4% | +13.8% | |
| Green Lake County | 732 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,220 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +31.2% | |
| Iowa County | 830 | 836 | 1,093 | 1,460 | 1,827 | −6.4% | +25.1% | |
| Iron County | 732 | 830 | 1,014 | 1,262 | 1,604 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Jackson County | 706 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,208 | 1,447 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Janesville-Beloit | 976 | 998 | 1,280 | 1,621 | 1,682 | +2.7% | +39.9% | |
| Jefferson County | 842 | 958 | 1,209 | 1,635 | 1,652 | +4.6% | +27.4% | |
| Juneau County | 764 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,240 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +19.7% | |
| Kenosha | 1,136 | 1,144 | 1,441 | 1,956 | 2,228 | +2.8% | +35.2% | |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 935 | 1,027 | 1,343 | 1,721 | 2,167 | +15.2% | +44.4% | |
| Lafayette County | 732 | 839 | 1,014 | 1,352 | 1,560 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Langlade County | 732 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,208 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Lincoln County | 763 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,304 | 1,403 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| MadisonR | 1,268 | 1,482 | 1,694 | 2,236 | 2,509 | held | +24.8% | |
| Manitowoc County | 770 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,208 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +33.8% | |
| Marinette County | 706 | 785 | 1,014 | 1,208 | 1,518 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Marquette County | 732 | 822 | 1,014 | 1,299 | 1,380 | +4.2% | +30.8% | |
| Menominee County | 732 | 931 | 1,014 | 1,364 | 1,369 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Milwaukee-WaukeshaRMilwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha | 1,027 | 1,119 | 1,338 | 1,648 | 1,784 | held | +26.4% | |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIPierce, St. Croix | 1,265 | 1,427 | 1,734 | 2,264 | 2,538 | +1.5% | +30.5% | |
| Monroe County | 724 | 833 | 1,039 | 1,383 | 1,469 | +0.3% | +19.6% | |
| Oconto County | 774 | 844 | 1,014 | 1,375 | 1,380 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Oneida County | 852 | 943 | 1,027 | 1,289 | 1,445 | +1.4% | +24.9% | |
| Oshkosh-Neenah | 909 | 936 | 1,195 | 1,609 | 1,646 | +4.0% | +34.4% | |
| Pepin County | 732 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,403 | 1,526 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Polk County | 781 | 857 | 1,121 | 1,437 | 1,705 | +2.2% | +25.5% | |
| Portage County | 750 | 828 | 1,077 | 1,283 | 1,415 | +3.9% | +27.6% | |
| Price County | 770 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,215 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant | 926 | 1,036 | 1,283 | 1,639 | 1,984 | +3.9% | +37.8% | |
| Richland County | 706 | 849 | 1,014 | 1,283 | 1,491 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Rusk County | 732 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,296 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Sauk County | 843 | 996 | 1,168 | 1,448 | 1,577 | +5.1% | +28.5% | |
| Sawyer County | 827 | 832 | 1,089 | 1,298 | 1,431 | +3.6% | +33.1% | |
| Shawano County | 745 | 843 | 1,014 | 1,328 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Sheboygan | 813 | 918 | 1,168 | 1,392 | 1,575 | +4.7% | +46.5% | |
| Taylor County | 732 | 788 | 1,014 | 1,259 | 1,461 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Trempealeau County | 804 | 810 | 1,059 | 1,386 | 1,392 | +7.2% | +34.7% | |
| Vernon County | 764 | 856 | 1,097 | 1,364 | 1,603 | +12.7% | +44.9% | |
| Vilas County | 738 | 788 | 1,022 | 1,218 | 1,343 | +5.0% | +31.5% | |
| Walworth County | 905 | 994 | 1,300 | 1,625 | 2,142 | +7.8% | +34.9% | |
| Washburn County | 706 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,208 | 1,333 | +4.0% | +25.7% | |
| Waupaca County | 810 | 815 | 1,014 | 1,328 | 1,333 | +4.2% | +33.8% | |
| Wausau | 847 | 940 | 1,217 | 1,590 | 1,599 | +6.1% | +45.2% | |
| Waushara County | 732 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,306 | 1,512 | +4.2% | +33.9% | |
| Wood County | 732 | 775 | 1,014 | 1,299 | 1,357 | +4.2% | +25.2% |
Dollars per month, FY 2027 file as published September 1, 2026; rows marked R show FY 2026. "1 yr" compares the FY 2027 2BR with FY 2026, "5 yr" with FY 2022. HUD's methods changed over these years, so part of any move is method, not market. Area names are HUD's.
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Using these numbers on a rental
The FMR sets the range for voucher payments; it is not a rent estimate for your unit. A housing agency picks a payment standard between 90% and 110% of it, then checks your asking rent against similar unassisted units nearby. Both figures cover rent plus utilities, so the agency's allowance for any utilities the tenant pays comes off the top.
Take a 2-bedroom at $1,041, a payment standard at 100% of FMR, and a $150 utility allowance (an example; each agency publishes its own schedule). Then the voucher can cover a contract rent of up to $891 ($1,041 minus $150), with the tenant paying the usual 30% of income. How to underwrite with FMR works through the rest.