Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in Wisconsin
Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Wisconsin with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53706 | Madison | 100% |
| 2 | 54149 | Mountain | 89.3% |
| 3 | 54539 | Lake Tomahawk | 87.5% |
| 4 | 53726 | Madison | 83.1% |
| 5 | 54442 | Irma | 80.5% |
| 6 | 53206 | Milwaukee | 69.1% |
| 7 | 54658 | Stoddard | 68.3% |
| 8 | 54849 | Lake Nebagamon | 67.6% |
| 9 | 54562 | Three Lakes | 67.4% |
| 10 | 53146 | New Berlin | 67% |
| 11 | 54554 | Phelps | 66.7% |
| 12 | 54169 | Sherwood | 65.9% |
| 13 | 54124 | Gillett | 65.8% |
| 14 | 53715 | Madison | 65.7% |
| 15 | 53559 | Marshall | 65.2% |
| 16 | 54859 | Minong | 65% |
| 17 | 54137 | Krakow | 61.5% |
| 18 | 53703 | Madison | 61.2% |
| 19 | 54929 | Clintonville | 60.5% |
| 20 | 53586 | Shullsburg | 60.5% |
| 21 | 53233 | Milwaukee | 59.7% |
| 22 | 54202 | Baileys Harbor | 59.7% |
| 23 | 53223 | Milwaukee | 59.2% |
| 24 | 53210 | Milwaukee | 59.2% |
| 25 | 54002 | Baldwin | 59.1% |
| 26 | 54475 | Rudolph | 59.1% |
| 27 | 54234 | Sister Bay | 58.9% |
| 28 | 53209 | Milwaukee | 58.6% |
| 29 | 54129 | Hilbert | 58.6% |
| 30 | 54489 | Vesper | 58.4% |
| 31 | 54670 | Wilton | 58.3% |
| 32 | 54454 | Milladore | 57.7% |
| 33 | 53218 | Milwaukee | 57.2% |
| 34 | 54748 | Jim Falls | 57.1% |
| 35 | 53968 | Wonewoc | 57% |
| 36 | 53205 | Milwaukee | 56.4% |
| 37 | 53216 | Milwaukee | 56.3% |
| 38 | 53188 | Waukesha | 56.2% |
| 39 | 53818 | Platteville | 55.6% |
| 40 | 53104 | Bristol | 55.1% |
| 41 | 54452 | Merrill | 55% |
| 42 | 54801 | Spooner | 54.8% |
| 43 | 53018 | Delafield | 54.6% |
| 44 | 53575 | Oregon | 54.3% |
| 45 | 54548 | Minocqua | 54.2% |
| 46 | 54840 | Grantsburg | 54.2% |
| 47 | 53944 | Lyndon Station | 53.9% |
| 48 | 53403 | Racine | 53.8% |
| 49 | 53224 | Milwaukee | 53.8% |
| 50 | 53091 | Theresa | 53.7% |
| 51 | 53118 | Dousman | 53.6% |
| 52 | 54025 | Somerset | 53.5% |
| 53 | 54757 | New Auburn | 53.5% |
| 54 | 54642 | Melrose | 53.5% |
| 55 | 53022 | Germantown | 53.2% |
| 56 | 54829 | Cumberland | 53.2% |
| 57 | 53092 | Mequon | 53.1% |
| 58 | 53125 | Fontana | 53.1% |
| 59 | 54201 | Algoma | 52.9% |
| 60 | 53140 | Kenosha | 52.7% |
| 61 | 54015 | Hammond | 52.6% |
| 62 | 54471 | Ringle | 52.6% |
| 63 | 53143 | Kenosha | 52.4% |
| 64 | 54961 | New London | 52.4% |
| 65 | 53404 | Racine | 52.4% |
| 66 | 54741 | Fairchild | 52.4% |
| 67 | 53212 | Milwaukee | 52.2% |
| 68 | 53103 | Big Bend | 52.2% |
| 69 | 53132 | Franklin | 52.1% |
| 70 | 54893 | Webster | 52% |
| 71 | 54495 | Wisconsin Rapids | 51.7% |
| 72 | 54982 | Wautoma | 51.6% |
| 73 | 54627 | Ettrick | 51.3% |
| 74 | 54822 | Cameron | 51.2% |
| 75 | 54403 | Wausau | 51.1% |
| 76 | 54021 | Prescott | 51.1% |
| 77 | 54945 | Iola | 51.1% |
| 78 | 53183 | Wales | 51.1% |
| 79 | 53809 | Fennimore | 51% |
| 80 | 54534 | Hurley | 51% |
| 81 | 53204 | Milwaukee | 50.8% |
| 82 | 54491 | White Lake | 50.8% |
| 83 | 53095 | West Bend | 50.7% |
| 84 | 53716 | Madison | 50.6% |
| 85 | 54930 | Coloma | 50.6% |
| 86 | 53129 | Greendale | 50.5% |
| 87 | 54301 | Green Bay | 50.4% |
| 88 | 53190 | Whitewater | 50.4% |
| 89 | 54736 | Durand | 50.4% |
| 90 | 53704 | Madison | 50.3% |
| 91 | 53150 | Muskego | 50.2% |
| 92 | 54944 | Hortonville | 50.2% |
| 93 | 54001 | Amery | 50.1% |
| 94 | 53221 | Milwaukee | 50% |
| 95 | 54106 | Black Creek | 50% |
| 96 | 54864 | Poplar | 50% |
| 97 | 54749 | Knapp | 50% |
| 98 | 53211 | Milwaukee | 49.9% |
| 99 | 53066 | Oconomowoc | 49.8% |
| 100 | 53713 | Madison | 49.8% |
Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54104 | Athelstane | 0% |
| 2 | 54557 | Presque Isle | 0% |
| 3 | 54003 | Beldenville | 0% |
| 4 | 54838 | Gordon | 0% |
| 5 | 53137 | Helenville | 0% |
| 6 | 54082 | Houlton | 0% |
| 7 | 53002 | Allenton | 0% |
| 8 | 53017 | Colgate | 0% |
| 9 | 53033 | Hubertus | 0% |
| 10 | 54979 | Van Dyne | 2.9% |
| 11 | 54101 | Abrams | 4.8% |
| 12 | 54204 | Brussels | 4.9% |
| 13 | 54488 | Unity | 6.4% |
| 14 | 53937 | Hillpoint | 6.5% |
| 15 | 53079 | Saint Cloud | 6.7% |
| 16 | 53046 | Lannon | 6.9% |
| 17 | 54408 | Aniwa | 9.1% |
| 18 | 53023 | Glenbeulah | 10.7% |
| 19 | 54875 | Springbrook | 10.9% |
| 20 | 53911 | Arlington | 11% |
| 21 | 53044 | Kohler | 11.3% |
| 22 | 54626 | Eastman | 11.4% |
| 23 | 54422 | Curtiss | 11.4% |
| 24 | 54965 | Pine River | 12.5% |
| 25 | 54028 | Woodville | 13.1% |
| 26 | 54412 | Auburndale | 13.4% |
| 27 | 53038 | Johnson Creek | 13.4% |
| 28 | 53011 | Cascade | 13.6% |
| 29 | 54761 | Plum City | 13.9% |
| 30 | 53108 | Caledonia | 14.1% |
| 31 | 54514 | Butternut | 14.6% |
| 32 | 53577 | Plain | 14.8% |
| 33 | 54229 | New Franken | 14.9% |
| 34 | 53579 | Reeseville | 15.2% |
| 35 | 54423 | Custer | 15.2% |
| 36 | 54653 | Rockland | 15.3% |
| 37 | 54150 | Neopit | 15.5% |
| 38 | 53941 | La Valle | 15.7% |
| 39 | 54738 | Eleva | 16.1% |
| 40 | 53804 | Bloomington | 16.2% |
| 41 | 54949 | Manawa | 16.2% |
| 42 | 54611 | Alma Center | 16.4% |
| 43 | 54180 | Wrightstown | 16.6% |
| 44 | 53582 | Ridgeway | 16.7% |
| 45 | 53078 | Rubicon | 16.7% |
| 46 | 54171 | Sobieski | 16.7% |
| 47 | 54541 | Laona | 16.9% |
| 48 | 54437 | Greenwood | 16.9% |
| 49 | 54547 | Mercer | 17% |
| 50 | 53119 | Eagle | 17.3% |
| 51 | 53529 | Dane | 17.4% |
| 52 | 53554 | Livingston | 17.6% |
| 53 | 54420 | Chili | 17.6% |
| 54 | 53933 | Fox Lake | 17.7% |
| 55 | 54974 | Rosendale | 17.9% |
| 56 | 53063 | Newton | 17.9% |
| 57 | 53507 | Barneveld | 18.1% |
| 58 | 54750 | Maiden Rock | 18.2% |
| 59 | 53510 | Belmont | 18.3% |
| 60 | 54230 | Reedsville | 18.3% |
| 61 | 54209 | Egg Harbor | 18.4% |
| 62 | 54112 | Coleman | 18.6% |
| 63 | 54932 | Eldorado | 18.8% |
| 64 | 54247 | Whitelaw | 18.8% |
| 65 | 54173 | Suamico | 18.8% |
| 66 | 54830 | Danbury | 18.9% |
| 67 | 53502 | Albany | 19% |
| 68 | 53021 | Fredonia | 19.4% |
| 69 | 53006 | Brownsville | 19.5% |
| 70 | 53561 | Merrimac | 19.7% |
| 71 | 53019 | Eden | 19.7% |
| 72 | 53191 | Williams Bay | 20.1% |
| 73 | 54632 | Genoa | 20.5% |
| 74 | 54983 | Weyauwega | 20.8% |
| 75 | 54984 | Wild Rose | 20.9% |
| 76 | 53049 | Malone | 21% |
| 77 | 54017 | New Richmond | 21.1% |
| 78 | 54213 | Forestville | 21.2% |
| 79 | 53128 | Genoa City | 21.2% |
| 80 | 53930 | Endeavor | 21.3% |
| 81 | 53803 | Benton | 21.7% |
| 82 | 53521 | Brooklyn | 21.8% |
| 83 | 53954 | Pardeeville | 21.8% |
| 84 | 53811 | Hazel Green | 21.9% |
| 85 | 54870 | Sarona | 22.2% |
| 86 | 54943 | Hancock | 22.3% |
| 87 | 54621 | Chaseburg | 22.4% |
| 88 | 53565 | Mineral Point | 22.4% |
| 89 | 54170 | Shiocton | 22.6% |
| 90 | 54616 | Blair | 22.7% |
| 91 | 54498 | Withee | 22.8% |
| 92 | 54024 | Saint Croix Falls | 22.9% |
| 93 | 54479 | Spencer | 23.1% |
| 94 | 53525 | Clinton | 23.2% |
| 95 | 54480 | Stetsonville | 23.5% |
| 96 | 53504 | Argyle | 23.5% |
| 97 | 53923 | Cambria | 23.6% |
| 98 | 54165 | Seymour | 23.6% |
| 99 | 53182 | Union Grove | 23.7% |
| 100 | 54619 | Cashton | 23.8% |
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