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Updated April 19, 2026

Average Rent in Milwaukee WI

5 apartment buildings, 1 units. Real prices pulled from each property's leasing system this morning.

Avg Rent

$2,095/mo

market average

Cheapest

$2,095/mo

333 Water

Properties

5

tracked daily

Units

1

available now

Analysis

Rent Price Breakdown

Compare pricing across all 5 properties in Milwaukee WI.

Average Rent by Property

Starting Price vs Average

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Milwaukee WI Rent Prices

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Milwaukee WI Average Rent Prices 2026

The average rent in Milwaukee WI is $2,095 per month, based on 1 units across 5 apartment communities. Prices range from $2,095 at 333 Water to $2,095 at 333 Water.

Every price comes directly from each property's leasing system, updated that morning. Request a neighborhood we don't cover and we add it within 24 hours.

What salary do I need to live comfortably in Milwaukee WI?

Built on the 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Minimum to afford average rent

$84,000/year

30 percent rule — using our average rent of $2,095/mo.

Comfortable income

$101,000/year

25 percent rule — leaves more room for savings, transport, and groceries.

Median household income in Milwaukee WI is $51,888 — about 48% below the comfortable-living threshold.

Cost of living in Milwaukee WI

Overall prices in Milwaukee WI runs below the national average by about 4% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 95.7, where 100 equals the U.S. average). The breakdown below estimates monthly costs for a single adult, using national consumer-spending baselines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scaled by Milwaukee WI's regional price parities.

Category Monthly estimate
Rent (market average) $2,095
Utilities $404
Groceries $507
Transportation $964
Healthcare $470
Other goods and services $752
Estimated total $5,192/mo

Population

569,756

Median household income

$51,888

Median age

32.2

Mean commute

22 min

Methodology

† Rent data is sourced directly from each tracked apartment community and refreshed every 24 hours. Every listed unit price on this page is real and listed today.

Cost of living estimates for utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, and other goods and services combine national consumer-spending baselines from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Expenditure Survey) with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (MARPP dataset). Both are peer-reviewed federal data releases published annually.

Salary to live comfortably applies the standard 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income rule on top of the listed rent. This is the same affordability guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Demographic figures (median household income, population, median age, commute time) come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most recent complete release.

Cost of living and demographic figures were last published in 2023.

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