Cost of living in Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland, Wisconsin has about 7,902 people. Typical rent is $753 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $54,529 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #43 in Wisconsin on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $753 a month.
Ashland is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,529 a year.
- People
- 7,902
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $753
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,529
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $176,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Ashland County, WI
Ashland, Wisconsin has about 7,902 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $176,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ashland County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ashland. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Wisconsin's prices sit at 94.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Wisconsin taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Ashland's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Wisconsin home paid 19.06¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ashland's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Wisconsin in the table we use.
Among 372 places we list in Wisconsin with a rent figure, 339 have higher typical rent than Ashland.
Nearby places
- Washburn
Typical rent $798
Compare with Ashland - Hurley
Typical rent $678
Compare with Ashland - Ironwood
Typical rent $622
Compare with Ashland - Bessemer
Typical rent $546
Compare with Ashland - Wakefield
Typical rent $649
Compare with Ashland - Little Round Lake
Typical rent $417
Compare with Ashland - Two Harbors
Typical rent $1,079
- Park Falls
Typical rent $832
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Wisconsin
Bigger places in Wisconsin
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.