Cost of living in Baldwin, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,154 a month.
Baldwin is a village in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $77,179 a year.
- People
- 4,342
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,154
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $77,179
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $273,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,734
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area
Baldwin, Wisconsin has about 4,342 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $273,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Croix County is $1,734 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Baldwin. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, prices sit at 104.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Wisconsin taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Baldwin'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 Baldwin'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, 108 have higher typical rent than Baldwin.
Nearby places
- Hammond
Typical rent $944
Compare with Baldwin - Woodville
Typical rent $1,068
Compare with Baldwin - Roberts
Typical rent $1,628
Compare with Baldwin - Spring Valley
Typical rent $955
Compare with Baldwin - Glenwood City
Typical rent $1,305
Compare with Baldwin - River Falls
Typical rent $1,107
Compare with Baldwin - New Richmond
Typical rent $1,168
- Ellsworth
Typical rent $1,042
Compare with Baldwin
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.