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Cost of living in Baraboo, Wisconsin

Simple answer

Typical rent is $940 a month.

Baraboo is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,750 a year.

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People
12,769
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$940
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$69,750
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$222,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,168
Sauk County, WI

Baraboo, Wisconsin has about 12,769 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $222,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sauk County is $1,168 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Baraboo. 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 Baraboo'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 Baraboo'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, 210 have higher typical rent than Baraboo.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.