Cost of living in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $959 a month.
Beaver Dam is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $66,673 a year.
- People
- 16,565
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $959
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $66,673
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $201,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,100
- Dodge County, WI
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin has about 16,565 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $201,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dodge County is $1,100 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Beaver Dam. 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 Beaver Dam'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 Beaver Dam'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, 199 have higher typical rent than Beaver Dam.
Nearby places
- Fox Lake
Typical rent $1,253
Compare with Beaver Dam - Juneau
Typical rent $852
Compare with Beaver Dam - Horicon
Typical rent $906
Compare with Beaver Dam - Randolph
Typical rent $764
Compare with Beaver Dam - Fall River
Typical rent $1,190
Compare with Beaver Dam - Waupun
Typical rent $951
Compare with Beaver Dam - Columbus
Typical rent $874
Compare with Beaver Dam - Mayville
Typical rent $835
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.