Cost of living in Browns Lake, Wisconsin

Browns Lake, Wisconsin has about 1,827 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $334,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Racine County is $1,283 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Browns Lake. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metro area, prices sit at 96.0 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 Browns Lake'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 Browns Lake's bill.

EIA does not publish a Wisconsin gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Wisconsin shares this price.