Cost of living in Butler, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $890 a month.
Butler is a village in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,000 a year.
- People
- 1,859
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $890
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $60,000
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $244,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,263
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA
Butler, Wisconsin has about 1,859 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $244,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Waukesha County is $1,263 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Butler. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, prices sit at 96.9 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 Butler'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 Butler'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, 246 have higher typical rent than Butler.
Nearby places
- Wauwatosa
Typical rent $1,438
Compare with Butler - Brookfield
Typical rent $1,886
Compare with Butler - Elm Grove
Typical rent $1,900
Compare with Butler - Menomonee Falls
Typical rent $1,313
Compare with Butler - Lannon
Typical rent $773
Compare with Butler - Milwaukee
Typical rent $1,059
Compare with Butler - Brown Deer
Typical rent $1,183
- West Allis
Typical rent $1,007
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.