Cost of living in Darlington, Wisconsin
Darlington, Wisconsin has about 2,409 people. Typical rent is $873 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $56,641 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $873 a month.
Darlington is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,641 a year.
- People
- 2,409
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $873
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,641
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $155,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Lafayette County, WI
Darlington, Wisconsin has about 2,409 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $155,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lafayette County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Darlington. 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 Darlington'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 Darlington'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, 259 have higher typical rent than Darlington.
Nearby places
- Shullsburg
Typical rent $914
Compare with Darlington - Mineral Point
Typical rent $877
Compare with Darlington - Warren
Typical rent $741
Compare with Darlington - Cuba City
Typical rent $758
Compare with Darlington - Platteville
Typical rent $863
Compare with Darlington - Hazel Green
Typical rent $784
Compare with Darlington - Dodgeville
Typical rent $999
Compare with Darlington - The Galena Territory
Typical rent $1,279
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.