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Cost of living in DeForest, Wisconsin

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,442 a month.

DeForest is a village in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $106,419 a year.

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People
11,501
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,442
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$106,419
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$359,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,565
Madison, WI HUD Metro FMR Area

DeForest, Wisconsin has about 11,501 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $359,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dane County is $1,565 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in DeForest. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Madison, WI metro area, prices sit at 97.3 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 DeForest'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 DeForest'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, 27 have higher typical rent than DeForest.

Nearby places

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.

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

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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.