Cost of living in Edgerton, Wisconsin
Edgerton, Wisconsin has about 6,014 people. Typical rent is $961 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $72,489 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.
Ranked #46 in Wisconsin on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $961 a month.
Edgerton is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $72,489 a year.
- People
- 6,014
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $961
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $72,489
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $266,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,280
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA
- Gas
- $4.237
- Midwest (PADD 2), week of October 12, 2026
Edgerton, Wisconsin has about 6,014 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $266,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Rock County is $1,280 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Edgerton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area, prices sit at 93.7 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 Edgerton'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 Edgerton'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.
Among 372 places we list in Wisconsin with a rent figure, 197 have higher typical rent than Edgerton.
Nearby places
- Milton
Typical rent $930
Compare with Edgerton - Stoughton
Typical rent $1,157
Compare with Edgerton - Janesville
Typical rent $1,054
Compare with Edgerton - Cambridge
Typical rent $1,220
Compare with Edgerton - Evansville
Typical rent $1,093
Compare with Edgerton - Lake Ripley
Typical rent $1,350
Compare with Edgerton - Fort Atkinson
Typical rent $961
- Deerfield
Typical rent $1,156
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.