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Cost of living in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin has about 12,463 people. Typical rent is $961 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $79,302 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 #13 in Wisconsin on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $961 a month.

Fort Atkinson is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $79,302 a year.

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People
12,463
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$961
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$79,302
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$211,800
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,209
Jefferson County, WI

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin has about 12,463 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $211,800.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jefferson County is $1,209 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fort Atkinson. 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 Fort Atkinson'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 Fort Atkinson'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, 197 have higher typical rent than Fort Atkinson.

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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.