Cost of living in Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,335 a month.
Hales Corners is a village in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $87,740 a year.
- People
- 7,689
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,335
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $87,740
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $309,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,263
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA
Hales Corners, Wisconsin has about 7,689 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $309,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Milwaukee County is $1,263 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hales Corners. 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 Hales Corners'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 Hales Corners'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, 55 have higher typical rent than Hales Corners.
Nearby places
- Greendale
Typical rent $1,252
Compare with Hales Corners - Greenfield
Typical rent $1,170
Compare with Hales Corners - Franklin
Typical rent $1,458
Compare with Hales Corners - New Berlin
Typical rent $1,426
Compare with Hales Corners - West Allis
Typical rent $1,007
Compare with Hales Corners - West Milwaukee
Typical rent $920
Compare with Hales Corners - Muskego
Typical rent $1,313
Compare with Hales Corners - Elm Grove
Typical rent $1,900
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.