Cost of living in Hartford, Wisconsin
Hartford, Wisconsin has about 15,821 people. Typical rent is $1,110 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $82,014 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 #100 in Wisconsin on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,110 a month.
Hartford is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $82,014 a year.
- People
- 15,821
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,110
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $82,014
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $297,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,263
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA
Hartford, Wisconsin has about 15,821 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $297,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Washington County is $1,263 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hartford. 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 Hartford'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 Hartford'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, 129 have higher typical rent than Hartford.
Nearby places
- Slinger
Typical rent $1,022
Compare with Hartford - Richfield
Typical rent $1,388
Compare with Hartford - Jackson
Typical rent $1,151
Compare with Hartford - West Bend
Typical rent $1,076
Compare with Hartford - Merton
Typical rent $2,136
Compare with Hartford - Lisbon
Typical rent $1,371
Compare with Hartford - Okauchee Lake
Typical rent $1,391
- Theresa
Typical rent $852
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.