Cost of living in Hudson, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,359 a month.
Hudson is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $93,937 a year.
- People
- 14,959
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,359
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $93,937
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $392,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,734
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area
Hudson, Wisconsin has about 14,959 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $392,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Croix County is $1,734 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hudson. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, prices sit at 104.8 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 Hudson'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 Hudson'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, 51 have higher typical rent than Hudson.
Nearby places
- Lakeland
Typical rent $1,668
Compare with Hudson - North Hudson
Typical rent $1,506
Compare with Hudson - Lake St. Croix Beach
Typical rent $1,563
Compare with Hudson - Bayport
Typical rent $2,028
Compare with Hudson - Oak Park Heights
Typical rent $1,443
Compare with Hudson - Afton
Typical rent $2,333
Compare with Hudson - Stillwater
Typical rent $1,622
- River Falls
Typical rent $1,107
Compare with Hudson
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.