Cost of living in Jefferson, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,071 a month.
Jefferson is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $79,006 a year.
- People
- 7,732
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,071
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $79,006
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $225,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,209
- Jefferson County, WI
Jefferson, Wisconsin has about 7,732 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $225,600.
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 Jefferson. 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 Jefferson'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 Jefferson'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, 144 have higher typical rent than Jefferson.
Nearby places
- Johnson Creek
Typical rent $1,231
Compare with Jefferson - Fort Atkinson
Typical rent $961
Compare with Jefferson - Lake Mills
Typical rent $1,209
Compare with Jefferson - Lake Ripley
Typical rent $1,350
Compare with Jefferson - Cambridge
Typical rent $1,220
Compare with Jefferson - Whitewater
Typical rent $1,041
Compare with Jefferson - Watertown
Typical rent $1,052
Compare with Jefferson - Palmyra
Typical rent $775
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.