Cost of living in Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin
Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin has about 5,384 people. Typical rent is $1,515 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $124,127 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 #101 in Wisconsin on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,515 a month.
Lake Wisconsin is a Census community, not a separate city government in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $124,127 a year.
- People
- 5,384
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,515
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $124,127
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $452,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,136
- Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.237
- Midwest (PADD 2), week of October 12, 2026
Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin has about 5,384 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $452,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Columbia County is $1,136 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake Wisconsin. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Madison, WI metro area, prices sit at 97.3 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 Lake Wisconsin'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 Lake Wisconsin's bill.
EIA does not publish a Wisconsin gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Wisconsin shares this price.
Among 372 places we list in Wisconsin with a rent figure, 19 have higher typical rent than Lake Wisconsin.
Nearby places
- Lodi
Typical rent $1,248
Compare with Lake Wisconsin - Prairie du Sac
Typical rent $1,370
Compare with Lake Wisconsin - Sauk City
Typical rent $1,121
Compare with Lake Wisconsin - Poynette
Typical rent $821
Compare with Lake Wisconsin - Baraboo
Typical rent $940
Compare with Lake Wisconsin - West Baraboo
Typical rent $1,104
Compare with Lake Wisconsin - Portage
Typical rent $1,008
Compare with Lake Wisconsin - Waunakee
Typical rent $1,324
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.
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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.