Cost of living in Lake Wissota, Wisconsin
Lake Wissota, Wisconsin has about 3,184 people. Typical rent is $1,005 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $105,150 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,005 a month.
Lake Wissota is a Census community, not a separate city government in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $105,150 a year.
- People
- 3,184
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,005
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $105,150
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $334,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,259
- Eau Claire, WI MSA
Lake Wissota, Wisconsin has about 3,184 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $334,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Chippewa County is $1,259 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake Wissota. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Eau Claire, WI metro area, prices sit at 92.8 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 Lake Wissota'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 Wissota'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, 179 have higher typical rent than Lake Wissota.
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- Chippewa Falls
Typical rent $910
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Typical rent $1,285
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Typical rent $1,045
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Typical rent $895
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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
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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.