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Cost of living in Marathon City, Wisconsin

Simple answer

Typical rent is $853 a month.

Marathon City is a village in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $89,519 a year.

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People
1,422
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$853
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$89,519
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$198,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,217
Wausau, WI MSA

Marathon City, Wisconsin has about 1,422 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $198,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Marathon County is $1,217 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Marathon City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Wausau, WI metro area, prices sit at 92.7 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 Marathon City'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 Marathon City'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, 273 have higher typical rent than Marathon City.

Nearby places

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.

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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.