Cost of living in Plover, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,089 a month.
Plover is a village in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $88,042 a year.
- People
- 13,884
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,089
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $88,042
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $269,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,077
- Portage County, WI
Plover, Wisconsin has about 13,884 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $269,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Portage County is $1,077 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Plover. 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 Plover'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 Plover'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, 140 have higher typical rent than Plover.
Nearby places
- Whiting
Typical rent $1,011
Compare with Plover - Stevens Point
Typical rent $890
Compare with Plover - Lake Wazeecha
Typical rent $712
Compare with Plover - Amherst
Typical rent $856
Compare with Plover - Wisconsin Rapids
Typical rent $888
Compare with Plover - Plainfield
Typical rent $741
Compare with Plover - Port Edwards
Typical rent $910
Compare with Plover - Lake Camelot
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.