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Cost of living in Portage, Wisconsin

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,008 a month.

Portage is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $64,722 a year.

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People
10,236
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,008
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$64,722
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$204,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,136
Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area

Portage, Wisconsin has about 10,236 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $204,900.

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 Portage. 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 Portage'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 Portage'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, 174 have higher typical rent than Portage.

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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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.