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Cost of living in Racine, Wisconsin

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,033 a month.

Racine is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $57,740 a year.

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People
77,633
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,033
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$57,740
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$166,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,283
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA

Racine, Wisconsin has about 77,633 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $166,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Racine County is $1,283 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Racine. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metro area, prices sit at 96.0 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 Racine'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 Racine'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, 159 have higher typical rent than Racine.

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.