Cost of living in River Falls, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,107 a month.
River Falls is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $83,627 a year.
- People
- 16,719
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,107
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $83,627
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $327,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,734
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area
River Falls, Wisconsin has about 16,719 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $327,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pierce County is $1,734 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in River Falls. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, prices sit at 104.8 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 River Falls'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 River Falls'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, 130 have higher typical rent than River Falls.
Nearby places
- Lake St. Croix Beach
Typical rent $1,563
Compare with River Falls - Roberts
Typical rent $1,628
Compare with River Falls - Hudson
Typical rent $1,359
Compare with River Falls - Lakeland
Typical rent $1,668
Compare with River Falls - Afton
Typical rent $2,333
Compare with River Falls - Prescott
Typical rent $1,189
Compare with River Falls - Ellsworth
Typical rent $1,042
Compare with River Falls - North Hudson
Typical rent $1,506
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.