Cost of living in Rothschild, Wisconsin
Rothschild, Wisconsin has about 5,600 people. Typical rent is $970 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $88,261 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #1 in Wisconsin on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $970 a month.
Rothschild is a village in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $88,261 a year.
- People
- 5,600
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $970
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $88,261
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $203,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,217
- Wausau, WI MSA
Rothschild, Wisconsin has about 5,600 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $203,600.
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 Rothschild. 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 Rothschild'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 Rothschild'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, 191 have higher typical rent than Rothschild.
Nearby places
- Schofield
Typical rent $926
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Typical rent $1,290
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Typical rent $1,024
Compare with Rothschild - Kronenwetter
Typical rent $1,125
Compare with Rothschild - Wausau
Typical rent $1,010
Compare with Rothschild - Mosinee
Typical rent $1,091
Compare with Rothschild - Marathon City
Typical rent $853
Compare with Rothschild - Maine
Typical rent $962
Compare with Rothschild
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.