Cost of living in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin has about 20,442 people. Typical rent is $1,014 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $73,427 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 #93 in Wisconsin on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,014 a month.
South Milwaukee is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $73,427 a year.
- People
- 20,442
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,014
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $73,427
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $235,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,263
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin has about 20,442 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $235,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Milwaukee County is $1,263 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in South Milwaukee. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, prices sit at 96.9 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 South Milwaukee'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 South Milwaukee'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, 168 have higher typical rent than South Milwaukee.
Nearby places
- Cudahy
Typical rent $1,028
Compare with South Milwaukee - Oak Creek
Typical rent $1,452
Compare with South Milwaukee - St. Francis
Typical rent $1,004
Compare with South Milwaukee - Greendale
Typical rent $1,252
Compare with South Milwaukee - Franklin
Typical rent $1,458
Compare with South Milwaukee - Greenfield
Typical rent $1,170
Compare with South Milwaukee - Caledonia
Typical rent $1,141
- West Milwaukee
Typical rent $920
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.