Cost of living in Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Stevens Point, Wisconsin has about 25,785 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $195,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Portage County is $1,077 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Stevens Point. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Wisconsin's prices sit at 94.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Wisconsin taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Stevens Point'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 Stevens Point's bill.

EIA does not publish a Wisconsin gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Wisconsin shares this price.

Among 372 places we list in Wisconsin with a rent figure, 246 have higher typical rent than Stevens Point.