Cost of living in Stoughton, Wisconsin
Stoughton, Wisconsin has about 13,033 people. Typical rent is $1,157 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $79,551 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 #122 in Wisconsin on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,157 a month.
Stoughton is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $79,551 a year.
- People
- 13,033
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,157
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $79,551
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $293,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,565
- Madison, WI HUD Metro FMR Area
Stoughton, Wisconsin has about 13,033 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $293,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dane County is $1,565 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Stoughton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Madison, WI metro area, prices sit at 97.3 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 Stoughton'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 Stoughton'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, 106 have higher typical rent than Stoughton.
Nearby places
- McFarland
Typical rent $1,458
Compare with Stoughton - Oregon
Typical rent $1,221
Compare with Stoughton - Brooklyn
Typical rent $1,375
Compare with Stoughton - Edgerton
Typical rent $961
Compare with Stoughton - Monona
Typical rent $1,275
Compare with Stoughton - Evansville
Typical rent $1,093
Compare with Stoughton - Fitchburg
Typical rent $1,373
- Deerfield
Typical rent $1,156
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.