Cost of living in Superior, Wisconsin
Superior, Wisconsin has about 26,677 people. Typical rent is $900 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $64,216 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 #3 in Wisconsin on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $900 a month.
Superior is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $64,216 a year.
- People
- 26,677
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $900
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $64,216
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $180,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,207
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA
- Gas
- $4.237
- Midwest (PADD 2), week of October 12, 2026
Superior, Wisconsin has about 26,677 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $180,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Douglas County is $1,207 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Superior. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Duluth, MN-WI metro area, prices sit at 88.8 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 Superior'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 Superior'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, 238 have higher typical rent than Superior.
Nearby places
- Duluth
Typical rent $1,087
Compare with Superior - Proctor
Typical rent $1,044
Compare with Superior - Hermantown
Typical rent $1,463
Compare with Superior - Esko
Typical rent $1,215
Compare with Superior - Rice Lake
Typical rent $1,305
Compare with Superior - Scanlon
Typical rent $1,435
Compare with Superior - Cloquet
Typical rent $1,024
Compare with Superior - Two Harbors
Typical rent $1,079
Compare with Superior
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.