Cost of living in Tainter Lake, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,069 a month.
Tainter Lake is a Census community, not a separate city government in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $105,781 a year.
- People
- 2,609
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,069
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $105,781
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $299,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,042
- Dunn County, WI
Tainter Lake, Wisconsin has about 2,609 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $299,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dunn County is $1,042 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Tainter Lake. 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 Tainter Lake'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 Tainter Lake'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, 145 have higher typical rent than Tainter Lake.
Nearby places
- Colfax
Typical rent $698
Compare with Tainter Lake - Menomonie
Typical rent $970
Compare with Tainter Lake - Elk Mound
Typical rent $1,050
Compare with Tainter Lake - Glenwood City
Typical rent $1,305
Compare with Tainter Lake - Bloomer
Typical rent $895
Compare with Tainter Lake - Eau Claire
Typical rent $1,045
Compare with Tainter Lake - Spring Valley
Typical rent $955
- Woodville
Typical rent $1,068
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.