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Cost of living in Washburn, Wisconsin

Simple answer

Typical rent is $798 a month.

Washburn is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,128 a year.

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People
1,884
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$798
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$62,128
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$178,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Bayfield County, WI

Washburn, Wisconsin has about 1,884 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $178,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Bayfield County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Washburn. 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 Washburn'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 Washburn'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, 309 have higher typical rent than Washburn.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.