Cost of living in Waterford, Wisconsin
Waterford, Wisconsin has about 5,692 people. Typical rent is $1,374 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $82,404 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 #142 in Wisconsin on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,374 a month.
Waterford is a village in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $82,404 a year.
- People
- 5,692
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,374
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $82,404
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $329,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,283
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA
Waterford, Wisconsin has about 5,692 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $329,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Racine County is $1,283 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Waterford. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metro area, prices sit at 96.0 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 Waterford'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 Waterford'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, 46 have higher typical rent than Waterford.
Nearby places
- Rochester
Typical rent $855
Compare with Waterford - Tichigan
Typical rent $1,201
Compare with Waterford - Wind Lake
Typical rent $1,169
Compare with Waterford - Browns LakeCompare with Waterford
- Burlington
Typical rent $999
Compare with Waterford - Mukwonago
Typical rent $1,142
Compare with Waterford - Big Bend
Typical rent $1,125
- Vernon
Typical rent $1,125
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.