Cost of living in Jefferson County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,209 a month.
That HUD number covers Jefferson County, Wisconsin, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $842
- 1 bed
- $958
- 2 bed
- $1,209
- 3 bed
- $1,635
- 4 bed
- $1,652
This county is outside a metro area with its own price index. The Wisconsin state index is 94.1 (U.S. = 100, BEA 2024).
SNAP income limit in Wisconsin · Medicaid eligibility
Towns in this county
- Watertown · 22,774 people
- Fort Atkinson · 12,463 people
- Jefferson · 7,732 people
- Lake Mills · 6,470 people
- Waterloo · 3,600 people
- Johnson Creek · 3,362 people
- Ixonia · 2,684 people
- Palmyra · 2,195 people
- Lake Ripley · 1,932 people