Cost of living in Portage County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,077 a month.
That HUD number covers Portage County, Wisconsin, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $750
- 1 bed
- $828
- 2 bed
- $1,077
- 3 bed
- $1,283
- 4 bed
- $1,415
This county is outside a metro area with its own price index. The Wisconsin state index is 94.1 (U.S. = 100, BEA 2024).
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Towns in this county
- Stevens Point · 25,785 people
- Plover · 13,884 people
- Whiting · 1,493 people
- Amherst · 1,113 people