What is the median rent in Oconto, WI?

Name: Median rent in Oconto, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Oconto, WI is $785 (±$23) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 755 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Oconto, the median gross rent went from $685 in 2015–2019 to $785 in 2020–2024 (+14.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $785 (±$23)
Rented homes: 755 (±128)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +14.6%

How much rent costs in Oconto

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Oconto	Oconto County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $500	9.8% (±5.7 points)	9.6%	6.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	74.6% (±8.6 points)	69.7%	35.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	12.7% (±7.1 points)	16.6%	37.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.9% (±3.1 points)	3.4%	14.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.5%	4.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.0%	1.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.1%	1.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 74.6% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Oconto cost $2,000 or more a month.

Oconto against Oconto County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oconto	Oconto County	Wisconsin	United States
Median gross rent	$785 (±$23)	$791 (±$30)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	755 (±128)	2,183 (±223)	764,522 (±6,229)	42,849,984

In Oconto, median gross rent is not measurably different from Oconto County ($791).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin ($1,087).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Oconto County, Oconto ranks 17 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1239 of 1,594.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Oconto has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$685 (±$35)	$785 (±$23)	+14.6%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	35.1% (±5.9 points)	37.3% (±5.8 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	10.2% (±8.7 points)	0.0% (±2.8 points)	−10.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Oconto

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oconto
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Oconto	—	$785 (±$23)	—
Town of Oconto	3.6 mi	$1,054 (±$236)	Higher
Town of Little River	5.3 mi	$967 (±$75)	Higher
Town of Stiles	9.7 mi	$1,025 (±$714)	Not measurably different
Lena	9.7 mi	$602 (±$89)	Lower
Town of Grover (Marinette County)	11 mi	$726 (±$25)	Lower
Town of Lena	11 mi	$859 (±$25)	Higher
Town of Pound	12 mi	$844 (±$258)	Not measurably different
Town of Abrams	12 mi	$1,406 (±$1,079)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lena, WI ($602), Town of Grover (Marinette County), WI ($726).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Oconto, WI ($1,054), Town of Little River, WI ($967), Town of Lena, WI ($859).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Oconto County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
10 (tie)	Town of Morgan	$938 (±$437)
12	Town of Lena	$859 (±$25)
13 (tie)	Town of Gillett	$850 (±$47)
13 (tie)	Town of Spruce	$850 (±$286)
15	Town of Oconto Falls	$825 (±$658)
16	Gillett	$811 (±$209)
17	Oconto	$785 (±$23)
18 (tie)	Suring	$754 (±$93)
18 (tie)	Town of Riverview	$754 (±$263)
20	Town of Underhill	$688 (±$115)
21	Oconto Falls	$687 (±$33)
22	Town of Townsend	$621 (±$53)
23	Lena	$602 (±$89)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Oconto County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Oconto

What is the average rent in Oconto, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Oconto is $785 (±$23) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Oconto?

In Oconto, the median gross rent went from $685 in 2015–2019 to $785 in 2020–2024 (+14.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Oconto cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Oconto have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Oconto higher than in Oconto County?

In Oconto, median gross rent is not measurably different from Oconto County ($791).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin ($1,087).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Oconto city, Wisconsin (place:59350, in state:55).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.