What is the median rent in Platteville, WI?

Name: Median rent in Platteville, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Platteville, WI is $863 (±$44) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,453 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Platteville, the median gross rent went from $829 in 2015–2019 to $863 in 2020–2024 (+4.1%).

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: $863 (±$44)
Rented homes: 2,453 (±254)
$2,000 or more: 1.1%
Since 2015–2019: +4.1%

How much rent costs in Platteville

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Platteville	Grant County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $500	9.8% (±4.8 points)	12.1%	6.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	59.6% (±8.5 points)	62.9%	35.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	22.2% (±6.2 points)	19.4%	37.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.3% (±3.7 points)	4.5%	14.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.5%	4.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.4% (±0.8 points)	0.3%	1.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.7% (±1.2 points)	0.4%	1.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 59.6% of renting households.

1.1% of rented homes in Platteville cost $2,000 or more a month.

Platteville against Grant County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Platteville	Grant County	Wisconsin	United States
Median gross rent	$863 (±$44)	$813 (±$26)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,453 (±254)	5,554 (±295)	764,522 (±6,229)	42,849,984

In Platteville, median gross rent is not measurably different from Grant County ($813).

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

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

In Grant County, Platteville ranks 13 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1006 of 1,594.

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

How rent in Platteville 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	$829 (±$79)	$863 (±$44)	+4.1%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	53.9% (±4.2 points)	60.5% (±4.2 points)	+6.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	1.5% (±2.3 points)	4.5% (±3.9 points)	+3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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 Platteville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Platteville
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Platteville	—	$863 (±$44)	—
Town of Platteville	2.9 mi	$950 (±$313)	Not measurably different
Town of Elk Grove	6.0 mi	$715 (±$51)	Lower
Town of Lima (Grant County)	6.2 mi	$880 (±$84)	Not measurably different
Town of Smelser	6.2 mi	$1,050 (±$309)	Not measurably different
Town of Belmont (Lafayette County)	6.8 mi	$1,103 (±$59)	Higher
Belmont	6.8 mi	$733 (±$193)	Not measurably different
Town of Harrison (Grant County)	6.9 mi	$1,071 (±$617)	Not measurably different
Rewey	8.7 mi	$900 (±$170)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Elk Grove, WI ($715).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Belmont (Lafayette County), WI ($1,103).

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

Median gross rent across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
7	Town of Hazel Green	$935 (±$120)
8	Town of Waterloo (Grant County)	$917 (±$174)
9	Town of Paris (Grant County)	$888 (±$82)
10	Town of Mount Hope	$881 (±$363)
11	Town of Lima (Grant County)	$880 (±$84)
12	Town of Clifton (Grant County)	$867 (±$168)
13 (tie)	Platteville	$863 (±$44)
13 (tie)	Tennyson	$863 (±$274)
13 (tie)	Town of Muscoda	$863 (±$108)
16	Town of Watterstown	$860 (±$188)
17	Town of Fennimore	$854 (±$22)
18	Town of South Lancaster	$838 (±$136)
19	Town of Marion (Grant County)	$836 (±$249)

Showing 13 of 46 places in Grant 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 Platteville

What is the average rent in Platteville, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Platteville is $863 (±$44) 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 Platteville?

In Platteville, the median gross rent went from $829 in 2015–2019 to $863 in 2020–2024 (+4.1%).

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 Platteville cost more than $2,000 a month?

1.1% of rented homes in Platteville have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Platteville higher than in Grant County?

In Platteville, median gross rent is not measurably different from Grant County ($813).

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 Platteville city, Wisconsin (place:63250, 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.