What is the median rent in Rice Lake, WI?

Name: Median rent in Rice Lake, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Rice Lake, WI is $856 (±$64) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,770 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Rice Lake, the median gross rent went from $712 in 2015–2019 to $856 in 2020–2024 (+20.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $856 (±$64)
Rented homes: 1,770 (±253)
$2,000 or more: 2.5%
Since 2015–2019: +20.2%

How much rent costs in Rice Lake

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Rice Lake	Barron County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $500	14.9% (±7.0 points)	14.9%	6.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	54.1% (±9.5 points)	49.1%	35.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	23.8% (±6.3 points)	29.6%	37.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	4.9% (±3.6 points)	4.5%	14.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.5% (±2.4 points)	1.1%	4.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.1%	1.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.0% (±1.5 points)	0.6%	1.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 54.1% of renting households.

2.5% of rented homes in Rice Lake cost $2,000 or more a month.

Rice Lake against Barron County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rice Lake	Barron County	Wisconsin	United States
Median gross rent	$856 (±$64)	$879 (±$37)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,770 (±253)	4,087 (±381)	764,522 (±6,229)	42,849,984

In Rice Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from Barron County ($879).

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

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

In Barron County, Rice Lake ranks 19 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1035 of 1,594.

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

How rent in Rice Lake 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	$712 (±$66)	$856 (±$64)	+20.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	47.3% (±4.7 points)	44.8% (±5.3 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.0% (±4.6 points)	1.4% (±2.2 points)	−1.6 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 Rice Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rice Lake
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Rice Lake	—	$856 (±$64)	—
Town of Rice Lake	2.5 mi	$1,064 (±$166)	Higher
Town of Stanley	3.7 mi	$692 (±$367)	Not measurably different
Cameron	5.4 mi	$982 (±$146)	Not measurably different
Town of Stanfold	5.9 mi	$979 (±$828)	Not measurably different
Town of Barron	6.0 mi	$762 (±$199)	Not measurably different
Barron	7.3 mi	$946 (±$339)	Not measurably different
Town of Oak Grove (Barron County)	7.6 mi	$921 (±$196)	Not measurably different
Town of Sumner (Barron County)	8.2 mi	$1,500 (±$385)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Rice Lake, WI ($1,064), Town of Sumner (Barron County), WI ($1,500).

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

Median gross rent across Barron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
13	Town of Chetek	$940 (±$577)
14 (tie)	Town of Cumberland	$925 (±$100)
14 (tie)	Town of Maple Grove (Barron County)	$925 (±$191)
16	Town of Oak Grove (Barron County)	$921 (±$196)
17 (tie)	Town of Prairie Farm	$900 (±$174)
17 (tie)	Town of Turtle Lake	$900 (±$377)
19	Rice Lake	$856 (±$64)
20	Town of Cedar Lake	$850 (±$42)
21	Town of Arland	$844 (±$87)
22	Town of Clinton (Barron County)	$838 (±$80)
23	Dallas	$815 (±$159)
24	Turtle Lake	$792 (±$75)
25	Almena	$786 (±$97)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Barron 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 Rice Lake

What is the average rent in Rice Lake, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rice Lake is $856 (±$64) 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 Rice Lake?

In Rice Lake, the median gross rent went from $712 in 2015–2019 to $856 in 2020–2024 (+20.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

2.5% of rented homes in Rice Lake have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 14.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Rice Lake higher than in Barron County?

In Rice Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from Barron County ($879).

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 Rice Lake city, Wisconsin (place:67350, 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.