How many renters in Sauk City, WI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Sauk City, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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44.2% (±15.6 points) of renting households in Sauk City, WI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 44.2% (±15.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.1% (±15.1 points)
Median share of income: 26.0% (±9.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sauk City

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sauk City	Sauk County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than 15%	17.3% (±11.8 points)	21.9%	16.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.8% (±12.1 points)	13.5%	14.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.5% (±11.7 points)	12.2%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.2% (±8.3 points)	12.5%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.1% (±4.1 points)	8.1%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	40.1% (±15.1 points)	31.8%	35.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Sauk City against Sauk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sauk City	Sauk County	Wisconsin	United States
Paying 30% or more	44.2% (±15.6 points)	39.9% (±4.4 points)	43.7% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.1% (±15.1 points)	31.8% (±3.6 points)	35.0% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.0% (±9.2 points)	25.9% (±1.4 points)	27.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$56,250 (±$7,588)	$49,141 (±$4,393)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,121 (±$111)	$1,018 (±$31)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413

In Sauk City, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Sauk County (39.9%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (43.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Sauk County, Sauk City ranks 11 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 543 of 1,813.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Sauk City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sauk City
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sauk City	—	44.2% (±15.6 points)	—
Prairie du Sac	1.4 mi	33.6% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Prairie du Sac	3.4 mi	29.5% (±40.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Roxbury	4.2 mi	13.5% (±36.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Mazomanie	5.3 mi	26.3% (±61.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of West Point	5.3 mi	72.3% (±43.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sumpter	7.0 mi	28.7% (±27.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mazomanie	7.7 mi	42.3% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Merrimac	8.4 mi	39.3% (±33.9 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Sauk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
5	Town of Baraboo	52.7% (±48.1 points)
6	Town of Reedsburg	51.2% (±45.9 points)
7	West Baraboo	49.2% (±16.6 points)
8	Town of Winfield	46.9% (±31.7 points)
9	Loganville	46.4% (±27.7 points)
10	Baraboo	46.0% (±10.2 points)
11 (tie)	Sauk City	44.2% (±15.6 points)
11 (tie)	Spring Green	44.2% (±17.6 points)
13	Lake Delton	40.0% (±14.6 points)
14	Town of Merrimac	39.3% (±33.9 points)
15	Reedsburg	38.2% (±10.1 points)
16	Lime Ridge	35.3% (±74.3 points)
17	Prairie du Sac	33.6% (±13.8 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Sauk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sauk City

Are renters in Sauk City rent-burdened?

44.2% of renting households in Sauk City pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Sauk City spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sauk City, WI spends 26.0% (±9.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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