What is the median rent in Spooner, WI?

Name: Median rent in Spooner, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Spooner, WI is $763 (±$83) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 436 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Spooner, the median gross rent went from $624 in 2015–2019 to $763 in 2020–2024 (+22.3%).

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: $763 (±$83)
Rented homes: 436 (±96)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +22.3%

How much rent costs in Spooner

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Spooner	Washburn County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $500	24.1% (±9.7 points)	22.1%	6.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	61.9% (±12.0 points)	55.0%	35.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	6.9% (±5.6 points)	16.9%	37.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.1% (±9.6 points)	5.6%	14.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±5.0 points)	0.0%	4.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.0 points)	0.2%	1.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.0 points)	0.3%	1.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 61.9% of renting households.

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

Spooner against Washburn County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spooner	Washburn County	Wisconsin	United States
Median gross rent	$763 (±$83)	$795 (±$34)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	436 (±96)	1,169 (±121)	764,522 (±6,229)	42,849,984

In Spooner, median gross rent is not measurably different from Washburn County ($795).

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

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

In Washburn County, Spooner ranks 14 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1295 of 1,594.

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

How rent in Spooner 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	$624 (±$96)	$763 (±$83)	+22.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	44.1% (±6.5 points)	43.2% (±7.1 points)	−0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	11.0% (±6.9 points)	0.0% (±4.7 points)	−11.0 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 Spooner

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spooner
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Spooner	—	$763 (±$83)	—
Town of Spooner	3.2 mi	$1,355 (±$96)	Higher
Town of Evergreen (Washburn County)	4.6 mi	$789 (±$46)	Not measurably different
Town of Beaver Brook	5.6 mi	$950 (±$33)	Higher
Town of Bashaw	5.7 mi	$827 (±$74)	Not measurably different
Town of Trego	6.8 mi	$757 (±$335)	Not measurably different
Shell Lake	7.0 mi	$450 (±$284)	Lower
Town of Dewey (Burnett County)	10 mi	$325 (±$143)	Lower
Town of Rusk (Burnett County)	11 mi	$630 (±$237)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shell Lake, WI ($450), Town of Dewey (Burnett County), WI ($325).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Spooner, WI ($1,355), Town of Beaver Brook, WI ($950).

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

Median gross rent across Washburn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
8	Town of Springbrook	$1,050 (±$199)
9	Town of Beaver Brook	$950 (±$33)
10	Town of Bashaw	$827 (±$74)
11 (tie)	Town of Evergreen (Washburn County)	$789 (±$46)
11 (tie)	Town of Stinnett	$789 (±$97)
13 (tie)	Minong	$763 (±$119)
13 (tie)	Spooner	$763 (±$83)
15	Town of Trego	$757 (±$335)
16	Town of Gull Lake	$735 (±$148)
17	Town of Brooklyn (Washburn County)	$725 (±$310)
18	Birchwood	$594 (±$312)
19	Shell Lake	$450 (±$284)

Showing 12 of 19 places in Washburn 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 Spooner

What is the average rent in Spooner, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Spooner is $763 (±$83) 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 Spooner?

In Spooner, the median gross rent went from $624 in 2015–2019 to $763 in 2020–2024 (+22.3%).

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 Spooner cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Spooner have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 24.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Spooner higher than in Washburn County?

In Spooner, median gross rent is not measurably different from Washburn County ($795).

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 Spooner city, Wisconsin (place:75625, 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.