What is the median rent in the Town of Boulder Junction, WI?

Name: Median rent in the Town of Boulder Junction, WI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Boulder Junction, WI is $932 (±$312) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 159 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Boulder Junction, the median gross rent went from $632 in 2015–2019 to $932 in 2020–2024 (+47.5%).

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: $932 (±$312)
Rented homes: 159 (±75)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +47.5%

How much rent costs in the Town of Boulder Junction

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Boulder Junction	Vilas County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $500	17.0% (±20.2 points)	12.5%	6.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	37.7% (±18.9 points)	51.8%	35.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	45.3% (±23.0 points)	30.7%	37.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±13.2 points)	3.4%	14.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.6%	4.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.0%	1.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.9%	1.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 45.3% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in the Town of Boulder Junction cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Town of Boulder Junction against Vilas County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Boulder Junction	Vilas County	Wisconsin	United States
Median gross rent	$932 (±$312)	$847 (±$65)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	159 (±75)	1,570 (±222)	764,522 (±6,229)	42,849,984

In the Town of Boulder Junction, median gross rent is not measurably different from Vilas County ($847).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin ($1,087).

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

In Vilas County, the Town of Boulder Junction ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 817 of 1,594.

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

How rent in the Town of Boulder Junction 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	$632 (±$26)	$932 (±$312)	+47.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	15.9% (±5.8 points)	24.2% (±9.1 points)	+8.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	29.5% (±17.1 points)	9.8% (±12.1 points)	−19.7 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 the Town of Boulder Junction

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Boulder Junction
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Boulder Junction	—	$932 (±$312)	—
Town of Manitowish Waters	8.4 mi	$1,146 (±$48)	Not measurably different
Town of Arbor Vitae	8.6 mi	$671 (±$204)	Not measurably different
Town of Lac du Flambeau	12 mi	$562 (±$133)	Lower
Lac du Flambeau	13 mi	$541 (±$49)	Lower
Town of St. Germain	15 mi	$891 (±$96)	Not measurably different
Town of Land O'Lakes	15 mi	$608 (±$199)	Not measurably different
Town of Woodruff	17 mi	$838 (±$203)	Not measurably different
Town of Cloverland (Vilas County)	19 mi	$1,264 (±$935)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Lac du Flambeau, WI ($562), Lac du Flambeau, WI ($541).

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

Median gross rent across Vilas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Town of Cloverland (Vilas County)	$1,264 (±$935)
2	Town of Manitowish Waters	$1,146 (±$48)
3	Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)	$1,039 (±$280)
4	Town of Boulder Junction	$932 (±$312)
5	Eagle River	$928 (±$89)
6	Town of Washington (Vilas County)	$894 (±$94)
7	Town of St. Germain	$891 (±$96)
8	Town of Conover	$888 (±$273)
9	Town of Phelps	$805 (±$171)
10	Town of Arbor Vitae	$671 (±$204)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Vilas 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 Town of Boulder Junction

What is the average rent in the Town of Boulder Junction, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Boulder Junction is $932 (±$312) 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 the Town of Boulder Junction?

In the Town of Boulder Junction, the median gross rent went from $632 in 2015–2019 to $932 in 2020–2024 (+47.5%).

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 the Town of Boulder Junction cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in the Town of Boulder Junction have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 17.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Boulder Junction higher than in Vilas County?

In the Town of Boulder Junction, median gross rent is not measurably different from Vilas County ($847).

It is not measurably different from 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 Boulder Junction town, Vilas County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:08950, in state:55 county:125).

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.