What is the median rent in the Town of Geneva, WI?

Name: Median rent in the Town of Geneva, WI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Geneva, WI is $1,575 (±$520) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 344 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Geneva, the median gross rent went from $827 in 2015–2019 to $1,575 in 2020–2024 (+90.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,575 (±$520)
Rented homes: 344 (±106)
$2,000 or more: 35.2%
Since 2015–2019: +90.4%

How much rent costs in the Town of Geneva

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Geneva	Walworth County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±6.3 points)	6.3%	6.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	17.2% (±12.7 points)	30.7%	35.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.2% (±15.7 points)	36.7%	37.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.4% (±15.4 points)	17.7%	14.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	32.3% (±20.7 points)	5.8%	4.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.3 points)	1.0%	1.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.9% (±5.3 points)	1.8%	1.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 32.3% of renting households.

35.2% of rented homes in the Town of Geneva cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Town of Geneva against Walworth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Geneva	Walworth County	Wisconsin	United States
Median gross rent	$1,575 (±$520)	$1,150 (±$34)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	344 (±106)	12,122 (±723)	764,522 (±6,229)	42,849,984

In the Town of Geneva, median gross rent is not measurably different from Walworth County ($1,150).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Walworth County, the Town of Geneva ranks 2 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 57 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 Geneva 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	$827 (±$108)	$1,575 (±$520)	+90.4%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	17.2% (±4.3 points)	17.2% (±5.3 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.1% (±5.3 points)	9.0% (±11.2 points)	+3.9 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 Geneva

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Geneva
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Geneva	—	$1,575 (±$520)	—
Lake Geneva	4.1 mi	$1,389 (±$111)	Not measurably different
Elkhorn	4.1 mi	$1,034 (±$114)	Lower
Williams Bay	4.5 mi	$900 (±$501)	Not measurably different
Town of Delavan	4.9 mi	$1,050 (±$98)	Not measurably different
Town of Lafayette (Walworth County)	6.1 mi	$1,516 (±$302)	Not measurably different
Town of Lyons	6.1 mi	$1,221 (±$461)	Not measurably different
Town of Linn	6.4 mi	$1,521 (±$632)	Not measurably different
Lyons	6.4 mi	$1,630 (±$251)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elkhorn, WI ($1,034).

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

Median gross rent across Walworth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Town of East Troy	$1,879 (±$1,119)
2	Town of Geneva	$1,575 (±$520)
3	Town of Linn	$1,521 (±$632)
4	Town of Lafayette (Walworth County)	$1,516 (±$302)
5	East Troy	$1,436 (±$96)
6	Town of Sharon (Walworth County)	$1,417 (±$289)
7	Lake Geneva	$1,389 (±$111)
8	Town of Spring Prairie	$1,292 (±$471)

Showing 8 of 27 places in Walworth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for the Town of Geneva include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Como.

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 Geneva

What is the average rent in the Town of Geneva, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Geneva is $1,575 (±$520) 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 Geneva?

In the Town of Geneva, the median gross rent went from $827 in 2015–2019 to $1,575 in 2020–2024 (+90.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in the Town of Geneva cost more than $2,000 a month?

35.2% of rented homes in the Town of Geneva have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Geneva higher than in Walworth County?

In the Town of Geneva, median gross rent is not measurably different from Walworth County ($1,150).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Geneva town, Walworth County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:28550, in state:55 county:127).

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.