What is the median rent in Walworth, WI?

Name: Median rent in Walworth, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Walworth, WI is $968 (±$45) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 463 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Walworth, the median gross rent went from $849 in 2015–2019 to $968 in 2020–2024 (+14.0%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $968 (±$45)
Rented homes: 463 (±86)
$2,000 or more: 9.5%
Since 2015–2019: +14.0%

How much rent costs in Walworth

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Walworth	Walworth County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $500	8.0% (±7.0 points)	6.3%	6.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	50.1% (±12.4 points)	30.7%	35.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.1% (±11.1 points)	36.7%	37.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	4.3% (±3.1 points)	17.7%	14.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.4% (±5.6 points)	5.8%	4.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±4.7 points)	1.0%	1.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.1% (±2.5 points)	1.8%	1.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 50.1% of renting households.

9.5% of rented homes in Walworth cost $2,000 or more a month.

Walworth against Walworth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Walworth	Walworth County	Wisconsin	United States
Median gross rent	$968 (±$45)	$1,150 (±$34)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	463 (±86)	12,122 (±723)	764,522 (±6,229)	42,849,984

In Walworth, median gross rent is lower than in Walworth County ($1,150).

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

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

In Walworth County, Walworth ranks 22 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 696 of 1,594.

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

How rent in Walworth 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	$849 (±$44)	$968 (±$45)	+14.0%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	41.1% (±6.7 points)	45.4% (±7.4 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.7% (±7.0 points)	4.0% (±5.9 points)	−2.7 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 Walworth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Walworth
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Walworth	—	$968 (±$45)	—
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	1.6 mi	$1,149 (±$212)	Not measurably different
Town of Walworth	3.1 mi	$1,016 (±$140)	Not measurably different
Williams Bay	4.1 mi	$900 (±$501)	Not measurably different
Delavan Lake	5.0 mi	$913 (±$182)	Not measurably different
Town of Delavan	5.2 mi	$1,050 (±$98)	Not measurably different
Town of Linn	5.5 mi	$1,521 (±$632)	Not measurably different
Chemung Township	5.9 mi	$1,198 (±$88)	Higher
Alden Township	6.0 mi	$1,638 (±$220)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Chemung Township, IL ($1,198), Alden Township, IL ($1,638).

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
16	Town of Delavan	$1,050 (±$98)
17	Whitewater	$1,041 (±$73)
18	Town of Sugar Creek	$1,037 (±$254)
19	Elkhorn	$1,034 (±$114)
20	Town of Walworth	$1,016 (±$140)
21	Town of Bloomfield (Walworth County)	$1,004 (±$512)
22	Walworth	$968 (±$45)
23	Town of Darien	$908 (±$199)
24 (tie)	Darien	$900 (±$403)
24 (tie)	Williams Bay	$900 (±$501)
26	Town of Richmond (Walworth County)	$868 (±$295)
27	Town of Whitewater	$745 (±$585)

Showing 12 of 27 places in Walworth 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 Walworth

What is the average rent in Walworth, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Walworth is $968 (±$45) 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 Walworth?

In Walworth, the median gross rent went from $849 in 2015–2019 to $968 in 2020–2024 (+14.0%).

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

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

9.5% of rented homes in Walworth have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 8.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Walworth higher than in Walworth County?

In Walworth, median gross rent is lower than in Walworth County ($1,150).

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 Walworth village, Wisconsin (place:83250, 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.