What is the median rent in West Baraboo, WI?

The median gross rent in West Baraboo, WI is $1,104 (±$28) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 421 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In West Baraboo, the median gross rent went from $880 in 2015–2019 to $1,104 in 2020–2024 (+25.5%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$1,104 (±$28)
Rented homes
421 (±99)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+25.5%

How much rent costs in West Baraboo

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentWest BarabooSauk CountyWisconsinUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±5.2 points)10.6%6.5%6.3%
$500 to $99926.6% (±9.2 points)37.6%35.5%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49969.4% (±9.2 points)38.8%37.1%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9994.0% (±3.2 points)9.1%14.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±5.2 points)2.3%4.0%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±5.2 points)0.2%1.2%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±5.2 points)1.4%1.5%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 69.4% of renting households.

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

West Baraboo against Sauk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
West BarabooSauk CountyWisconsinUnited States
Median gross rent$1,104 (±$28)$1,018 (±$31)$1,087 (±$4)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent421 (±99)7,352 (±488)764,522 (±6,229)42,849,984

In West Baraboo, median gross rent is higher than in Sauk County ($1,018).

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

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

In Sauk County, West Baraboo ranks 15 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 446 of 1,594.

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

How rent in West Baraboo has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$880 (±$43)$1,104 (±$28)+25.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent53.1% (±7.0 points)60.1% (±8.3 points)+7.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate1.9% (±3.3 points)0.0% (±5.0 points)−1.9 percentage pointsNot 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 West Baraboo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Baraboo
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
West Baraboo—$1,104 (±$28)—
Baraboo1.9 mi$940 (±$51)Lower
Town of Baraboo1.9 mi$1,100 (±$379)Not measurably different
North Freedom4.2 mi$780 (±$495)Not measurably different
Town of Excelsior6.0 mi$1,514 (±$458)Not measurably different
Town of Delton6.1 mi$719 (±$241)Lower
Town of Greenfield (Sauk County)6.4 mi$936 (±$321)Not measurably different
Town of Fairfield7.5 mi$1,239 (±$483)Not measurably different
Rock Springs7.7 mi$1,042 (±$131)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Baraboo, WI ($940), Town of Delton, WI ($719).

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

Median gross rent across Sauk County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
9Town of Westfield (Sauk County)$1,167 (±$224)
10Town of Merrimac$1,161 (±$138)
11Town of Troy (Sauk County)$1,141 (±$215)
12Town of Woodland$1,139 (±$91)
13Spring Green$1,133 (±$130)
14Sauk City$1,121 (±$111)
15West Baraboo$1,104 (±$28)
16Town of Baraboo$1,100 (±$379)
17Town of Freedom (Sauk County)$1,063 (±$368)
18Rock Springs$1,042 (±$131)
19La Valle$1,038 (±$155)
20Lake Delton$1,006 (±$118)
21Town of Washington (Sauk County)$993 (±$136)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Sauk 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 West Baraboo

What is the average rent in West Baraboo, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in West Baraboo is $1,104 (±$28) 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 West Baraboo?

In West Baraboo, the median gross rent went from $880 in 2015–2019 to $1,104 in 2020–2024 (+25.5%).

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 West Baraboo cost more than $2,000 a month?

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

Is rent in West Baraboo higher than in Sauk County?

In West Baraboo, median gross rent is higher than in Sauk County ($1,018).

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 West Baraboo village, Wisconsin (place:85325, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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