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Ranked · Renting · Wisconsin

Best cities for renters in Wisconsin

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Green Bay, WI106k residents

    59/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,022/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $766/mo · walkability: 38/100

  2. 2.Appleton, WI75k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,044/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $773/mo · walkability: 34/100

  3. 3.Manitowoc, WI35k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $874/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $640/mo · walkability: 30/100

  4. 4.Superior, WI27k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $952/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $662/mo · walkability: 30/100

  5. 5.Oshkosh, WI67k residents

    57/100

    2-bedroom rent: $938/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $809/mo · walkability: 34/100

  6. 6.Stevens Point, WI26k residents

    57/100

    2-bedroom rent: $924/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $761/mo · walkability: 30/100

  7. 7.Racine, WI78k residents

    56/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,019/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $747/mo · walkability: 34/100

  8. 8.Eau Claire, WI70k residents

    55/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,081/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $838/mo · walkability: 34/100

  9. 9.Neenah, WI27k residents

    54/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,091/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $761/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Sheboygan, WI50k residents

    52/100

    2-bedroom rent: $968/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $799/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Wisconsin?
Green Bay, WI ranks first with a fit score of 59/100, followed by Appleton (58) and Manitowoc (58), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.