Waukesha, WI
71,233Residents
$83,837Median household income
$1,219/moMedian gross rent
$315,500Median home value
36.7Median age
42%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
59%Homes lived in by their owners
3.8×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 17% of the median household income in Waukesha.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $49,000 a year. In Wisconsin that leaves roughly $3,246 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $50,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.