2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Wisconsin

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Adams County

$613$689$905$1,127$1,205

Appleton

$696$772$983$1,327$1,332

Ashland County

$635$715$905$1,275$1,536

Barron County

$648$718$943$1,178$1,388

Bayfield County

$733$738$905$1,201$1,205

Buffalo County

$663$720$946$1,174$1,303

Burnett County

$667$724$951$1,150$1,339

Clark County

$613$689$905$1,169$1,251

Columbia County

$910$1,070$1,250$1,630$1,840

Crawford County

$635$776$905$1,094$1,329

Dodge County

$658$768$971$1,313$1,411

Door County

$717$779$1,023$1,261$1,385

Duluth

$820$940$1,200$1,600$2,040

Dunn County

$730$734$963$1,275$1,586

Eau Claire

$777$833$1,039$1,427$1,555

Florence County

$745$809$1,063$1,285$1,490

Fond Du Lac

$780$910$1,090$1,370$1,480

Forest County

$635$689$905$1,094$1,205

Grant County

$696$701$905$1,161$1,536

Green Bay

$774$841$1,055$1,406$1,411

Green County

$681$725$949$1,147$1,264

Green Lake County

$635$689$905$1,094$1,343

Iowa County

$730$810$1,060$1,370$1,470

Iron County

$635$703$905$1,094$1,284

Jackson County

$613$806$905$1,138$1,326

Janesville Beloit

$797$841$1,105$1,461$1,533

Jefferson County

$719$812$1,061$1,415$1,420

Juneau County

$664$721$947$1,145$1,261

Kenosha County

$996$1,071$1,401$1,844$2,081

La Crosse Onalaska

$760$866$1,122$1,515$1,904

Lafayette County

$635$751$905$1,275$1,353

Langlade County

$635$689$905$1,118$1,300

Lincoln County

$670$710$910$1,280$1,350

Madison

$1,190$1,400$1,620$2,140$2,350

Manitowoc County

$684$689$905$1,094$1,216

Marinette County

$701$705$905$1,094$1,288

Marquette County

$635$689$905$1,158$1,293

Menominee County

$660$716$941$1,174$1,319

Milwaukee Waukesha West Allis

$980$1,140$1,360$1,700$1,850

Minneapolis St Paul Bloomington

$1,174$1,327$1,622$2,188$2,478

Monroe County

$676$811$998$1,297$1,427

Oconto County

$663$740$910$1,140$1,210

Oneida County

$694$807$990$1,197$1,437

Oshkosh Neenah

$767$779$1,010$1,347$1,567

Pepin County

$635$689$905$1,207$1,536

Polk County

$691$776$1,020$1,233$1,498

Portage County

$662$762$977$1,224$1,335

Price County

$684$689$905$1,201$1,205

Racine

$950$1,070$1,390$1,820$2,110

Richland County

$613$779$905$1,119$1,446

Rusk County

$635$691$905$1,107$1,247

Sauk County

$753$877$1,042$1,359$1,388

Sawyer County

$638$716$941$1,138$1,253

Shawano County

$703$728$905$1,096$1,205

Sheboygan

$830$1,010$1,230$1,590$1,700

Taylor County

$635$700$905$1,158$1,456

Trempealeau County

$695$699$919$1,219$1,224

Vernon County

$619$703$905$1,205$1,419

Vilas County

$707$712$905$1,094$1,205

Walworth County

$751$843$1,108$1,423$1,787

Washburn County

$623$699$919$1,111$1,224

Waupaca County

$635$745$905$1,258$1,262

Wausau

$691$776$1,020$1,324$1,358

Waushara County

$635$689$905$1,221$1,420

Wood County

$641$696$914$1,190$1,217

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.