Average Rent in Madison, WI and Rent Price Trends

Rent price trends in
Madison, WI

Rent price trends

Rent prices for all bedroom counts and property types in Madison, WI have remained the same in the last month and have decreased by 1% in the last year.

Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.

Rent comparables in
Madison, WI
The monthly rent for an apartment in Madison, WI is $1,650. A 1-bedroom apartment in Madison, WI costs about $1,570 on average, while a 2-bedroom apartment is $1,900. Houses for rent in Madison, WI are more expensive, with an average monthly cost of $2,225.


1 bedroom	$1,560	1%	2%
2 bedroom	$1,900	No Change	No Change
3 bedroom	$2,350	No Change	No Change
4 bedroom	$3,295	No Change	2%
Studio	$1,279	1%	2%

		Comparables
Bay Creek	$1,689
Berkeley Oaks	$1,840
Downtown Madison	$1,600
Eken Park	$1,400
Greenbush	$2,150
Marquette	$1,860
Regent	$1,725
Starkweather	$1,707
Sunset Village	$1,750
Tenney Lapham	$1,860


Apartments	$1,650	No Change	No Change
Condos	$1,595	1%	No Change
Houses	$2,225	9%	No Change
Rooms	$1,399	2%	-

Studio

Average rent

$1,279

Last 30 days

Last year

1 bedroom

Average rent

$1,560

Last 30 days

Last year

2 bedroom

Average rent

$1,900

Last 30 days

No Change

Last year

No Change

3 bedroom

Average rent

$2,350

Last 30 days

No Change

Last year

No Change

4 bedroom

Average rent

$3,295

Last 30 days

No Change

Last year

The table above reflects average rent prices in Madison, WI, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.

Compare rent prices in Madison, WI to other cities

Median rent prices in Madison, WI for all bedroom counts and property types compared to Belleville, WI.

Madison

Median rent price$1,675

12%

lower than the national median

Median rent price$1,537

19%

lower than the national median

Takeaway

The median rent for all rentals in Madison, WI is 9% higher than the median rent in Belleville, WI.

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Cost of living in
Madison, WI

The overall cost of living in Madison, WI is 5% higher than the national average. Explore the cost of essential expenses, then use our rent calculator to help set your budget.