What is the #1 most expensive cities in wisconsin?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	River Hills	1,639	263.2
2	Maple Bluff	1,319	225.1
3	Shorewood Hills	2,067	213.0
4	Mequon	25,259	212.8
5	Merton	3,495	203.9
6	Whitefish Bay	14,750	203.3
7	Fox Point	6,746	197.1
8	Bayside	4,398	195.4
9	St. Peter	1,403	195.0
10	Elm Grove	6,428	193.6
11	Summit	4,997	186.2
12	Wind Point	1,632	185.4
13	Nashotah	1,272	185.1
14	Cottage Grove	7,906	182.7
15	Richfield	11,806	182.1
16	Brookfield	41,592	180.6
17	North Prairie	2,514	177.7
18	Kohler	2,136	175.1
19	Okauchee Lake	4,827	174.7
20	Tichigan	5,173	173.1
21	Verona	14,499	169.8
22	Waunakee	14,927	169.5
23	Raymond	3,928	168.1
24	Lake Wisconsin	5,051	167.3
25	Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	1,633	166.0
26	Pewaukee	16,002	164.9
27	Windsor	8,992	164.2
28	Powers Lake	1,378	162.5
29	Delafield	7,192	161.0
30	Vernon	7,470	161.0
31	North Hudson	3,848	159.6
32	Butte des Morts	1,053	158.9
33	Sussex	11,795	156.4
34	Browns Lake	1,766	156.0
35	Hobart	10,418	155.1
36	DeForest	10,853	154.6
37	Shorewood	13,682	154.5
38	Sherwood	3,231	153.9
39	Lake Camelot	1,197	153.7
40	Wales	2,915	153.2
41	Suamico	13,003	153.1
42	Pleasant Prairie	21,515	153.0
43	Muskego	25,156	152.5
44	Dane	1,039	152.4
45	Germantown	20,940	151.3
46	Oconomowoc	18,385	151.1
47	Greenville	12,911	150.9
48	Big Bend	1,311	150.5
49	Yorkville	3,237	150.5
50	Franklin	35,751	150.2
51	Harrison	13,345	150.1
52	Mount Horeb	7,719	150.0
53	Lodi	3,206	149.9
54	Ixonia	2,470	149.9
55	Chain O' Lakes	1,006	149.7
56	Bristol	5,196	147.8
57	New Berlin	40,384	147.4
58	Cross Plains	4,059	147.3
59	Lake Ripley	1,972	147.0
60	Lauderdale Lakes	1,337	145.8
61	Middleton	22,235	145.4
62	Wauwatosa	47,718	144.8
63	Oak Creek	36,473	144.2
64	Roberts	1,981	144.1
65	Menomonee Falls	38,963	144.1
66	Lyons	1,206	144.0
67	McFarland	9,230	144.0
68	Wind Lake	5,028	143.9
69	Oregon	11,384	143.1
70	Brooklyn	1,457	142.3
71	Hudson	15,004	142.3
72	Eagle	2,016	141.9
73	Dousman	2,043	141.1
74	Rochester	3,780	140.6
75	Thiensville	3,277	140.4
76	Sun Prairie	36,455	140.2
77	Slinger	6,173	140.2
78	Greendale	14,656	140.1
79	Fitchburg	31,566	140.1
80	Maine	2,608	139.0
81	Monona	8,604	138.6
82	Mukwonago	8,411	138.3
83	Lake Wissota	3,103	138.1
84	Hales Corners	7,627	137.9
85	Kronenwetter	8,420	137.9
86	Prairie du Sac	4,385	137.4
87	Jackson	7,882	136.5
88	Barneveld	1,485	136.4
89	Wrightstown	3,330	136.1
90	Kewaskum	4,367	136.0
91	Salem Lakes	14,521	135.5
92	Johnson Creek	3,367	135.4
93	New Glarus	2,276	135.1
94	Cambridge	1,507	134.8
95	Seymour	1,547	133.5
96	Cedarburg	12,317	133.5
97	Hartland	9,716	133.2
98	Grafton	12,274	132.9
99	Prescott	4,376	132.5
100	Madison	275,568	132.4
101	Waterford	5,627	132.0
102	Caledonia	25,292	131.5
103	Somers	8,245	131.0
104	Union Grove	4,968	130.9
105	West Salem	5,268	130.7
106	Oakfield	1,219	130.2
107	Brown Deer	12,615	130.1
108	Lake Mills	6,391	129.7
109	Mount Pleasant	27,694	129.5
110	Tainter Lake	2,753	129.3
111	Deerfield	2,489	129.3
112	Eagle Lake	1,019	129.0
113	Como	2,368	129.0
114	Bloomfield	4,815	128.7
115	Mazomanie	1,705	128.5
116	Paddock Lake	2,965	128.2
117	East Troy	4,689	127.9
118	Waukesha	70,779	127.9
119	Brice Prairie	1,858	127.5
120	Elkhart Lake	1,097	127.5
121	Genoa City	2,967	127.3
122	New Richmond	10,334	127.1
123	Combined Locks	3,633	126.9
124	Lannon	1,475	126.5
125	Stoughton	13,063	126.5
126	Rib Mountain	6,134	126.0
127	Howard	20,261	125.8
128	Twin Lakes	6,351	125.4
129	Glendale	13,134	125.2
130	Sauk City	3,500	125.1
131	Belleville	2,628	125.0
132	Fredonia	2,382	123.9
133	Lake Geneva	8,443	123.6
134	Edgerton	5,924	123.5
135	Allouez	14,023	122.5
136	Onalaska	18,909	122.5
137	Port Washington	12,569	122.1
138	Plover	13,713	122.0
139	Holmen	11,027	122.0
140	Lake Hallie	7,245	121.9
141	Bellevue	16,255	121.7
142	Burlington	11,021	121.6
143	Cedar Grove	2,430	121.6
144	Baldwin	4,313	120.6
145	River Falls	16,349	120.5
146	Somerset	3,084	120.4
147	Spring Green	1,499	120.3
148	Altoona	8,750	120.2
149	Saukville	4,268	120.1
150	Oostburg	3,077	120.1
151	Hortonville	3,180	120.0
152	De Pere	25,368	119.9
153	Evansville	5,771	119.8
154	Random Lake	1,494	119.5
155	Little Chute	11,930	119.3
156	Marshall	3,806	119.2
157	Milton	5,685	119.2
158	Bohners Lake	2,138	118.6
159	Sturtevant	6,787	118.0
160	Hammond	2,071	117.5
161	Fall Creek	1,502	117.4
162	Williams Bay	2,967	117.3
163	Jefferson	7,722	117.2
164	Rothschild	5,532	117.0
165	Woodville	1,497	116.9
166	Fall River	1,739	116.2
167	Hartford	15,761	116.0
168	Orfordville	1,567	115.8
169	Waterloo	3,542	115.3
170	Winneconne	2,519	115.3
171	Trempealeau	1,737	115.3
172	Poynette	2,583	114.9
173	Elkhorn	10,259	114.9
174	Newburg	1,285	114.6
175	West Bend	31,722	114.6
176	Greenfield	37,361	114.3
177	Fox Lake	1,765	114.1
178	Dresser	1,037	114.1
179	Belgium	2,648	114.0
180	Delavan Lake	2,728	113.5
181	Appleton	74,873	113.3
182	Black Earth	1,724	113.3
183	Fox Crossing	18,960	113.0
184	Kenosha	99,147	112.1
185	Mineral Point	2,575	111.5
186	Luxemburg	2,722	111.0
187	South Milwaukee	20,547	111.0
188	Ellsworth	3,323	110.8
189	Lake Wazeecha	2,722	110.6
190	Dodgeville	5,013	110.5
191	Kaukauna	17,237	110.4
192	Hustisford	1,062	110.3
193	Delavan	8,531	110.0
194	Reedsburg	10,060	110.0
195	Juneau	2,600	109.9
196	Neenah	27,409	109.9
197	Watertown	22,873	109.8
198	Marathon City	1,397	109.7
199	Baraboo	12,506	109.7
200	Amery	2,959	109.6
201	Janesville	65,813	109.5
202	Whiting	1,496	109.3
203	Palmyra	2,042	109.3
204	West Allis	59,588	108.9
205	Campbellsport	2,053	108.9
206	King	1,474	108.8
207	Weston	15,784	108.7
208	Fort Atkinson	12,490	108.4
209	Galesville	1,740	108.3
210	Bangor	1,409	108.3
211	Glenwood City	1,218	108.3
212	Legend Lake	1,478	108.1
213	Clinton	2,034	108.1
214	Columbus	5,493	107.9
215	Kimberly	7,432	107.4
216	Lomira	2,681	107.3
217	Walworth	2,786	107.0
218	Cudahy	17,964	106.7
219	Lancaster	3,916	106.5
220	Eau Claire	69,274	106.5
221	Monticello	1,186	106.4
222	Howards Grove	3,245	106.0
223	Ashwaubenon	16,931	105.9
224	Cleveland	1,655	105.7
225	Manawa	1,317	105.7
226	Mosinee	4,492	105.6
227	Albany	1,065	105.2
228	Beaver Dam	16,629	104.9
229	Clear Lake	1,050	104.7
230	Sister Bay	1,016	104.7
231	Wisconsin Dells	2,763	104.7
232	Kewaunee	2,824	104.1
233	Sharon	1,567	103.5
234	Pardeeville	1,804	103.5
235	Strum	1,119	103.2
236	West Baraboo	1,493	103.1
237	Port Edwards	1,776	102.9
238	Pulaski	3,892	102.9
239	Plymouth	8,913	102.8
240	Omro	3,639	102.6
241	Osceola	2,818	102.5
242	Cuba City	2,094	102.4
243	Brillion	3,307	102.3
244	Portage	10,374	102.3
245	Monroe	10,568	102.2
246	Darien	1,175	102.2
247	Sturgeon Bay	9,702	102.0
248	Theresa	1,320	101.6
249	Viroqua	4,469	101.6
250	Kiel	3,919	101.6
251	Stratford	1,439	101.5
252	North Fond du Lac	5,373	101.2
253	Westby	2,380	101.0
254	Mayville	5,169	101.0
255	Denmark	2,472	100.7
256	Hilbert	1,117	100.7
257	St. Francis	9,318	100.7
258	St. Croix Falls	2,469	100.7
259	Rio	1,068	100.6
260	Spring Valley	1,260	100.3
261	Chilton	3,987	100.2
262	French Island	4,235	100.1
263	Cashton	1,243	99.9
264	Luck	1,185	99.9
265	Sheboygan Falls	8,190	99.7
266	Menasha	18,130	99.5
267	Arcadia	3,720	99.5
268	Osseo	1,736	99.2
269	Cadott	1,495	99.0
270	Schofield	2,020	99.0
271	Waupun	11,244	98.6
272	Green Bay	106,585	98.2
273	Elk Mound	1,103	98.0
274	Reedsville	1,195	97.9
275	Butler	2,003	97.8
276	La Crosse	51,791	97.7
277	Chippewa Falls	14,643	97.1
278	Cameron	1,763	96.9
279	Racine	77,155	96.9
280	Oshkosh	66,247	96.5
281	Milwaukee	569,756	96.4
282	Fond du Lac	44,491	96.1
283	Darlington	2,473	96.1
284	Weyauwega	1,760	96.0
285	Mishicot	1,470	95.9
286	Menomonie	16,548	95.8
287	Black Creek	1,263	95.7
288	Sparta	9,921	95.6
289	Amherst	1,033	95.5
290	Beloit	36,554	95.4
291	Stevens Point	25,497	95.3
292	Wausau	39,893	95.3
293	Superior	26,550	95.1
294	Whitewater	15,705	95.0
295	New London	7,492	95.0
296	Shullsburg	1,310	95.0
297	Sheboygan	49,812	94.9
298	Chetek	2,017	94.7
299	Edgar	1,366	94.7
300	Hazel Green	1,070	94.1
301	Blair	1,169	94.1
302	Bloomer	3,691	93.7
303	Algoma	3,219	93.6
304	Peshtigo	3,404	93.5
305	Mauston	4,280	93.3
306	Washburn	1,858	93.2
307	Abbotsford	2,100	93.2
308	Hillsboro	1,324	92.9
309	New Holstein	3,104	92.7
310	West Milwaukee	4,064	92.6
311	Independence	1,477	92.2
312	Fennimore	2,762	92.1
313	Oconto	4,623	92.0
314	Shell Lake	1,513	91.9
315	Spencer	1,621	91.8
316	Randolph	1,574	91.7
317	Elroy	1,529	91.7
318	Cornell	1,331	91.6
319	Loyal	1,361	91.5
320	Marshfield	18,718	91.3
321	Bonduel	1,492	91.1
322	Manitowoc	34,553	90.9
323	Boyceville	1,200	90.8
324	Green Lake	1,054	90.8
325	Colfax	1,344	90.7
326	Whitehall	1,651	90.6
327	Thorp	1,696	90.4
328	Rice Lake	9,030	90.1
329	Medford	4,331	90.0
330	Durand	1,735	89.8
331	Prairie du Chien	5,471	89.7
332	New Lisbon	2,549	89.7
333	Redgranite	1,977	89.4
334	Black River Falls	3,514	89.4
335	Tomah	9,505	89.2
336	Ripon	7,803	89.2
337	Berlin	5,523	88.7
338	Marion	1,167	88.4
339	Cumberland	2,389	88.3
340	Waupaca	6,314	88.3
341	Colby	2,118	88.2
342	Eagle River	1,508	88.2
343	Westfield	1,272	88.1
344	Two Rivers	11,224	88.1
345	Horicon	3,797	88.0
346	Barron	3,689	87.8
347	Tomahawk	3,416	87.8
348	Necedah	1,122	87.7
349	Wisconsin Rapids	18,756	87.2
350	Clintonville	4,553	86.6
351	Mondovi	2,843	86.4
352	Platteville	11,421	86.3
353	Frederic	1,148	86.2
354	Greenwood	1,163	86.2
355	Montello	1,411	86.0
356	Marinette	11,060	86.0
357	Shawano	9,236	85.8
358	Markesan	1,276	85.5
359	Brodhead	3,205	84.7
360	Gillett	1,333	84.6
361	Augusta	1,381	84.4
362	Niagara	1,386	84.3
363	Crivitz	1,026	84.2
364	Iola	1,230	84.1
365	Neillsville	2,314	84.0
366	Rhinelander	8,248	83.6
367	Athens	1,005	83.6
368	Ashland	7,884	83.4
369	Princeton	1,167	82.8
370	Richland Center	5,030	82.4
371	Merrill	9,224	81.6
372	Boscobel	3,263	81.5
373	Lake Delton	3,522	81.3
374	Plainfield	1,057	81.3
375	Muscoda	1,119	81.0
376	Oconto Falls	2,979	80.7
377	Spooner	2,203	80.6
378	Park Falls	2,308	79.9
379	Stanley	3,774	79.3
380	Crandon	1,499	78.8
381	Phillips	1,546	78.3
382	Hayward	2,549	76.0
383	Antigo	8,058	75.5
384	Grantsburg	1,359	75.1
385	Nekoosa	2,439	75.1
386	Ladysmith	3,152	73.9
387	Keshena	1,487	72.5
388	Adams	2,144	72.1
389	Wautoma	1,882	70.6
390	Hurley	1,438	68.9
391	Lac du Flambeau	1,619	66.4
392	Little Round Lake	1,233	57.6

Methodology

Cities in Wisconsin are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in wisconsin?: River Hills ranks #1 with 263.2 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in wisconsin?: 1. River Hills (263.2), 2. Maple Bluff (225.1), 3. Shorewood Hills (213.0), 4. Mequon (212.8), 5. Merton (203.9)
How many cities in Wisconsin are ranked?: This ranking includes 392 cities in Wisconsin with available data.

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