What salary do you need to live in Fond du Lac, WI?

What housing costs in Fond du Lac

A one-bedroom in Fond du Lac rents for a median of $783 a month, utilities the tenant pays included; a two-bedroom goes for $1,024 and a three-bedroom for $1,187. Over a full year, the two-bedroom median comes to $12,288.

Homeowners in Fond du Lac report a median home value of $222,800. That is only 3.0× the area's median household income of $74,275, a low ratio by national standards.

Price levels matter beyond rent. The Bureau of Economic Analysis measures Fond du Lac's overall prices at 91.6 on a scale where the nation is 100, which makes a $100,000 salary feel like about $109,119 would elsewhere.

Income needed for each grade in Fond du Lac

For two bedrooms, $111,000 is where Fond du Lac turns Comfortable. Below that, $55,000 marks the start of Okay and $28,000 the start of Tight; under $28,000 the score reads Stretched. Rent at the Comfortable line is 11% of gross pay.

The Royal grade is within reach at $312,000 a year, where both rent and the median home price look small next to income.

Nothing here is a separate rule of thumb; plug any of these incomes into the calculator with two bedrooms and Fond du Lac shows the matching grade.

Fond du Lac at four common salaries

At $75,000 home size barely changes the picture: one, two and three bedrooms all grade Okay, with scores from 52 to 58.

The two-bedroom column turns Comfortable at the $150,000 row. One row up, $100,000 scores 62.

How Fond du Lac ranks among 387 metros

Out of 387 metros, Fond du Lac has the 255th highest price parity and the 270th highest two-bedroom rent, which puts it near the middle on overall prices and near the middle on rent.

Next to Fond du Lac on the national rent ranking: Wausau, WI ($1,025) and Auburn-Opelika, AL ($1,023).

Comparing Fond du Lac with Wisconsin

Compared with Wisconsin as a whole, two-bedroom rent in Fond du Lac is 7% lower ($1,024 vs. $1,106) and the median home is 16% lower ($222,800 vs. $266,500).

Scored the same way, the statewide figures turn Comfortable at $133,000, so Fond du Lac needs $22,000 less than Wisconsin overall.

Looking for somewhere comparable without leaving Wisconsin? Wausau, WI, Green Bay, WI, and Oshkosh-Neenah, WI have the closest mix of rent and overall prices.

Fond du Lac's median income on the scale

What about a typical local household? Census puts median household income here at $74,275, which grades Okay (54) for a two-bedroom at the median rent. That falls $36,725 short of the $111,000 Comfortable line, a reminder that the typical household here spends a larger share on housing than the Comfortable band allows. For Wisconsin as a whole, the median household income of $77,485 scores 50 against statewide rents. A household figure may pool several earners, unlike a single salary.

All figures are pre-tax estimates from public data, not financial advice.