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43.50° N · 88.58° W · GEOID 5538900

Kekoskee

Dodge County, Wisconsin · part of the Beaver Dam, WI metro

Limited data population under 5,000

WisconsinKekoskee, WIKekoskeeKekoskee

The short answer

Kekoskee is home to 1,067 people. Median household income is $96,944 a year and median rent is $1,120 a month, 13.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $305,100, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,120
18% below the median place
Median household income
$96,944
21% above the median place
Median home value
$305,100
4% below the median place
Unemployment
3.8%
23% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Kekoskee

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5.5% a year while rent rose 0.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 89% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 157 Wisconsin places.
  • 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 89% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 13.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 89% of places its size.
  • 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 82% of places its size.
01

Moving to Kekoskee

Dodge County loses about 1.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,638
Moved out3,762
Net−124

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Wisconsin, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WisconsinOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$64K
Leavers$58K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Dodge County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Dodge County report $64,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,600, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$44,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,120 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,639 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $305,100.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 9.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Brunswick, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$57,554
18% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$64,338
9% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureKekoskeeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.9%3% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-1.7183% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$64,3389% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$57,55418% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 13.9%, 32% below the median place.

Kekoskee13.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$44,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.9%
32% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
17% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$83,600
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
89.4%
35% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,639
12% below the median place
Median year built1
1974
0% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureKekoskeeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,12018% below
Rent to income113.9%32% below
Property tax rate10.9%0% above
Home price to income13.1x17% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,10032% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,76915% below
Median home value1$305,1004% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure6.9%116% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure64.2%25% above
Homeownership189.4%35% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure34.8%31% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,63912% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.8%4% below
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
5.7%
47% below the median place
Works from home1
9.6%
23% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$96,944 +21%
Mean commute25 min +1%
Income per person$40,334 +1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureKekoskeeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$96,94421% above
Income per person1$40,3341% above
Unemployment1County figure3.8%23% below
Average annual pay4County figure$62,8465% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure5.5%49% above
Jobs4County figure36,86676% below
Poverty rate15.7%47% below
Mean commute125 min1% above
Works from home19.6%23% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 97.4%, 5% above the median place.

High school or higher1
97.4%
5% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.0%
4% above the median place
Population change since 20205
-1.3%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age41.6 +7%
Household size2.7 +8%
Bachelor's or higher25.3% −21%
All 9 people measures
MeasureKekoskeeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,0676646th largest
Population change since 20205-1.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age141.67% above
Bachelor's or higher125.3%21% below
High school or higher197.4%5% above
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad1County figure2.5%72% below
No health insurance1County figure4.1%36% below
Homes with broadband196.0%4% above
05

Life in Kekoskee

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Kekoskee Archeological District listed 1994

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents65.6 6.5×
Playgrounds per 10k37.5 4.0×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.4 −16%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +30%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.8 −14%
Shops23.2 −23%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.4 +7%
Doctors' offices and clinics10.8 −47%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
10.8
47% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
23.2
23% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
1.7
26% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureKekoskeeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure38322% above
Public school students10County figure10,153107% above
Students per teacher10County figure13.810% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure17.814% below
Shops per 10k7County figure23.223% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.47% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure10.847% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k865.6above (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k837.5298% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k89.416% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails82.630% above
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 10°F, 59% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Kekoskee. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low11
10°F
59% below the median place
Average temperature11
46°F
16% below the median place
July average high11
82°F
6% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureKekoskeeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure82°F6% below
January average low11County figure10°F59% below
Average temperature11County figure46°F16% below
Annual precipitation11County figure35.1 in20% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure69.924% below
Hurricane risk12County figure18.474% below
Tornado risk12County figure85.35% above
Wildfire risk12County figure47.622% below
Heat wave risk12County figure72.719% below
Median air quality index13County figure407% below
Good air days13County figure72.3%6% above
08

Kekoskee in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,120/mo (2024)$1,400/mo$1,150 to $1,710/mo+3.8%
Median household income$96,944 (2024)$122,500$103,500 to $144,500+4.0%
Median home value$305,100 (2024)$425,000$309,000 to $586,000+5.7%
Population912 (2025)910880 to 950+0.0%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Kekoskee

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Brunswick, OH$1,157$90,663Compare
Addison, IL$1,245$90,431Compare
Lumberton, TX$1,067$107,623Compare
Hastings, MN$1,183$93,998Compare
Hastings, MNLumberton, TXAddison, ILBrunswick, OHKekoskee, WIKekoskeeBrunswickAddisonLumbertonHastingsKekoskeeBrunswickAddisonLumbertonHastings

Common questions

Is Kekoskee a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5.5% a year while rent rose 0.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 89% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 157 Wisconsin places. 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 89% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 98 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Kekoskee expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $305,100.

What salary do you need to live in Kekoskee?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Kekoskee?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Brunswick, OH, Addison, IL, Lumberton, TX and Hastings, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Kekoskee with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Kekoskee itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/kekoskee-wisconsin

Citytistics. “Kekoskee, Wisconsin.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/kekoskee-wisconsin/

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