Metro area · CBSA 39960
Rice Lake
The Rice Lake, WI metro area has 46,797 people. Median rent is $879, 16.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Barron County at $1,027. Of the 8 places we track here, Turtle Lake has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$65,933
Median home value
$216,600
Unemployment
2.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,027
HUD, Barron County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Lake | 9,030 | $856 | 19.6% |
| Barron | 3,681 | $946 | 23.9% |
| Cumberland | 2,282 | $943 | 22.9% |
| Chetek | 2,177 | $959 | 17.9% |
| Cameron | 1,686 | $982 | 19.2% |
| Turtle Lake | 960 | $792 | 15.5% |
| Almena | 641 | $786 | 19.5% |
| New Auburn | 531 | $891 | 16.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.