Metro area · CBSA 48020
Watertown
The Watertown, WI metro area has 86,003 people. Median rent is $1,035, 14.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Dodge County at $1,100. Of the 12 places we track here, Palmyra has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$83,750
Median home value
$274,100
Unemployment
3.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,100
HUD, Dodge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown | 22,774 | $1,052 | 18.0% |
| Fort Atkinson | 12,463 | $961 | 14.5% |
| Jefferson | 7,732 | $1,071 | 16.3% |
| Lake Mills | 6,470 | $1,209 | 15.9% |
| Waterloo | 3,600 | $1,106 | 15.1% |
| Johnson Creek | 3,362 | $1,231 | 14.7% |
| Ixonia | 2,684 | $1,167 | 15.0% |
| Palmyra | 2,195 | $775 | 10.8% |
| Lake Ripley | 1,932 | $1,350 | 13.9% |
| Lake Koshkonong | 1,010 | $1,296 | 16.0% |
| Sullivan | 663 | $1,160 | 19.5% |
| Rome | 620 | $1,047 | 13.6% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.