Renting in Kickapoo: a two-bedroom costs about $1,010
Kickapoo is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Zillow and Redfin publish no market figures here. How TownRatings grades cost of living
What stands out about housing in Kickapoo
Why Kickapoo isn’t graded
The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.
Next door, Clayton grades B− for cost of living.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010
Renters already here pay a median of $742, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Vernon County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the Wisconsin norm
The median bill is $2,583 (Wisconsin: $3,792), 0.96% of a home’s value a year, against 1.42% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
Kickapoo vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Kickapoo. Viroqua and Franklin and Clayton and Sylvan have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickapoo | – | — | $270K | 0.96% | $1,010 |
| Clayton | B− | — | $228K | 1.22% | $980 |
| Sylvan | – | — | $207K | 1.07% | $1,030 |
| Liberty | – | — | $285K | 0.87% | $1,070 |
| Franklin | B+ | — | $233K | 1.23% | $1,010 |
| Viroqua | C+ | — | $276K | 1.37% | $1,020 |
“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents). “—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Kickapoo
How much is rent in Kickapoo?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,010 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $742 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Kickapoo?
The median bill is $2,583 a year, 0.96% of the median home value (Wisconsin: $3,792, 1.42%), from the Census 2020–24.
Why doesn’t Kickapoo have a cost of living grade?
Kickapoo is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What Kickapoo buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.