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What Is It Like to Live in Kenosha?

What it costs to live in Kenosha, and how it compares with other Wisconsin cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

42

44th best value in Wisconsin

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Wisconsin cities.

Overall livability

41

40th overall in Wisconsin

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Kenosha is home to about 99,605 people. A typical home runs $168,800 and a household earns around $60,200, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. Among Wisconsin's largest cities, it ranks 44th for value and 40th overall.

Kenosha at a glance

Median home price

$168,800

25th in WI of 57

Median rent

$996/mo

Median household income

$60,200

Home price to income

2.8x

Unemployment

6.3%

55th in WI of 57

School rating

4/10

40th in WI of 57

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in WI of 57

Walk score

11/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Wisconsin only. Updated 2026.