Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Kenosha

Cost of Living in Kenosha, WI (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

$1,936 left/mo

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$3,430/mo in Kenosha. $1,936 left each month. Prices near the US average.

Monthly costs

Take-home $5,366/mo.

  • Taxes$1,611
  • Rent$1,189
  • Other$2,241
  • Left$1,936

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (WI)
−$3,340
Take-home pay
$64,394
Effective tax rate
23.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,189
Groceries
$439
Getting around
$650
Healthcare
$494
Utilities and internet
$274
Everything else
$384
Total spending
$3,430

After tax and rent

$1,936 left/mo

Stats

Rent
$1,415
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,366
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
10% above
US, besides rent

Average electric bill in Wisconsin

About $163 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for Wisconsin in 2025, 18.08¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Kenosha utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

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