‘I’m essentially breaking even every month’: Wisconsin renters struggle with rising prices


‘I’m essentially breaking even every month’: Wisconsin renters struggle with rising prices


Report: Wisconsin among top-10 states with steepest rent increases from 2023 to 2024

David Rivera-Kohr, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, rents a two-bedroom apartment in the city for roughly $1,200 per month.

When his current lease ends, Rivera-Kohr said his rent is set to increase to around $1,500, plus utilities.

“Even at my current rent, I’m essentially breaking even every month,” he said. “I haven’t really been able to save money on a grad student income for quite a while.”...

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Ken Notes: Again, we need to create ownership opportunities to create wealth. Wisconsin could lead the nation with some programing in this area.

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