Cost Of Living in North Fond du Lac, WI

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11%

Overall NAT. AVG.

2%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

28%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	North Fond du Lac	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	89	95	100
Goods & Services	98	99	100
Groceries	100	100	100
Health care	104	100	100
Housing	72	89	100
Transportation	95	99	100
Utilities	85	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in North Fond du Lac is 7% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in North Fond du Lac is 11% lower than the national average
North Fond du Lac housing is 28% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 36% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$90,402	$7,534	$2,109	$2,712
Renters	$68,440	$5,703	$1,597	$2,053

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in North Fond du Lac is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. North Fond du Lac has a median income of about $90,402 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,109 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $68,440. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,597 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	3.54%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	North Fond du Lac	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.61	$27.62	0.0%
Beauty Salon	$42.67	$51.11	16.5%
Toothpaste	$4.17	$4.09	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.34	$1.54	13.1%
Movie	$13.23	$12.88	2.7%
Yoga	$14.11	$19.66	28.2%

Groceries

Item	North Fond du Lac	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$8.09	$7.70	5.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.66	8.6%
Milk	$4.69	$4.73	0.9%
Potatoes	$4.70	$5.26	10.6%
Pizza	$10.79	$12.76	15.5%
Beer	$8.94	$10.55	15.3%

Health Care

Item	North Fond du Lac	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$157.48	$140.06	12.4%
Doctor	$226.36	$153.82	47.2%
Dentist	$121.67	$123.15	1.2%
Ibuprofen	$11.96	$11.73	1.9%
Lipitor	$13.43	$23.61	43.1%

Housing

Item	North Fond du Lac	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$198,327.00	$326,622.00	39.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,505.38	$2,480.25	1.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,401.00	$1,444.00	3.0%

Transportation

Item	North Fond du Lac	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.03	$3.06	1.0%
Tire Balancing	$56.25	$65.21	13.7%

Utilities

Item	North Fond du Lac	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.82	$220.12	21.5%
Phone	$189.83	$195.71	3.0%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Van Dyne, WI	241	86	13.5%
Mount Calvary, WI	623	89	11.3%
Waupun, WI	11,501	89	11.0%
Eden, WI	820	89	10.8%
Fond du Lac, WI	44,014	90	10.3%
North Fond du Lac, WI	5,236	89	11.1%

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North Fond du Lac, WI	5,236	89	11.1%