All Counties in Wisconsin — Eviction Risk 2026

Wisconsin has 72 counties in our eviction-risk database, covering 808 cities and roughly 5,557,775 residents. The statewide average landlord risk score is 2.9/10 (Low), but scores vary sharply by county — urban counties with strong tenant-protection ordinances or high rent burdens routinely score several points above rural counties.

The highest-risk counties are Milwaukee County, Dane County, Lincoln County — these jurisdictions combine elevated rent burdens, higher tenant protections, or greater political lean toward renter-friendly policy. The most landlord-neutral counties include Bayfield County, Buffalo County, Florence County.

County-level risk is a weighted aggregate of all cities within that county. Click any county card above to see every city ranked, a zoomed heatmap, and a detailed breakdown of rent burden, renter share, poverty rate, and political margin. For state-level statutes that apply regardless of county, see the Wisconsin state overview.