Downtown Kenosha

Kenosha, WI

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Downtown Kenosha - Kenosha, WI Area Guide

You can’t beat the location of apartments for rent in Downtown Kenosha, Wisconsin. Found not only on the western bank of Lake Michigan, this tranquil city lies one hour from Milwaukee and two hours from Chicago. Find your perfect fit in studios or one-bedroom dwellings in Victorian houses or two- or three-bedroom digs in garden complexes. Predictably, a lot of the fun stuff to do around Kenosha centers on the water. Five Kenosha beaches grace Lake Michigan's shorefront, including the beach on Simmons Island. A short drive from downtown via 50th Street, Simmons Island also contains a lighthouse, bike trails, fishing and boating, and a number of historical centers, including the thrilling Dinosaur Discovery Museum. Rather stay on the mainland? Then chow down at the Boat House Pub on 7th Avenue, with its famous appetizer platter that includes won ton mozzarella sticks, seasoned French fries, and, of course, cheese curds.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Kenosha is $1,157 for a studio, $1,630 for one bedroom, $1,693 for two bedrooms, and $1,644 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Kenosha has increased by 0.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 557 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,157/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 803 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,630/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,066 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,693/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,103 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,644/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

50 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Exceptional Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

90 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Dinosaur Discovery Museum
  • Chiwaukee Prairie
  • Hawthorne Hollow Nature Sanctuary & Arboretum

Airports

  • General Mitchell International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.