Typical Cost of a House in Wisconsin
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The median home value in Wisconsin is $266,500, measured over 2020–2024. That is 19.9% below the U.S. median of $332,700. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.
Median home value
$266,500
2020–2024, give or take $1,051
Against the U.S. median
−19.9%
BelowU.S. $332,700
Rank among states
31st highest
of 51, counting the District of Columbia
Monthly housing costs in Wisconsin
What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent.
Owning with a mortgage
$1,689a month
−14.0%U.S. $1,963
Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.
Renting
$1,087a month
−23.1%U.S. $1,413
Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.
Where Wisconsin sits among the states
Each tick is one state's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median.
Home values by county in Wisconsin
72 counties, each compared with the Wisconsin median.
- Adams County−24.7%$200,800
- Ashland County−36.1%$170,300
- Barron County−18.7%$216,600
- Bayfield County−9.6%$240,800
- Brown County−0.2%$266,000
- Buffalo County−20.0%$213,300
- Burnett County−13.2%$231,300
- Calumet County+2.9%$274,200
- Chippewa County−3.2%$257,900
- Clark County−35.2%$172,800
- Columbia County+6.3%$283,200
- Crawford County−31.2%$183,400
- Dane County+48.1%$394,800
- Dodge County−13.0%$231,900
- Door County+28.6%$342,600
- Douglas County−22.8%$205,800
- Dunn County−8.7%$243,200
- Eau Claire County−2.1%$261,000
- Florence County−35.0%$173,200
- Fond du Lac County−16.4%$222,800
- Forest County−30.6%$185,000
- Grant County−24.7%$200,700
- Green County−6.1%$250,200
- Green Lake County−19.2%$215,400
- Iowa County−0.6%$265,000
- Iron County−37.7%$165,900
- Jackson County−26.4%$196,100
- Jefferson County+2.9%$274,100
- Juneau County−33.3%$177,700
- Kenosha County−0.4%$265,500
- Kewaunee County−16.6%$222,200
- La Crosse County−3.6%$257,000
- Lafayette County−27.0%$194,500
- Langlade County−40.6%$158,200
- Lincoln County−27.7%$192,700
- Manitowoc County−29.9%$186,900
- Marathon County−17.6%$219,600
- Marinette County−40.5%$158,600
- Marquette County−21.1%$210,400
- Menominee County−58.6%$110,200
- Milwaukee County−13.4%$230,700
- Monroe County−21.2%$210,000
- Oconto County−13.2%$231,400
- Oneida County−10.5%$238,400
- Outagamie County+0.3%$267,300
- Ozaukee County+46.4%$390,200
- Pepin County−19.4%$214,800
- Pierce County+25.2%$333,700
- Polk County+2.0%$271,900
- Portage County−8.8%$243,100
- Price County−39.0%$162,500
- Racine County−5.7%$251,400
- Richland County−25.9%$197,500
- Rock County−13.1%$231,600
- Rusk County−38.7%$163,400
- Sauk County−3.0%$258,600
- Sawyer County−11.4%$236,200
- Shawano County−27.2%$194,000
- Sheboygan County−12.7%$232,700
- St. Croix County+41.7%$377,700
- Taylor County−26.0%$197,100
- Trempealeau County−18.7%$216,700
- Vernon County−16.0%$223,800
- Vilas County+12.6%$300,000
- Walworth County+13.6%$302,700
- Washburn County−15.2%$226,100
- Washington County+29.4%$344,800
- Waukesha County+49.4%$398,200
- Waupaca County−20.7%$211,400
- Waushara County−23.8%$203,100
- Winnebago County−15.3%$225,800
- Wood County−34.1%$175,600
What this figure is
It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Wisconsin. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, from condos to large houses, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.
The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. A survey always carries some uncertainty: the true value is very likely within $1,051 of the one shown.
Common questions
How much does a house cost in Wisconsin?
- The median home value in Wisconsin is $266,500, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.
What is the average home price in Wisconsin?
- The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $266,500 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.
How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Wisconsin?
- Homeowners with a mortgage in Wisconsin pay a median of $1,689 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.
What is the average rent in Wisconsin?
- Median gross rent in Wisconsin is $1,087 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.
Are homes in Wisconsin expensive compared with other places?
- Wisconsin has the 31st highest median home value of 51 states, 19.9% below the U.S. median of $332,700.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.
About the American Community SurveySource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.
Home values in other states
The percentage compares each state with the U.S. median.
- Alabama−36.9%$209,900
- Alaska+6.1%$352,900
- Arizona+18.6%$394,500
- Arkansas−43.5%$188,000
- California+120.8%$734,700
- Colorado+62.1%$539,400
- Connecticut+10.3%$366,900
- Delaware+5.8%$352,000
- District of Columbia+121.6%$737,100
- Florida+7.9%$359,000
- Georgia−8.8%$303,300
- Hawaii+152.2%$839,100
- Idaho+25.8%$418,600
- Illinois−20.9%$263,300
- Indiana−34.4%$218,200
- Iowa−37.5%$208,000
- Kansas−34.7%$217,200
- Kentucky−38.2%$205,600
- Louisiana−34.9%$216,500
- Maine−10.9%$296,600
- Maryland+26.2%$419,900
- Massachusetts+69.0%$562,100
- Michigan−30.4%$231,600
- Minnesota−1.0%$329,300
- Mississippi−49.0%$169,800
- Missouri−30.8%$230,300
- Montana+13.0%$375,800
- Nebraska−28.3%$238,600
- Nevada+30.9%$435,400
- New Hampshire+21.0%$402,500
- New Jersey+36.6%$454,400
- New Mexico−25.4%$248,100
- New York+27.4%$423,800
- North Carolina−13.2%$288,900
- North Dakota−24.9%$249,900
- Ohio−35.4%$214,800
- Oklahoma−39.9%$199,800
- Oregon+43.6%$477,600
- Pennsylvania−23.5%$254,500
- Rhode Island+21.5%$404,200
- South Carolina−22.2%$259,000
- South Dakota−22.6%$257,400
- Tennessee−13.8%$286,700
- Texas−14.7%$283,800
- Utah+47.1%$489,400
- Vermont−4.8%$316,600
- Virginia+15.3%$383,700
- Washington+69.7%$564,600
- West Virginia−51.1%$162,600
- Wyoming−6.9%$309,700