Zip lookup · WI

54642
Melrose, Wisconsin.

Melrose, Jackson County, WI · population 2,259

What it costs per month · 54642 $1,324/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$726 (+122%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $20,689 +9%
$231,488$252,177 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $57,249 +29%
$194,928$252,177 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 54642 $1,324 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 54642$1,324
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 54642 rose 8.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Jackson County, WI 93% · Trempealeau County, WI 4% · La Crosse County, WI 3%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Melrose, WI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $252,177 as of Sep 2026
+8.9%year on year

Typical home value — 54642

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 54642 $252,177 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 54642$252,177
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.2 54644 Mindoro 1,236 — $329,573
9.2 54627 Ettrick 2,020 — $294,900
10.4 54659 Taylor 1,257 — $195,850
13.1 54636 Holmen 16,727 $1,700 $419,249
13.7 54616 Blair 2,443 — $241,804
15.5 54630 Galesville 4,261 — $312,902
15.6 54615 Black River Falls 11,315 — $235,594
16.3 54656 Sparta 18,160 — $277,035
16.6 54669 West Salem 8,228 — $376,099
17.5 54614 Bangor 2,776 — $324,713
17.9 54635 Hixton 1,793 — $227,881
18.6 54650 Onalaska 25,304 $1,394 $362,871

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.