Zip lookup · WI

54981
Waupaca, Wisconsin.

Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI · population 14,870

What it costs per month · 54981 $1,711/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,018 (+147%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $19,615 +6%
$306,448$326,063 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $86,326 +36%
$239,736$326,063 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 54981 $1,711 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 54981$1,711
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 54981 rose 6.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Waupaca County, WI 91% · Portage County, WI 5% · Waushara County, WI 4%

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

Typical home value $326,063 as of Sep 2026
+6.4%year on year

Typical home value — 54981

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 54981 $326,063 United States $366,157
$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 54981$326,063
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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9.2 54977 Scandinavia 1,592 — $317,224
9.4 54983 Weyauwega 4,144 — $291,609
10.7 54984 Wild Rose 3,394 — $309,092
10.9 54406 Amherst 4,040 — $361,597
11.6 54909 Almond 1,982 — $270,244
11.7 54962 Ogdensburg 1,025 — $280,925
12.2 54965 Pine River 1,212 — $295,638
15.1 54949 Manawa 3,565 — $263,723
15.5 54940 Fremont 4,533 — $349,305
16.1 54407 Amherst Junction 1,350 — $378,027
17.2 54945 Iola 3,470 — $281,578
17.8 54970 Redgranite 3,845 — $208,551
18.8 54961 New London 14,485 — $291,244
19.6 54982 Wautoma 6,958 — $292,622

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