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Wisconsin.

27th most expensive state. Typical home $337,196 (+5.1% in a year), estimated payment $1,859 a month. As of Sep 2026.

What it costs per month · Wisconsin $1,770/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$994 (+128%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $16,299 +5%
$320,897$337,196 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $80,487 +31%
$256,709$337,196 since Sep 2021
10 years
Up $163,581 +94%
$173,615$337,196 since Sep 2016

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 Wisconsin $1,770 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Wisconsin$1,770
  • United States$1,922

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

Typical home values in Wisconsin rose 5.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Buying the typical Wisconsin home now takes 29% of the median household income ($77,485/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.

Share of median income needed to buy

Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.

15% 20% 25% 30% 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Wisconsin 27.41% United States 28.57%
15% 20% 25% 30% 2014 2020 2026
  • Wisconsin27.41%
  • United States28.57%

Wisconsin home values

Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Wisconsin $337,196 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Wisconsin$337,196
  • United States$366,157

Metros in Wisconsin

Metros Counties Cities

Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.

# Metro Rent 1-yr Δ Home value 1-yr Δ
1 Madison $1,780 +2.1% $445,747 +3.1%
2 Whitewater $1,786 +17.0% $405,535 +4.4%
3 Milwaukee $1,549 +5.1% $384,496 +5.3%
4 Watertown $1,315 +6.8% $369,348 +5.3%
5 Appleton $1,197 +6.8% $348,640 +5.2%
6 Green Bay $1,119 +3.8% $346,366 +5.4%
7 Baraboo $1,280 +7.9% $344,300 +5.7%
8 La Crosse $1,353 +4.5% $330,730 +5.0%
9 Sheboygan $1,344 +4.7% $324,230 +5.3%
10 Beaver Dam $1,234 +8.2% $322,633 +6.2%
11 Eau Claire $1,147 +4.3% $321,857 +3.1%
12 Stevens Point $1,409 +0.6% $320,275 +9.5%
13 Racine $1,460 +7.1% $315,026 +5.8%
14 Menomonie $1,289 +1.7% $314,222 +4.1%
15 Oshkosh $1,278 +4.7% $304,490 +4.6%
16 Janesville $1,292 +6.5% $296,850 +6.2%
17 Fond du Lac $1,128 +8.5% $291,660 +4.7%
18 Shawano $1,212 — $285,083 +11.4%
19 Wausau $960 +6.4% $270,942 +8.8%
20 Manitowoc $1,110 +2.0% $264,364 +5.1%
21 Wisconsin Rapids $1,108 +4.6% $228,985 +6.0%
22 Platteville $1,144 — $228,678 +5.5%
23 Marinette $1,002 — $205,208 +6.7%

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