Plover, Wisconsin.
Typical home $348,129 (+6.5% in a year), asking rent $1,435 (+12.6%). Stevens Point, WI metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$998 (+120%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $21,138 +6%
- $326,990$348,129 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $84,563 +32%
- $263,566$348,129 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.
- Plover$1,827
- Wisconsin$1,770
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in Plover, WI rose 6.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Asking rents in Plover, WI rose 12.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +2.7%.
Owning the typical home in Plover runs $1,181/mo more than renting one — the widest that gap has been in this data.
That is $2,617 a month against $1,435 rent: a $1,827 mortgage payment, plus $417 property tax and $373 insurance & upkeep.
Owning vs renting — Plover
The owning line is the typical home's monthly payment at that month's rate, plus property tax and insurance & upkeep; the renting line is the typical asking rent; the grey line is the mortgage payment on its own. Same homes, same months, both ways of paying for a roof.
- Owning all in$2,617
- Renting$1,435
- Mortgage only$1,827
Property tax · $417/mo 1.44% of value a year — the ACS 2020-2024 median bill over the median home value for Portage County, WI
Insurance & upkeep · $373/mo insurance, maintenance and repairs together, from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey — the national figure for mortgaged homeowners, scaled to this market's home value. BLS publishes the three bundled and they cannot be split.
Both are priced off the same month's home value, so they rise with the market. Neither is a quote — a specific home's bill depends on its assessment, its age and its insurer.
Living in Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin
Plover is a village of 13,519 people in Portage County. Half its households earn more than $88,042 a year and half less, against $76,070 across Portage County; 9% of its people live below the poverty line. 59% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 41% are rented. Unemployment in Portage County was 3.1% in August 2026, and the county had 1.1% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then finance and property.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Plover is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, with a population that leans younger than many American towns. Household incomes run higher than across the county, and a good share of adults hold a four-year degree. Most homes are lived in by their owners, though renters make up a real part of the village too. Winters are cold, with January the coldest month and plenty of snow, while summers are warm and the year brings a fair amount of rain and melted snow.
Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, with others in banks, insurance and property, in manufacturing, or in restaurants, hotels and entertainment. Among the largest workplaces in Plover are Walmart, McCain Foods, USA and Del Monte Foods Plover. Commutes are fairly short, and some people work from home.
Things to do. The Plover River runs in or beside town, and several lakes, including Thomas Lake and Lake Emily, are a short drive away. Iverson Park is also a short drive away, as is the Fox Theater for an evening out. For a longer outing, Hartman Creek State Park is a longer drive away.
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- 5,656households
- 42%of adults have a degree
- 9%below the poverty line
- 18 mintypical commute
- 11%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Portage County had 33,442 jobs in 2025, 1.1% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 24° and lows near 7°; warmest in July, with highs near 80° and lows near 60°. About 49 inches of snow and 34 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Stevens Pt weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Plover
- WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters475
- McCain Foods, USAFrozen food entrees, packaged, manufacturing300
- Monogram AppetizersFrozen specialties, nec285
- Fahrner Asphalt SealersPavement, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway, construction268
- Del Monte Foods PloverManufacturing canned, pickled, and brined fruits and vegetables245
- Monogram AppetizersFrozen specialties, nec188
- Menards"home centers"180
- PloverPackaging and labeling services165
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 28 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 3,190 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Cold wavesRelatively moderate
- HailRelatively moderate
- LightningRelatively moderate
- TornadoesRelatively moderate
- Strong windRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across Portage County, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Portage County and the Stevens Point, WI metro.
Plover home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Plover$348,129
- Wisconsin$337,196
- United States$366,157
Levy by levy, and a check of one home’s own bill, the site covers Ohio’s property tax.
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 6 Plover listings — the market is roughly in balance.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Plover17.29%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Plover34
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Plover13
Zip codes with a Plover address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Plover — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.