Property tax rate
1.42%Median bill $3,792/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,0872-bed $1,106Per month · CensusDays on market
45 days▲ 1 day vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Wisconsin real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Wisconsin listed for $389,900, down 0.6% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 45 days on the market, slower than 44 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Wisconsin pay a median of $3,792 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $266,500, an effective rate of about 1.42%.
Renters pay a median of $1,087 a month, and $1,106 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $390,000 home here comes to about $2,751 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $118,000 a year (the median household here earns $77,485).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$2,751/mo- Principal & interest$2,126
- Property tax$462
- Insurance (est.)$162
$390,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Wisconsin by bedrooms
Studio$923
1 bedroom$909
2 bedrooms$1,106
3 bedrooms$1,290
4 bedrooms$1,363
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Wisconsin county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Vilas County0.73%
- Sawyer County0.80%
- Oneida County0.89%
- Burnett County0.93%
- Bayfield County1.01%
Fastest-selling counties
- Kenosha County32 days
- Racine County33 days
- Manitowoc County36 days
- Ozaukee County36 days
- Winnebago County36 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | – | – | 1.20% | $828 |
| Ashland County | – | – | 1.42% | $721 |
| Barron County | – | – | 1.31% | $879 |
| Bayfield County | – | – | 1.01% | $812 |
| Brown County | $429,900 | 42 | 1.38% | $1,031 |
| Buffalo County | – | – | 1.32% | $876 |
| Burnett County | – | – | 0.93% | $771 |
| Calumet County | $438,425 | 46 | 1.41% | $1,073 |
| Chippewa County | $440,550 | 50 | 1.08% | $963 |
| Clark County | – | – | 1.45% | $823 |
| Columbia County | $432,400 | 59 | 1.36% | $978 |
| Crawford County | – | – | 1.56% | $789 |
| Dane County | $480,125 | 55 | 1.63% | $1,398 |
| Dodge County | $370,325 | 46 | 1.48% | $988 |
| Door County | – | – | 1.02% | $1,086 |
| Douglas County | $309,125 | 48 | 1.26% | $909 |
| Dunn County | – | – | 1.39% | $985 |
| Eau Claire County | $341,400 | 50 | 1.35% | $1,064 |
| Florence County | – | – | 1.21% | $750 |
| Fond du Lac County | $339,675 | 47 | 1.51% | $960 |
| Forest County | – | – | 1.07% | $594 |
| Grant County | $241,500 | 57 | 1.36% | $813 |
| Green County | – | – | 1.60% | $867 |
| Green Lake County | – | – | 1.26% | $818 |
| Iowa County | – | – | 1.52% | $954 |
| Iron County | – | – | 1.07% | $662 |
| Jackson County | – | – | 1.39% | $787 |
| Jefferson County | $398,950 | 58 | 1.46% | $1,035 |
| Juneau County | – | – | 1.47% | $879 |
| Kenosha County | $389,900 | 32 | 1.57% | $1,219 |
| Kewaunee County | – | – | 1.44% | $847 |
| La Crosse County | $383,750 | 45 | 1.54% | $1,059 |
| Lafayette County | – | – | 1.57% | $830 |
| Langlade County | – | – | 1.25% | $702 |
| Lincoln County | – | – | 1.32% | $755 |
| Manitowoc County | $289,900 | 36 | 1.44% | $797 |
| Marathon County | $359,900 | 45 | 1.47% | $999 |
| Marinette County | – | – | 1.20% | $795 |
| Marquette County | – | – | 1.26% | $800 |
| Menominee County | – | – | 3.56% | $626 |
| Milwaukee County | $292,000 | 37 | 1.93% | $1,101 |
| Monroe County | – | – | 1.35% | $914 |
| Oconto County | – | – | 1.18% | $791 |
| Oneida County | – | – | 0.89% | $885 |
| Outagamie County | $399,900 | 38 | 1.37% | $1,057 |
| Ozaukee County | $599,925 | 36 | 1.19% | $1,154 |
| Pepin County | – | – | 1.36% | $869 |
| Pierce County | – | – | 1.36% | $1,044 |
| Polk County | – | – | 1.13% | $957 |
| Portage County | $344,950 | 52 | 1.44% | $940 |
| Price County | – | – | 1.32% | $786 |
| Racine County | $352,423 | 33 | 1.63% | $1,080 |
| Richland County | – | – | 1.38% | $771 |
| Rock County | $383,599 | 40 | 1.60% | $1,037 |
| Rusk County | – | – | 1.12% | $874 |
| Sauk County | $424,495 | 69 | 1.45% | $1,018 |
| Sawyer County | – | – | 0.80% | $712 |
| Shawano County | – | – | 1.36% | $821 |
| Sheboygan County | $366,650 | 38 | 1.39% | $934 |
| St. Croix County | $463,450 | 47 | 1.17% | $1,271 |
| Taylor County | – | – | 1.39% | $823 |
| Trempealeau County | – | – | 1.56% | $949 |
| Vernon County | – | – | 1.33% | $836 |
| Vilas County | – | – | 0.73% | $847 |
| Walworth County | $494,170 | 52 | 1.33% | $1,150 |
| Washburn County | – | – | 1.05% | $795 |
| Washington County | $439,700 | 40 | 1.10% | $1,153 |
| Waukesha County | $592,450 | 37 | 1.14% | $1,356 |
| Waupaca County | – | – | 1.38% | $852 |
| Waushara County | – | – | 1.21% | $796 |
| Winnebago County | $319,900 | 36 | 1.63% | $965 |
| Wood County | $277,450 | 46 | 1.54% | $856 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.