Chippewa County, WI real estate

What the numbers say

Chippewa County, WI real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Chippewa County listed for $440,550, up 10.2% from a year earlier. That is 13% above the Wisconsin median of $389,900.

Homes spent a median of 50 days on the market, faster than 58 days a year ago. That makes Chippewa County the #21 fastest-selling of 29 Wisconsin counties we track.

Homeowners in Chippewa County pay a median of $2,798 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $257,900, an effective rate of about 1.08%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes Chippewa County the #10 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $963 a month, and $983 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 38 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 $441,000 home here comes to about $2,984 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $128,000 a year (the median household here earns $74,680).