Columbia County, WI real estate

What the numbers say

Columbia County, WI real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Columbia County listed for $432,400, up 8.1% from a year earlier. That is 11% above the Wisconsin median of $389,900.

Homes spent a median of 59 days on the market, slower than 57 days a year ago. That makes Columbia County the #28 fastest-selling of 29 Wisconsin counties we track.

Homeowners in Columbia County pay a median of $3,855 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $283,200, an effective rate of about 1.36%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes Columbia County the #36 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $978 a month, and $1,033 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 37 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 $432,000 home here comes to about $3,028 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $130,000 a year (the median household here earns $85,351).