Dane County, WI real estate

What the numbers say

Dane County, WI real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Dane County listed for $480,125, down 0.9% from a year earlier. That is 23% above the Wisconsin median of $389,900.

Homes spent a median of 55 days on the market, slower than 51 days a year ago. That makes Dane County the #25 fastest-selling of 29 Wisconsin counties we track.

Homeowners in Dane County pay a median of $6,420 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $394,800, an effective rate of about 1.63%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes Dane County the #68 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,398 a month, and $1,462 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 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 $480,000 home here comes to about $3,468 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $149,000 a year (the median household here earns $89,975).