Forest County, WI real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$185,000Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

1.07%Below state avg 1.42%Median bill $1,988/yr · Census

Median rent

$5942-bed $648Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Forest County, WI real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Forest County pay a median of $1,988 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $185,000, an effective rate of about 1.07%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes Forest County the #9 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $594 a month, and $648 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 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 $185,000 home here comes to about $1,251 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $54,000 a year (the median household here earns $61,071).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,251/mo
  • Principal & interest$1,009
  • Property tax$166
  • Insurance (est.)$77

$185,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Forest County by bedrooms

Studio$27570% below state
1 bedroom$39557% below state
2 bedrooms$64841% below state
3 bedrooms$67847% below state
4 bedrooms$72547% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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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 county; individual homes vary. For information only.