Green County, WI real estate

What the numbers say

Green County, WI real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Green County pay a median of $4,003 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $250,200, an effective rate of about 1.60%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes Green County the #67 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $867 a month, and $871 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 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 $250,000 home here comes to about $1,802 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $77,000 a year (the median household here earns $82,852).