Oconto County, WI real estate

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

Median home value

$231,400Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

1.18%Below state avg 1.42%Median bill $2,727/yr · Census

Median rent

$7912-bed $793Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Oconto County, WI real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Oconto County pay a median of $2,727 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $231,400, an effective rate of about 1.18%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes Oconto County the #16 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $791 a month, and $793 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 $231,000 home here comes to about $1,585 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $68,000 a year (the median household here earns $75,049).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,585/mo
  • Principal & interest$1,262
  • Property tax$227
  • Insurance (est.)$96

$231,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Oconto County by bedrooms

Studio$60734% below state
1 bedroom$65628% below state
2 bedrooms$79328% below state
3 bedrooms$1,08316% below state
4 bedrooms$98828% 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.