Racine County, WI real estate

What the numbers say

Racine County, WI real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Racine County listed for $352,423, down 3.7% from a year earlier. That is 10% below the Wisconsin median of $389,900.

Homes spent a median of 33 days on the market. That makes Racine County the #2 fastest-selling of 29 Wisconsin counties we track.

Homeowners in Racine County pay a median of $4,099 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $251,400, an effective rate of about 1.63%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes Racine County the #70 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,080 a month, and $1,076 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 27 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 $352,000 home here comes to about $2,547 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $109,000 a year (the median household here earns $78,096).