Vernon County, WI real estate

What the numbers say

Vernon County, WI real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Vernon County pay a median of $2,978 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $223,800, an effective rate of about 1.33%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes Vernon County the #30 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $836 a month, and $877 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 22 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 $224,000 home here comes to about $1,562 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $67,000 a year (the median household here earns $71,893).