Winnebago County, WI real estate

What the numbers say

Winnebago County, WI real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Winnebago County listed for $319,900, down 5.6% from a year earlier. That is 18% below the Wisconsin median of $389,900.

Homes spent a median of 36 days on the market, faster than 43 days a year ago. That makes Winnebago County the #5 fastest-selling of 29 Wisconsin counties we track.

Homeowners in Winnebago County pay a median of $3,679 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $225,800, an effective rate of about 1.63%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes Winnebago County the #69 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $965 a month, and $991 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 28 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 $320,000 home here comes to about $2,312 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $99,000 a year (the median household here earns $74,925).