Bayfield County, WI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 60
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Home Value
$298,198
+0.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
60
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
77 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
27%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
22%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$59
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 22% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 0.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 66% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+14% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (60/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.4% below their final list price; 27% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $76k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,261 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $59 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.8% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.7%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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ZIP codes in Bayfield County, WI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn, WI 54891 | $271.8K | +1.7% | 35 |
| Bayfield, WI 54814 | $337.5K | +0.9% | 39 |
| Iron River, WI 54847 | $295.7K | +0.4% | 62 |
| Mason, WI 54856 | $243.2K | +0.8% | 54 |
| Cable, WI 54821 | $381.7K | +3.2% | 67 |
| Port Wing, WI 54865 | $234.7K | −0.9% | 82 |
| Drummond, WI 54832 | $265.1K | +3.3% | 22 |
| Grand View, WI 54839 | $214.8K | +7.4% | 47 |
| Cornucopia, WI 54827 | $298.3K | +1.5% | 95 |
| Herbster, WI 54844 | $259.8K | −0.7% | 78 |