Douglas County, WI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 26
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Home Value
$261,738
+4.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
26
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
48 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
31%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,065/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
27%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$93
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 27% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 52% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (26/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.5% below their final list price; 31% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $69k 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).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $662/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $93 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (79% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.1% to +12.3% (80% range; middle estimate +5.4%), chance of a rise 79%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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ZIP codes in Douglas County, WI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior, WI 54880 | $241.2K | +4.0% | 15 |
| Solon Springs, WI 54874 | $283.8K | +6.0% | 14 |
| Solon Springs, WI 54873 | $297.1K | +4.4% | 16 |
| Lake Nebagamon, WI 54849 | $360.8K | +5.6% | 48 |
| Poplar, WI 54864 | $314.3K | +5.5% | 16 |
| Gordon, WI 54838 | $291.6K | +5.6% | 54 |
| Maple, WI 54854 | $258.6K | +8.9% | 32 |
| Foxboro, WI 54836 | $289.7K | +7.3% | 36 |
| Brule, WI 54820 | $262.3K | +8.8% | 99 |
| ZIP 54842 | – | – | 7 |