Lafayette County, WI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 37
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Home Value
$248,707
+7.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
37
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
52 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
29%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
43%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$109
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 43% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 7.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 50% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+13% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (37/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.9% below their final list price; 29% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% 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 $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $109 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 Lafayette County, WI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington, WI 53530 | $240.9K | +9.6% | 60 |
| Argyle, WI 53504 | $297.8K | +10.3% | 23 |
| Mineral Point, WI 53516 | $360.7K | +9.4% | 18 |
| Shullsburg, WI 53586 | $204.1K | +3.4% | 68 |
| Belmont, WI 53510 | $268.7K | +7.8% | 48 |
| Benton, WI 53803 | $203.6K | +10.5% | 1 |
| South Wayne, WI 53587 | $244.8K | +3.2% | 14 |
| Gratiot, WI 53541 | $255.7K | +13.6% | 76 |
| Woodford, WI 53599 | – | – | 24 |