Monroe County, WI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 30
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Home Value
$263,380
+4.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
30
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
43 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
27%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,220/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
43%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$132
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 4.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 43% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−14% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (30/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.6% below their final list price; 27% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $70k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,263 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $536/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $132 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.5% to +11.9% (80% range; middle estimate +5.0%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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ZIP codes in Monroe County, WI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta, WI 54656 | $280.6K | +5.2% | 30 |
| Tomah, WI 54660 | $260.2K | +3.2% | 15 |
| Westby, WI 54619 | $248.6K | +8.7% | 67 |
| Pittsville, WI 54666 | $229.8K | +3.2% | 61 |
| Wilton, WI 54670 | $228.5K | +7.2% | 44 |
| Norwalk, WI 54648 | $205.9K | −4.7% | 24 |
| Kendall, WI 54638 | $229.5K | +8.6% | 14 |