Rusk County, WI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 70
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Home Value
$220,846
+6.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
70
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
63 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
28%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
35%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$131
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 35% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 46% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+19% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (70/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.1% below their final list price; 28% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $58k 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 $131 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (70% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.3% to +10.1% (80% range; middle estimate +3.2%), chance of a rise 70%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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ZIP codes in Rusk County, WI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladysmith, WI 54848 | $194.7K | +9.3% | 78 |
| Bruce, WI 54819 | $221.1K | +7.6% | 68 |
| Ladysmith, WI 54563 | $266.7K | +6.3% | 14 |
| Weyerhaeuser, WI 54895 | $278.4K | +8.6% | 46 |
| Hawkins, WI 54530 | $166K | −5.1% | 40 |
| Conrath, WI 54731 | – | – | 15 |
| Sheldon, WI 54526 | – | – | 5 |