Waupaca County, WI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 41
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Home Value
$290,675
+5.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
41
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
51 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
24%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,012/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
50%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$85
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 50% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 37% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+97% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (41/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.0% below their final list price; 24% 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 $77k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,249 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $923/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $85 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.1% to +11.3% (80% range; middle estimate +4.4%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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ZIP codes in Waupaca County, WI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waupaca, WI 54981 | $330.2K | +6.4% | 22 |
| New London, WI 54961 | $292.1K | +6.2% | 36 |
| Clintonville, WI 54929 | $247.6K | +5.4% | 38 |
| Weyauwega, WI 54983 | $294.8K | +5.9% | 70 |
| Manawa, WI 54949 | $265.2K | +5.1% | 11 |
| Iola, WI 54945 | $290.2K | +6.3% | 22 |
| Marion, WI 54950 | $249.9K | +7.4% | 39 |
| Scandinavia, WI 54977 | $327.1K | +4.6% | 16 |
| Ogdensburg, WI 54962 | $291.6K | +8.0% | 12 |
| ZIP 54946 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 54926 | – | – | 51 |
| Embarrass, WI 54933 | – | – | 11 |