Shell Lake, WI 54871 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 35
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Home Value
$321,635
+5.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
35
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
115 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
12%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
36%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$74
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 36% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 37% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (35/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.2% below their final list price; 12% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $83k 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 $74 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 (75% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.0% to +11.3% (80% range; middle estimate +4.3%), chance of a rise 75%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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