Housing in Barksdale

A typical Barksdale home is worth roughly $270,000

Typical home value

$270K

WI $340K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,010

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,680

WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Barksdale?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further21% below the Wisconsin typical home.A town of owners90% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.3 years of income

Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$315,000

Typical Barksdale home $270K

That covers a typical Barksdale home, with $45K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,640

Loan $1,340Tax $220Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010 a month here, $630 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Eileen$280K Washburn$270K Bayview$256K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Barksdale’s typical property tax (0.99% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

90% of Barksdale households own their home

Half of Barksdale’s homes were built before 1978.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 10%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1978

typical home built · WI 1975

$2,680

median property tax bill · WI $3,792

0.99%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%

13%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010

Renters already here pay a median of $742, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$750

1 bedroom$770

2 bedrooms$1,010

3 bedrooms$1,380

4 bedrooms$1,590

10%

of households rent · WI 32%

renter households

$742

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Ashland County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Barksdale vs. its neighbors

Barksdale is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Eileen$280K Barksdale$270K Washburn$270K Bayview$256K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Barksdale	$270K*	—	$1,010	—	$81,625
Eileen	$280K*	+3.1%†	$1,030	—	$93,438
Washburn	$270K	+1.9%	—	—	$90,833
Pilsen	—	−3.3%†	$1,040	1	$93,333
Tripp	—	−21.1%†	$1,050	—	$93,125
Bayview	$256K*	—	$970	—	$79,676

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.