Barnes, WI housing market
Home prices around Barnes have risen about 54% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Barnes compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 54% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Barnes rose 54% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Wisconsin. Last year prices rose 4.3%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Wisconsin since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +4.3% | +153% | +143% |
| 2024 | +6.2% | +143% | +131% |
| 2023 | +8.6% | +128% | +116% |
| 2022 | +16% | +110% | +95% |
| 2021 | +10% | +81% | +70% |
| 2020 | +0.8% | +64% | +54% |
| 2019 | +8.2% | +63% | +50% |
| 2018 | +4% | +50% | +43% |
| 2017 | +0.1% | +45% | +36% |
| 2016 | +2.9% | +45% | +29% |
| 2015 | +3.9% | +40% | +24% |
| 2014 | −1.8% | +35% | +21% |
| 2013 | −3% | +38% | +19% |
| 2012 | +1.2% | +42% | +19% |
| 2011 | −6.6% | +40% | +21% |
| 2010 | −1.3% | +50% | +25% |
| 2009 | −0.2% | +52% | +31% |
| 2008 | −2.2% | +53% | +36% |
| 2007 | −0.7% | +56% | +38% |
| 2006 | +6.7% | +57% | +36% |
| 2005 | +11% | +47% | +32% |
| 2004 | +12% | +32% | +21% |
| 2003 | +3.5% | +18% | +13% |
| 2002 | +8.2% | +14% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | +5.2% | +5.2% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 54873, 54820, 54847, 54838, covering 88% of Barnes’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Barnes and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes | — | +4.3%† | $1,030 | $74,167 |
| Highland | — | +6.6%† | $1,030 | $75,104 |
| Drummond | $268K | +4.2% | $1,120 | $80,446 |
| Cable | $382K | +3.4% | $970 | $54,016 |
| Hughes | — | −21.1%† | $1,040 | $82,083 |
| Lenroot | — | −2.5%† | $1,050 | $64,250 |
| Gordon | $289K | +5.8% | $1,040 | $74,375 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Barnes is $1,030 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $710 · 4 bedrooms $1,710
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54820, 54838, 54847, 54873; Duluth, MN-WI MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.