Bear Lake, WI housing market
Home prices around Bear Lake have risen about 53% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 7 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bear Lake compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 53% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Bear Lake rose 53% over the past 5 years, slower than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 3.1%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Wisconsin since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +3.1% | +143% | +143% |
| 2024 | +9.5% | +136% | +131% |
| 2023 | +5.3% | +116% | +116% |
| 2022 | +16% | +105% | +95% |
| 2021 | +11% | +77% | +70% |
| 2020 | +4.6% | +59% | +54% |
| 2019 | +4.8% | +52% | +50% |
| 2018 | +5.4% | +45% | +43% |
| 2017 | +2.6% | +38% | +36% |
| 2016 | +3.8% | +34% | +29% |
| 2015 | +4.7% | +29% | +24% |
| 2014 | +1.5% | +23% | +21% |
| 2013 | +0.8% | +21% | +19% |
| 2012 | −1.5% | +21% | +19% |
| 2011 | −3.9% | +22% | +21% |
| 2010 | −4.3% | +27% | +25% |
| 2009 | −1.7% | +33% | +31% |
| 2008 | −1.7% | +36% | +36% |
| 2007 | +2.9% | +38% | +38% |
| 2006 | +1.5% | +34% | +36% |
| 2005 | +9.7% | +32% | +32% |
| 2004 | +5.7% | +20% | +21% |
| 2003 | +4.3% | +14% | +13% |
| 2002 | +3.6% | +9.2% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | +5.3% | +5.3% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 54868, 54813, covering 89% of Bear Lake’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.
7 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 7 new homes in Bear Lake in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $7.3 million to build.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 4 | 4 | 0 | $4.2 million |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $7.3 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Bear Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake | — | +3.1%† | $980 | 7 | $82,083 |
| Lakeland | — | +18%† | $1,030 | 2 | $63,750 |
| Sarona | $388K | +6.8% | $1,290 | — | $70,972 |
| Oak Grove | — | +3.2%† | $1,010 | — | $62,917 |
| Stanfold | — | +4%† | $990 | — | $103,594 |
† 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 $980
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bear Lake is $980 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Bear Lake pay a median of $775, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $700 · 4 bedrooms $1,570
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54813, 54868; Barron County, WI), 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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.