Big Bend, WI housing market
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Big Bend compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Big Bend in 2025, all single-family houses. Over the past 10 years, Big Bend has permitted 43 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $985,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $570,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $825,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $950,000 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $780,000 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $675,000 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $922,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $978,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $185,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $123,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.3 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Big Bend and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend | — | $1,010 | 2 | $67,813 |
| Rusk | +10.6%† | $1,040 | 8 | $76,402 |
| Sampson | +10.1%† | $1,000 | — | $78,295 |
† 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 $1,010
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Big Bend is $1,010 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Big Bend pay a median of $1,063.
Studio $770 · 4 bedrooms $1,420
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54745, 54757, 54819, 54895; Eau Claire, 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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.