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Housing in Carey

A typical Carey home is worth roughly $283,000

Typical home value
$283K
WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,000
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,600
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Carey?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

81% of Carey households own their home

Half of Carey’s homes were built before 1970.

Owners and renters
Own 81%Rent 19%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1970
typical home built · WI 1975
$2,600
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
34%
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.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Carey

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$279,000
Typical Carey home $283K

That’s $4K short of a typical Carey home.

The typical home, each month
$1,820
Loan $1,400Tax $340Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000 a month here, $820 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Wisconsin typical property tax (1.42% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000

Renters already here pay a median of $693, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$710
1 bedroom$780
2 bedrooms$1,000
3 bedrooms$1,250
4 bedrooms$1,540
19%
of households rent · WI 32%
19
renter households
$693
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Iron 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

Carey vs. its neighbors

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

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Carey$283K*—$1,000—$78,750
Hurley$134K+1.1%$9701$47,083
Mercer$317K+8.7%$1,130—$63,281
Montreal$119K−3.9%$1,1400$66,364

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.

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