Housing in Carson

A typical Carson home is worth roughly $345,000

Typical home value

$345K

WI $340K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$990

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$4,412

WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Carson?

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

A town of owners95% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · The homes

95% of Carson households own their home

Half of Carson’s homes were built before 1987.

Owners and renters

Own 95%Rent 5%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1987

typical home built · WI 1975

$4,412

median property tax bill · WI $3,792

1.28%

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

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.8 years of income

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

You could afford about

$333,000

Typical Carson home $345K

That’s $12K short of a typical Carson home.

The typical home, each month

$2,180

Loan $1,710Tax $370Insurance $100

A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $1,190 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Hull$284K Junction City$361K Linwood$270K Sherry$173K Rudolph$247K Eau Pleine$296K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Carson’s typical property tax (1.28% 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 $990

Renters already here pay a median of $859, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$680

1 bedroom$760

2 bedrooms$990

3 bedrooms$1,240

4 bedrooms$1,310

of households rent · WI 32%

renter households

60%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · WI 44%

13%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$859

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Carson vs. its neighbors

Carson is the 2nd priciest of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Junction City$361K Carson$345K Eau Pleine$296K Hull$284K Linwood$270K Rudolph$247K Sherry$173K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Carson	$345K*	—	$990	—	$90,278
Hull	$284K*	+5.8%†	$1,090	—	$105,652
Junction City	$361K	+14.9%	$970	2	$62,778
Linwood	$270K*	+4.2%†	$1,030	—	$81,875
Sherry	$173K*	—	$970	3	$77,813
Rudolph	$247K	+9.8%	$970	3	$89,464
Eau Pleine	$296K*	—	$970	—	$107,159

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.