Clear Lake, WI housing market
Home prices around Clear Lake have risen about 59% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 3 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Clear Lake compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 59% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Clear Lake rose 59% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Wisconsin. Last year prices fell 2.3%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Wisconsin since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −2.3% | +146% | +143% |
| 2024 | +18% | +152% | +131% |
| 2023 | +1.4% | +113% | +116% |
| 2022 | +21% | +110% | +95% |
| 2021 | +12% | +73% | +70% |
| 2020 | −0.1% | +55% | +54% |
| 2019 | +11% | +55% | +50% |
| 2018 | +11% | +40% | +43% |
| 2017 | +4.7% | +27% | +36% |
| 2016 | +6.3% | +21% | +29% |
| 2015 | +1.1% | +14% | +24% |
| 2014 | +6.1% | +12% | +21% |
| 2013 | +2.2% | +6% | +19% |
| 2012 | −3.9% | +3.7% | +19% |
| 2011 | −8.8% | +8% | +21% |
| 2010 | −8.7% | +18% | +25% |
| 2009 | −3.7% | +30% | +31% |
| 2008 | −1.9% | +35% | +36% |
| 2007 | −2.1% | +37% | +38% |
| 2006 | +4.8% | +40% | +36% |
| 2005 | +4.6% | +34% | +32% |
| 2004 | +11% | +28% | +21% |
| 2003 | +1.8% | +16% | +13% |
| 2002 | +8.1% | +14% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | +5.1% | +5.1% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 54005, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Clear Lake in 2025, all single-family houses. Over the past 10 years, Clear Lake has permitted 59 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Clear Lake gained 29 residents while 46 new homes were permitted: about 0.6 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year. Across Wisconsin: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $820,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $820,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $547,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $820,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $245,000 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $487,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $452,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $115,000 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1 | 18 | $2.7 million |
| 2016 | 17 | 1 | 16 | $2.4 million |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $60,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $76,000 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $510,000 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 20 | 2 | 18 | $2.6 million |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 2 | $972,000 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $777,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $255,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $137,000 |
| 2000 | 11 | 5 | 6 | $783,000 |
Clear Lake's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Clear Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake | — | −2.3%† | $1,520 | 3 | $74,000 |
| Clear Lake | $304K | +4.1% | $1,470 | — | $96,500 |
| Black Brook | — | +1.9%† | $1,440 | — | $102,963 |
† 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 $1,520
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Clear Lake is $1,520 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Clear Lake pay a median of $878, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $1,100 · 4 bedrooms $2,270
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54005; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.