A typical Crystal Lake home is worth roughly $242,000
What stands out about housing in Crystal Lake
A typical home costs 2.9 years of income
Less than across Wisconsin (3.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Crystal Lake home, with $71K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060 a month here, $460 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Crystal Lake’s typical property tax (1.22% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060
Renters already here pay a median of $1,111.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Barron County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
93% of Crystal Lake households own their home
Half of Crystal Lake’s homes were built before 1975.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Crystal Lake vs. its neighbors
Crystal Lake is the least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lake | $242K* | — | $1,060 | — | $83,750 |
| Cumberland | $335K | +4.7% | $1,070 | 8 | $49,479 |
| Johnstown | $303K* | — | $1,060 | — | $98,750 |
| Maple Plain | $336K* | +18%† | $1,070 | — | $66,667 |
| Almena | $323K* | −6.3%† | $990 | — | $79,583 |
| Cumberland | $248K* | +18%† | $1,070 | — | $81,691 |
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.