A typical Flambeau home is worth roughly $204,000
Home prices around Flambeau have risen about 72% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2013.
What kind of housing town is Flambeau?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2.4 years of income
Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Flambeau home, with $94K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $360 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Flambeau’s typical property tax (1.52% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
95% of Flambeau households own their home
Half of Flambeau’s homes were built before 1975.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Home prices up 72% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Flambeau rose 72% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 2.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Flambeau home at roughly $204,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $204K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Flambeau, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Renters already here pay a median of $881, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Rusk County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2013
No permits for new homes were issued in Flambeau in 2013. The last year with any was 2011 (3 new homes).
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $302,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $411,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $268,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $265,000 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $490,000 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $650,000 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $1 million |
Flambeau's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2013, so the 2013 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Flambeau vs. its neighbors
Flambeau is the priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flambeau | $204K* | +2.3%† | $970 | — | $83,393 |
| Ladysmith | $194K | +9% | $970 | 2 | $41,719 |
| Dewey | — | — | $1,010 | 4 | $83,750 |
| Thornapple | $181K* | −3.6%† | $970 | — | $62,083 |
| Grant | $173K* | +2.3%† | $990 | — | $75,536 |
| Hubbard | — | +2.3%† | $970 | 1 | $50,417 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Flambeau buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.