Foster, WI housing market
Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Foster compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Foster in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Foster has permitted 9 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $342,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $641,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $17,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $67,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $121,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $115,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $65,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $344,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Foster and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster | — | — | $1,220 | 1 | $61,771 |
| Fairchild | $216K | +5.3% | $990 | — | $83,750 |
| Hendren | — | — | $1,270 | 1 | $73,542 |
| Bridge Creek | — | +4.7%† | $1,000 | — | $83,413 |
| Butler | — | +3.2%† | $1,010 | 0 | $77,614 |
| Mentor | — | — | $1,170 | 3 | $60,357 |
| Seif | — | +10.3%† | $1,110 | 1 | $67,917 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,220
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Foster is $1,220 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $910 · 4 bedrooms $1,760
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54493, 54741, 54771; Clark County, WI), 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.