Fox Lake, WI housing market
Homes typically sell in 34 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Fox Lake compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Fox Lake at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
11 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 11 new homes in Fox Lake in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.9 million to build. That's 6.2 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Wisconsin (4.3). Over the past 10 years, Fox Lake has permitted 48 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Fox Lake gained 85 residents while 11 new homes were permitted: about 7.7 new residents per new home. Population grew faster than building, so existing homes filled up: a sign of tight supply. Across Wisconsin: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
Show as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $610,000 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 10 | $4.6 million |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 6 | $1.5 million |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 4 | $1.9 million |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 2 | $950,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $123,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $400,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $400,000 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 4 | $640,000 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 | 2 | $886,000 |
| 2005 | 8 | 4 | 4 | $572,000 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $310,000 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $662,000 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $916,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
2.3 years of income
The typical Fox Lake home costs about 2.3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,300
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Fox Lake is $1,300 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Fox Lake pay a median of $1,253. A two-bedroom takes about 21% of the town's median household income.
Studio $900 · 4 bedrooms $1,790
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (53933; Dodge 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, May 2026. 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.