Franklin, WI housing market
No new homes were permitted in 2013.
Home values, sales, trends and how Franklin compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
No new homes permitted in 2013
No permits for new homes were issued in Franklin in 2013. The last year with any was 2011 (2 new homes).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $115,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $15,000 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $195,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $95,000 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $640,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $103,000 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $492,000 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $406,000 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $260,000 |
Franklin's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2013, so the 2013 figures are Census estimates.
How Franklin ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Franklin and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | — | — | $1,110 | — | $71,406 |
| Ettrick | $305K | +7.9% | $970 | — | $85,714 |
| Springfield | — | — | $970 | — | $85,313 |
| Irving | — | — | $1,060 | 4 | $80,000 |
| North Bend | — | — | $1,190 | — | $84,250 |
| Melrose | $244K | +9.7% | $1,180 | — | $74,809 |
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 $1,110
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Franklin is $1,110 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Franklin pay a median of $1,075.
Studio $780 · 4 bedrooms $1,640
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54627, 54642, 54659; La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.