Housing in Gale

A typical Gale home is worth roughly $296,000

Typical home value

$296K

WI $340K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,050

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$4,308

WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Gale?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A town of owners90% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · The homes

90% of Gale households own their home

Half of Gale’s homes were built before 1985.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 10%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1985

typical home built · WI 1975

$4,308

median property tax bill · WI $3,792

1.45%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.8 years of income

Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$380,000

Typical Gale home $296K

That covers a typical Gale home, with $83K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,910

Loan $1,470Tax $360Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $860 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Holland$374K Farmington$243K Ettrick$305K Trempealeau$356K Caledonia$317K Arcadia$263K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Gale’s typical property tax (1.45% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $1,179.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$790

1 bedroom$810

2 bedrooms$1,050

3 bedrooms$1,380

4 bedrooms$1,410

10%

of households rent · WI 32%

renter households

48%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · WI 44%

12%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,179

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Trempealeau County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Gale vs. its neighbors

Gale is the 3rd least expensive of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Holland$374K Trempealeau$356K Caledonia$317K Ettrick$305K Gale$296K Arcadia$263K Farmington$243K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Gale	$296K*	—	$1,050	$105,313
Holland	$374K*	+5.3%†	$1,280	$119,609
Farmington	$243K*	—	$1,210	$70,550
Ettrick	$305K	+7.9%	$970	$85,714
Trempealeau	$356K	+5.7%	$1,130	$86,513
Caledonia	$317K*	—	$1,110	$94,191
Arcadia	$263K	+5%	$1,100	$79,762

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.