Georgetown, WI housing market
Home prices around Georgetown have risen about 62% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 6 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Georgetown compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 62% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Georgetown rose 62% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 2.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Georgetown home at roughly $536,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Wisconsin since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +2.1% | +178% | +143% |
| 2024 | +3.4% | +172% | +131% |
| 2023 | +14% | +163% | +116% |
| 2022 | +18% | +132% | +95% |
| 2021 | +15% | +97% | +70% |
| 2020 | +7% | +71% | +54% |
| 2019 | +1.7% | +60% | +50% |
| 2018 | +8.5% | +57% | +43% |
| 2017 | +5.7% | +45% | +36% |
| 2016 | +6% | +37% | +29% |
| 2015 | +0.6% | +29% | +24% |
| 2014 | +6.6% | +28% | +21% |
| 2013 | −2.1% | +21% | +19% |
| 2012 | −2.6% | +23% | +19% |
| 2011 | −3.7% | +27% | +21% |
| 2010 | −7.6% | +31% | +25% |
| 2009 | −3.6% | +42% | +31% |
| 2008 | −1.7% | +47% | +36% |
| 2007 | −0.3% | +50% | +38% |
| 2006 | +3.4% | +50% | +36% |
| 2005 | +7.8% | +46% | +32% |
| 2004 | +12% | +35% | +21% |
| 2003 | +5.5% | +20% | +13% |
| 2002 | +5.9% | +14% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | +7.7% | +7.7% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 54853, 54810, 54858, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
6 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 6 new homes in Georgetown in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.1 million to build. That's 4.8 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Wisconsin as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Georgetown has permitted 27 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $588,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $687,000 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $226,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $678,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 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.
Georgetown and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | — | +2.1%† | $1,120 | 6 | $77,308 |
| Apple River | — | +3.6%† | $1,230 | — | $74,762 |
| Bone Lake | — | +5.2%† | $1,000 | — | $97,250 |
| Milltown | $293K | +1.3% | $1,060 | — | $63,889 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.9 years of income
The typical Georgetown home costs about 3.9 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 $1,120
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Georgetown is $1,120 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Georgetown pay a median of $938, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 17% of the town's median household income.
Studio $770 · 4 bedrooms $1,700
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54810, 54853, 54858; Burnett 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. 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.