A typical Hiles home is worth roughly $227,000
What kind of housing town is Hiles?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
83% of Hiles households own their home
Half of Hiles’s homes were built before 1976.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
What it takes to buy in Hiles
Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Hiles home, with $52K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000 a month here, $460 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Wisconsin typical property tax (1.42% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Forest County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Hiles vs. its neighbors
Hiles is the 2nd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiles | $227K* | — | $1,000 | — | $61,250 |
| Three Lakes | $436K | +5.5% | $980 | — | $70,250 |
| Argonne | $182K | +10.1% | $1,010 | — | $84,432 |
| Phelps | $343K | +11.6% | $980 | — | $71,250 |
| Piehl | — | +7.4%† | $970 | — | $56,118 |
| Alvin | — | — | $1,050 | 0 | $49,375 |
| Crandon | $251K | +10.6% | $980 | — | $80,625 |
| Washington | $335K* | +0.4%† | $1,060 | — | $85,379 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Hiles buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.