Iola, WI housing market
The typical Iola home is worth about $292,000, up 6.1% in a year, 14% below the Wisconsin typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Iola compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Iola at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Iola | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $145,000 | $180,000 |
| 2018 | $151,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $161,000 | $202,000 |
| 2020 | $169,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $199,000 | $238,000 |
| 2022 | $225,000 | $263,000 |
| 2023 | $239,000 | $282,000 |
| 2024 | $252,000 | $299,000 |
| 2025 | $269,000 | $317,000 |
| 2026 | $287,000 | $333,000 |
| August 2026 | $292,000 | $340,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2012
No permits for new homes were issued in Iola in 2012. The last year with any was 2010 (1 new home).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $135,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $182,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $325,000 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $162,000 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $210,000 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $165,000 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $140,000 |
Iola's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2012, so the 2012 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Iola and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iola | $292K | +6.1% | $970 | — | $84,375 |
| Iola | — | +15.6%† | $970 | 0 | $44,735 |
| Helvetia | — | +15.9%† | $980 | — | $80,167 |
| Harrison | — | +15.8%† | $970 | 4 | $89,643 |
| Scandinavia | $324K | +6.2% | $1,100 | — | $89,583 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
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 $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Iola is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,290
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54945; Portage 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.
Recent listings in Iola
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. 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.