A typical Jefferson home is worth roughly $231,000
What kind of housing town is Jefferson?
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A typical home costs 3.3 years of income
Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Jefferson home, with $28K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080 a month here, $380 less than owning.
How Jefferson ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jefferson’s typical property tax (1.26% 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 $1,080
Renters already here pay a median of $1,016.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Jefferson ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Green County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
82% of Jefferson households own their home
Half of Jefferson’s homes were built before 1966.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Jefferson vs. its neighbors
Jefferson 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 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | $231K* | — | $1,080 | $70,368 |
| Sylvester | $348K* | +2.3%† | $1,090 | $111,375 |
| Spring Grove | $261K* | +6.2%† | $1,060 | $91,023 |
| Oneco | $156K* | — | $930 | $69,630 |
| Rock Grove | $259K* | — | $1,170 | $99,500 |
| Clarno | $311K* | +2.4%† | $1,090 | $84,375 |
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.
On the market in Jefferson
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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.