Guest, Sign inJoin
Housing in Kelly

A typical Kelly home is worth roughly $174,000

Typical home value
$174K
WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,070
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,105
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Kelly?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.2 years of income

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

You could afford about
$295,000
Typical Kelly home $174K

That covers a typical Kelly home, with $121K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,090
Loan $860Tax $180Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $20 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Kelly’s typical property tax (1.21% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

100% of Kelly households own their home

Half of Kelly’s homes were built before 1986.

Owners and renters
Own 100%Rent 1%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1986
typical home built · WI 1975
$2,105
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
1.21%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%
9%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$760
1 bedroom$810
2 bedrooms$1,070
3 bedrooms$1,430
4 bedrooms$1,520
1%
of households rent · WI 32%

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Ashland 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

Kelly vs. its neighbors

Kelly is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Kelly$174K*—$1,070—$78,750
White River$218K*+3.1%†$1,00021$87,917
Mason$258K+1%$1,090—$92,656
Eileen$280K*+3.1%†$1,030—$93,438

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 Kelly buyers, sellers and renters are saying.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Is Kelly still affordable for young families?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start the conversation

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.

Post to Kelly

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in