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Housing in King

A typical King home is worth roughly $190,000

Home prices around King have risen about 68% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$190K
▲ 10.9% in a year · WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$970
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,837
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is King?

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

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 68% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around King rose 68% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 11%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical King home at roughly $190,000 today.

King areaWisconsin
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
+11%
past year
+68%
past 5 years
+114%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $190K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around King, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.3 years of income

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

You could afford about
$311,000
Typical King home $190K

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

The typical home, each month
$1,200
Loan $940Tax $200Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $230 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, King’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.

The homes

94% of King households own their home

Half of King’s homes were built before 1972.

Owners and renters
Own 94%Rent 7%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1972
typical home built · WI 1975
$1,837
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
1.26%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%
4%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $970

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$760
1 bedroom$780
2 bedrooms$970
3 bedrooms$1,280
4 bedrooms$1,290
7%
of households rent · WI 32%
28
renter households
0%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · WI 44%
14%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom

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

King vs. its neighbors

King is the 2nd least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
King$190K*+10.9%†$970—$84,183
Farmington$252K*+10.9%†$980—$83,244
Waupaca$176K*+10.9%†$97054$52,727
Chain O' Lakes$640K*+10.9%†$970—$83,194

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.

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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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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