Housing in Lake Holcombe

A typical Lake Holcombe home is worth roughly $238,000

Typical home value

$238K

WI $340K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,110

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,379

WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Lake Holcombe?

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

Your money goes further30% below the Wisconsin typical home.A second-home town27% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.8 years of income

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

You could afford about

$242,000

Typical Lake Holcombe home $238K

That covers a typical Lake Holcombe home, with $4K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,450

Loan $1,180Tax $200Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,110 a month here, $340 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Birch Creek$352K Holcombe$333K Estella$205K Cleveland$234K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Lake Holcombe’s typical property tax (1.00% 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

86% of Lake Holcombe households own their home

Half of Lake Holcombe’s homes were built before 1976.

Owners and renters

Own 86%Rent 14%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1976

typical home built · WI 1975

$2,379

median property tax bill · WI $3,792

1.00%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%

27%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,110

Renters already here pay a median of $872, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$870

1 bedroom$900

2 bedrooms$1,110

3 bedrooms$1,480

4 bedrooms$1,490

14%

of households rent · WI 32%

renter households

44%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · WI 44%

21%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$872

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Eau Claire, WI MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Lake Holcombe vs. its neighbors

Lake Holcombe is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Birch Creek$352K Holcombe$333K Lake Holcombe$238K Cleveland$234K Estella$205K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Lake Holcombe	$238K*	—	$1,110	$62,772
Birch Creek	$352K*	—	$1,100	$82,500
Holcombe	$333K	+5.5%	$1,110	$64,231
Estella	$205K*	−0.2%†	$1,050	$66,667
Cleveland	$234K*	+2.4%†	$1,040	$72,000

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. 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.