Little Black, WI housing market
Home prices around Little Black have risen about 63% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Little Black compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 63% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Little Black rose 63% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 18%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Wisconsin since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +18% | +128% | +143% |
| 2024 | +7% | +94% | +131% |
| 2023 | −4.6% | +81% | +116% |
| 2022 | +24% | +90% | +95% |
| 2021 | +8.9% | +53% | +70% |
| 2020 | +1% | +40% | +54% |
| 2019 | +0.1% | +39% | +50% |
| 2018 | +7.7% | +39% | +43% |
| 2017 | +0.1% | +29% | +36% |
| 2016 | +6.4% | +29% | +29% |
| 2015 | −2.1% | +21% | +24% |
| 2014 | +5.9% | +24% | +21% |
| 2013 | −1.9% | +17% | +19% |
| 2012 | +2% | +19% | +19% |
| 2011 | −3% | +17% | +21% |
| 2010 | −3.2% | +20% | +25% |
| 2009 | −2.8% | +24% | +31% |
| 2008 | +0.8% | +28% | +36% |
| 2007 | +0.1% | +27% | +38% |
| 2006 | +4.2% | +27% | +36% |
| 2005 | +5.2% | +21% | +32% |
| 2004 | +9% | +15% | +21% |
| 2003 | +2.2% | +5.9% | +13% |
| 2002 | +1.3% | +3.6% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | +2.3% | +2.3% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 54451, 54480, 54425, covering 75% of Little Black’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Little Black in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.1 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Little Black has permitted 23 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $520,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $850,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $920,000 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $997,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $284,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $223,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $730,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $485,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $134,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $208,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Little Black and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Black | — | +17.5%† | $1,030 | 2 | $68,906 |
| Medford | — | +18.2%† | $1,000 | 13 | $59,842 |
| Stetsonville | $211K | +8.8% | $1,140 | 0 | $54,756 |
| Medford | $246K | +9.3% | $1,000 | 4 | $89,479 |
| Holway | — | — | $1,030 | 3 | $73,750 |
| Deer Creek | — | — | $1,100 | 0 | $89,500 |
| Mayville | — | — | $1,010 | 3 | $69,615 |
† 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 $1,030
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Little Black is $1,030 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Little Black pay a median of $783, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $740 · 4 bedrooms $1,640
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54425, 54451, 54480; Wausau, WI MSA), 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.
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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.