Lowell, WI housing market
Home prices around Lowell have risen about 62% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Lowell compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 62% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Lowell rose 62% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 10%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Lowell home at roughly $528,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2015 | Wisconsin since 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +10% | +98% | +96% |
| 2024 | +9.8% | +80% | +85% |
| 2023 | +2.9% | +64% | +73% |
| 2022 | +11% | +59% | +57% |
| 2021 | +17% | +43% | +37% |
| 2020 | +2.7% | +23% | +24% |
| 2019 | −1.4% | +19% | +21% |
| 2018 | +7.9% | +21% | +15% |
| 2017 | +5.1% | +12% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | +6.6% | +6.6% | +4% |
| 2015 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 53579, 53916, 53098, 53039, 53557, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Lowell in 2025. That's 0.9 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Wisconsin (4.3). Over the past 10 years, Lowell has permitted 22 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Lowell's population fell by 24 even though 22 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Wisconsin: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $355,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $985,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $975,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $565,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $834,000 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $512,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $370,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $301,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $245,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $490,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $734,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $520,000 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $650,000 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $650,000 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $650,000 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $650,000 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $559,000 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $883,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Lowell and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell | — | +10.3%† | $1,100 | 1 | $95,592 |
| Shields | — | +7.5%† | $1,260 | — | $98,333 |
| Beaver Dam | $297K | +4.5% | $1,100 | 4 | $82,163 |
| Elba | — | +8.3%† | $1,310 | 2 | $110,500 |
| Portland | — | +4.9%† | $1,250 | 1 | $81,429 |
| Calamus | — | +6.8%† | $1,220 | — | $107,841 |
| Clyman | — | +1.7%† | $1,030 | 2 | $89,167 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.4 years of income
The typical Lowell home costs about 3.4 years of the town's median household income, less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,100
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Lowell is $1,100 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Lowell pay a median of $941, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 14% of the town's median household income.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,520
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (53039, 53098, 53557, 53579, 53916; Dodge County, WI), 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.