Guest, Sign inJoin
Housing in Marion

A typical Marion home is worth roughly $243,000

Typical home value
$243K
WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$980
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,855
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Marion?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.6 years of income

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

You could afford about
$251,000
Typical Marion home $243K

That covers a typical Marion home, with $8K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,510
Loan $1,200Tax $240Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $530 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, Marion’s typical property tax (1.17% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Renters already here pay a median of $836, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$750
1 bedroom$790
2 bedrooms$980
3 bedrooms$1,230
4 bedrooms$1,590
19%
of households rent · WI 32%
30
renter households
$836
median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

81% of Marion households own their home

Half of Marion’s homes were built before 1991.

Owners and renters
Own 81%Rent 19%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1991
typical home built · WI 1975
$2,855
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
1.17%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%
7%
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.

Next door

Marion vs. its neighbors

Marion 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
Marion$243K*—$980—$66,875
Marietta——$9705$64,000
Boscobel$208K+3.8%$970—$64,375
Hickory Grove$311K*—$970—$104,375
Woodman——$1,0300$82,750
Mount Ida$246K*—$970—$66,538

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.

On the market in Marion

Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.

Neighbors talk housing

What Marion buyers, sellers and renters are saying.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Is Marion 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 Marion

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