A typical Mecan home is worth roughly $210,000
Home prices around Mecan have risen about 71% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2007.
What kind of housing town is Mecan?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 71% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Mecan rose 71% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 16%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Mecan, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
95% of Mecan households own their home
Half of Mecan’s homes were built before 1977.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A typical home costs 3.3 years of income
Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Mecan home, with $31K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $330 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Mecan’s typical property tax (1.14% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Renters already here pay a median of $700, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Green Lake County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2007
No permits for new homes were issued in Mecan in 2007. The last year with any was 2005 (7 new homes).
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $750,000 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $624,000 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $263,000 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $324,000 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $570,000 |
Mecan's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2007, so the 2007 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Mecan vs. its neighbors
Mecan is the least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Mecan buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.