A typical Monroe home is worth roughly $210,000
What kind of housing town is Monroe?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
91% of Monroe households own their home
Half of Monroe’s homes were built before 1992.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
What it takes to buy in Monroe
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That covers a typical Monroe home, with $69K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $360 less than owning.
How Monroe ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Wisconsin typical property tax (1.42% 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 $990
Renters already here pay a median of $850, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Monroe ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Adams County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Monroe vs. its neighbors
Monroe is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe | $210K* | — | $990 | — | $50,833 |
| Armenia | $188K* | −2.1%† | $970 | 15 | $66,176 |
| Big Flats | $100K* | — | $990 | — | $48,036 |
| Strongs Prairie | $216K* | — | $1,000 | 16 | $65,500 |
| Rome | $294K* | +8.3%† | $970 | 49 | $79,728 |
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 Monroe buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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.