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Housing in Moscow

A typical Moscow home is worth roughly $444,000

Typical home value
$444K
WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,330
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$6,567
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Moscow?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 4 years of income

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

You could afford about
$403,000
Typical Moscow home $444K

That’s $40K short of a typical Moscow home.

The typical home, each month
$2,870
Loan $2,200Tax $550Insurance $130

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,330 a month here, $1,540 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, Moscow’s typical property tax (1.48% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

93% of Moscow households own their home

Half of Moscow’s homes were built before 1985.

Owners and renters
Own 93%Rent 7%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1985
typical home built · WI 1975
$6,567
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
1.48%
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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,330

Renters already here pay a median of $1,300.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$980
1 bedroom$1,160
2 bedrooms$1,330
3 bedrooms$1,750
4 bedrooms$1,960
7%
of households rent · WI 32%
12
renter households
$1,300
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Moscow vs. its neighbors

Moscow is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Moscow$444K*—$1,330—$111,518
Blanchardville$237K+5.4%$1,3301$64,531
Blanchard—+12.2%†$1,3301$97,500
Waldwick—+4.3%†$1,090—$90,250
Perry$446K*+5.6%†$1,560—$92,500
Brigham$424K*−1.6%†$1,520—$113,500

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.

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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.

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