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Housing in Nashville

A typical Nashville home is worth roughly $219,000

Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.

Typical home value
$219K
WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$980
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,588
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Nashville?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

1 of Nashville’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Nashville’s homes were built before 1988.

History →
Owners and renters
Own 69%Rent 31%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1988
typical home built · WI 1975
$2,588
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
1.18%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%
55%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes
Historic houses in Nashville

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.9 years of income

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

You could afford about
$210,000
Typical Nashville home $219K

That’s $9K short of a typical Nashville home.

The typical home, each month
$1,360
Loan $1,080Tax $220Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $380 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Nashville’s typical property tax (1.18% 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 $400, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$690
1 bedroom$740
2 bedrooms$980
3 bedrooms$1,180
4 bedrooms$1,300
31%
of households rent · WI 32%
150
renter households
37%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · WI 44%
21%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$400
median rent paid today · Census

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

New construction

1 new home permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 1 new home in Nashville in 2025. That's 0.8 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Wisconsin (4.3). Over the past 10 years, Nashville has permitted 58 homes in all.

Single-family
0102030 200020052010201520202025
1
new homes permitted in 2025
1
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
0.8
per 1,000 residents · WI 4.3
58
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents+151
New homes+57

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Nashville gained 151 residents while 57 new homes were permitted: about 2.6 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Wisconsin: 1.3 new residents per new home.

Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)110$260,000
2025110$260,000
2024220$521,000
2023000—
202212120$3.1 million
202111110$2.9 million
202010100$2.6 million
201911110$3 million
2018550$750,000
2017660$900,000
2016000—
2015000—
2014660$779,000
2013880$116,000
2012880$116,000
2011440$240,000
2010990$2.8 million
2009550$1.1 million
2008880$1.3 million
200710100$200,000
200625250$6.3 million
200513130$2.6 million
200414140$2.8 million
200317170$2.1 million
200218180$2 million
200118180$2.3 million
200018180$2 million

Nashville's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

Next door

Nashville vs. its neighbors

Nashville is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Nashville$219K*—$9801$56,389
Ainsworth$228K*—$1,010—$78,194
Lincoln$212K*—$9701$79,091
Langlade$172K*—$9700$71,250
Crandon$251K+10.6%$980—$80,625
Freedom——$9700$56,500

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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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