Nelson, WI housing market
The typical Nelson home is worth about $269,000, up 13.4% in a year, 21% below the Wisconsin typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Nelson compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Nelson at a glance
Typical home value, 2017–2026
Show as a table
| January | Nelson | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $154,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $162,000 | $202,000 |
| 2020 | $167,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $180,000 | $238,000 |
| 2022 | $200,000 | $263,000 |
| 2023 | $218,000 | $282,000 |
| 2024 | $226,000 | $299,000 |
| 2025 | $239,000 | $317,000 |
| 2026 | $252,000 | $333,000 |
| August 2026 | $269,000 | $340,000 |
Nelson and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson | $269K | +13.4% | $970 | — | $78,125 |
| Pepin | $282K | +9.7% | $1,520 | — | $89,000 |
| Wabasha | $291K | +5.9% | $1,010 | 5 | $64,514 |
| Alma | — | — | $970 | 3 | $58,368 |
| Pepin | — | +6.6%† | $1,090 | — | $68,750 |
| Maxville | — | +5.9%† | $970 | — | $122,813 |
| Alma | $250K | +8.1% | $970 | — | $61,447 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Nelson is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Nelson pay a median of $713, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $690 · 4 bedrooms $1,550
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54610, 54736, 54756; Buffalo County, WI), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. 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.