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Housing in New Post

A typical New Post home is worth roughly $327,000

Typical home value
$327K
WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,050
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$3,048
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is New Post?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

66% of New Post households own their home

Half of New Post’s homes were built before 1981.

Owners and renters
Own 66%Rent 34%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1981
typical home built · WI 1975
$3,048
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
40%
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.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in New Post

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$279,000
Typical New Post home $327K

That’s $47K short of a typical New Post home.

The typical home, each month
$2,100
Loan $1,620Tax $390Insurance $100

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $1,050 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, 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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $575, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$770
1 bedroom$800
2 bedrooms$1,050
3 bedrooms$1,250
4 bedrooms$1,390
34%
of households rent · WI 32%
52
renter households
$575
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

New Post vs. its neighbors

New Post is the priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
New Post$327K*—$1,050$50,000
Radisson$186K*—$1,010$58,864
Hunter$292K*−2.5%†$1,070$49,712
Chief Lake$215K*−2.5%†$1,050$70,833

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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