Plover, WI housing market
Homes typically sell in 105 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Plover compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Plover at a glance
A balanced market
About 4.9 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Home prices up 56% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Plover rose 56% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Wisconsin. Last year prices rose 4.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Plover home at roughly $457,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Wisconsin since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +4.3% | +146% | +143% |
| 2024 | +8.7% | +136% | +131% |
| 2023 | +13% | +117% | +116% |
| 2022 | +11% | +91% | +95% |
| 2021 | +9.7% | +72% | +70% |
| 2020 | +3.3% | +57% | +54% |
| 2019 | +4.8% | +52% | +50% |
| 2018 | +2.8% | +45% | +43% |
| 2017 | +5.2% | +41% | +36% |
| 2016 | +3.8% | +34% | +29% |
| 2015 | +3.4% | +29% | +24% |
| 2014 | +2.1% | +25% | +21% |
| 2013 | +2% | +23% | +19% |
| 2012 | +0.2% | +20% | +19% |
| 2011 | −2.4% | +20% | +21% |
| 2010 | +0.3% | +23% | +25% |
| 2009 | −2.9% | +23% | +31% |
| 2008 | +2% | +26% | +36% |
| 2007 | +1.3% | +24% | +38% |
| 2006 | +3% | +22% | +36% |
| 2005 | +4.4% | +19% | +32% |
| 2004 | +3.9% | +14% | +21% |
| 2003 | +2.1% | +9.3% | +13% |
| 2002 | +3.7% | +7.1% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | +3.2% | +3.2% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Plover ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 54467, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
157 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 157 new homes in Plover in 2025: 45 single-family houses and 112 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $32.6 million to build. That's 11 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Wisconsin (4.3). Over the past 10 years, Plover has permitted 1,012 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Plover gained 1,396 residents while 646 new homes were permitted: about 2.2 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Wisconsin: 1.3 new residents per new home.
How Plover ranks on housing keeping up with growth →
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 60 | 46 | 14 | $18.5 million |
| 2025 | 157 | 45 | 112 | $32.6 million |
| 2024 | 96 | 38 | 58 | $20.2 million |
| 2023 | 52 | 46 | 6 | $17 million |
| 2022 | 178 | 41 | 137 | $31.9 million |
| 2021 | 56 | 34 | 22 | $12.8 million |
| 2020 | 131 | 36 | 95 | $20.6 million |
| 2019 | 97 | 41 | 56 | $17.1 million |
| 2018 | 51 | 43 | 8 | $12.7 million |
| 2017 | 109 | 37 | 72 | $13.7 million |
| 2016 | 85 | 29 | 56 | $11.5 million |
| 2015 | 136 | 26 | 110 | $13.2 million |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $5.3 million |
| 2013 | 48 | 14 | 34 | $6.1 million |
| 2012 | 43 | 9 | 34 | $4.2 million |
| 2011 | 46 | 8 | 38 | $3.6 million |
| 2010 | 12 | 8 | 4 | $8 million |
| 2009 | 24 | 18 | 6 | $4.1 million |
| 2008 | 153 | 15 | 138 | $11.2 million |
| 2007 | 160 | 26 | 134 | $13.2 million |
| 2006 | 35 | 29 | 6 | $6.3 million |
| 2005 | 93 | 63 | 30 | $12 million |
| 2004 | 93 | 77 | 16 | $14.4 million |
| 2003 | 133 | 83 | 50 | $17 million |
| 2002 | 191 | 65 | 126 | $16 million |
| 2001 | 85 | 47 | 38 | $8 million |
| 2000 | 117 | 54 | 63 | $11 million |
How Plover ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Plover and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plover | — | +4.3%† | $1,140 | 157 | $88,042 |
| Plover | $356K | +6.8% | $1,130 | — | $90,481 |
| Linwood | — | +4.2%† | $1,030 | — | $81,875 |
| Whiting | $309K | +7.9% | $1,030 | 5 | $73,063 |
| Stevens Point | $288K | +8.2% | $1,060 | 20 | $58,031 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.1 years of income
The typical Plover home costs about 3.1 years of the town's median household income, less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years).
How Plover ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Plover is $1,140 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Plover pay a median of $1,089. A two-bedroom takes about 16% of the town's median household income.
Studio $790 · 4 bedrooms $1,510
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54467; Portage 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. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.