Housing in Polar

A typical Polar home is worth roughly $214,000

Typical home value

$214K

WI $340K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$980

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,470

WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Polar?

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

Your money goes further37% below the Wisconsin typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.8 years of income

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

You could afford about

$286,000

Typical Polar home $214K

That covers a typical Polar home, with $72K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,330

Loan $1,060Tax $210Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $350 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Antigo$184K Menominee$110K Norwood$193K Neva$183K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Polar’s typical property tax (1.15% 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 $823, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$690

1 bedroom$750

2 bedrooms$980

3 bedrooms$1,200

4 bedrooms$1,300

15%

of households rent · WI 32%

renter households

24%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · WI 44%

15%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$823

median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

85% of Polar households own their home

Half of Polar’s homes were built before 1980.

Owners and renters

Own 85%Rent 15%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1980

typical home built · WI 1975

$2,470

median property tax bill · WI $3,792

1.15%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Polar vs. its neighbors

Polar is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Polar$214K Norwood$193K Antigo$184K Neva$183K Menominee$110K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Polar	$214K*	—	$980	—	$76,458
Antigo	$184K	+10.1%	$990	—	$95,571
Evergreen	—	—	$970	2	$55,385
Menominee	$110K*	—	—	—	$62,108
Norwood	$193K*	+10.8%†	$990	—	$79,821
Neva	$183K*	—	$990	—	$81,731

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.