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Housing in Powers Lake

A typical Powers Lake home is worth about $440,000

Up 4.3% in a year, 29% above the Wisconsin typical home.

Typical home value
$440K
▲ 4.3% in a year · WI $340K
Zillow
Median sale price
$397K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
2
in May · 4 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$1,370
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$4,475
WI $3,792

Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Powers Lake?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

97% of Powers Lake households own their home

Half of Powers Lake’s homes were built before 1979.

Owners and renters
Own 97%Rent 3%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1979
typical home built · WI 1975
$4,475
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
1.57%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%
30%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Affordability

A typical home costs 5.3 years of income

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

You could afford about
$299,000
Typical Powers Lake home $440K

That’s $141K short of a typical Powers Lake home.

The typical home, each month
$2,880
Loan $2,180Tax $580Insurance $130

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,370 a month here, $1,510 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, Powers Lake’s typical property tax (1.57% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Price trend

Up 30.7% in five years

About the same pace as Wisconsin (31.2%).

Powers LakeWisconsin
$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K$400K$450K20182020202220242026
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JanuaryPowers LakeWisconsin
2017$248,000$180,000
2018$255,000$190,000
2019$268,000$202,000
2020$282,000$215,000
2021$307,000$238,000
2022$337,000$263,000
2023$367,000$282,000
2024$389,000$299,000
2025$411,000$317,000
2026$430,000$333,000
August 2026$440,000$340,000
Then & now

A typical Powers Lake home worth $238K in September 2016 is worth about $440K today.

+$202K
+4.3%
past year
+30.7%
past 5 years
+84.9%
since 2016

Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,370

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,000
1 bedroom$1,050
2 bedrooms$1,370
3 bedrooms$1,750
4 bedrooms$2,210
3%
of households rent · WI 32%
10
renter households
0%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · WI 44%
20%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom

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

Next door

Powers Lake vs. its neighbors

Powers Lake is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Powers Lake$440K+4.3%$1,370—$83,750
Randall$480K+5.5%$1,33016$115,665
Twin Lakes$413K+9.5%$1,32021$86,222
Bloomfield$236K*+7.5%†$1,35020$98,068

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, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. 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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