Housing in Richford

A typical Richford home is worth roughly $268,000

Typical home value

$268K

WI $340K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$990

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,746

WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Richford?

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

Your money goes further21% below the Wisconsin typical home.A town of owners90% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 4 years of income

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

You could afford about

$256,000

Typical Richford home $268K

That’s $12K short of a typical Richford home.

The typical home, each month

$1,630

Loan $1,330Tax $230Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $640 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Deerfield$258K Dakota$175K Coloma$276K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Richford’s typical property tax (1.03% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

90% of Richford households own their home

Half of Richford’s homes were built before 1980.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 10%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1980

typical home built · WI 1975

$2,746

median property tax bill · WI $3,792

1.03%

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

14%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $990

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$710

1 bedroom$770

2 bedrooms$990

3 bedrooms$1,310

4 bedrooms$1,500

10%

of households rent · WI 32%

renter households

33%

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

18%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$575

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Adams 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

Richford vs. its neighbors

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

Coloma$276K Richford$268K Deerfield$258K Dakota$175K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Richford	$268K*	—	$990	$66,719
Newton	—	−1.7%†	$970	$85,066
Deerfield	$258K*	—	$970	$77,614
Dakota	$175K*	+7%†	$970	$80,600
Coloma	$276K	+10.2%	$1,010	$81,875

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.