Housing · Rietbrock

Rietbrock, WI housing market

Builders were permitted 4 new homes in 2025.

Home values, sales, trends and how Rietbrock compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

New construction

4 new homes permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 4 new homes in Rietbrock in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.4 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Rietbrock has permitted 14 homes in all.

New homes, 2025
4
1 in 2024
2026 so far
2
Jan–Aug
Single-family
100%
of 2025’s new homes
Single-familyTwo or more homes per building2026 so far
051015 2000: 7 homes 2000 2001: 7 homes 2002: 6 homes 2003: 6 homes 2004: 11 homes (7 single-family, 4 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2005: 9 homes 2005 2006: 3 homes 2007: 5 homes 2008: 1 home 2009: 0 homes 2010: 0 homes 2010 2011: 0 homes 2012: 1 home 2013: 1 home 2014: 1 home 2015: 2 homes 2015 2016: 1 home 2017: 0 homes 2018: 3 homes 2019: 2 homes 2020: 1 home 2020 2021: 0 homes 2022: 1 home 2023: 1 home 2024: 1 home 2025: 4 homes 2025 2026 so far: 2 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents−107
New homes+11

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Rietbrock's population fell by 107 even though 11 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Wisconsin: 1.3 new residents per new home.

Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.

Show as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)220$704,000
2025440$1.4 million
2024110$39,000
2023110$250,000
2022110$400,000
2021000—
2020110$280,000
2019220$470,000
2018330$635,000
2017000—
2016110$200,000
2015220$376,000
2014110$241,000
2013110$290,000
2012110$289,000
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008110$265,000
2007550$840,000
2006330$500,000
2005990$1.3 million
20041174$1.3 million
2003660$635,000
2002660$936,000
2001770$858,000
2000770$799,000

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

Nearby

Rietbrock and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Rietbrock — — $1,000 4 $85,227
Athens $255K +9.6% $1,000 5 $52,750
Halsey — — $1,000 3 $88,750
Johnson — — $1,000 1 $74,800
The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
91.9%
Median tax bill
$2,482
Median rent
$840
Typical home built
1952

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Rietbrock is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Rietbrock pay a median of $840, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

1 bedroom
$780
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,000
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,310
a month, with utilities

Studio $690 · 4 bedrooms $1,390

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54411, 54426; Wausau, WI MSA), 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. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.

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