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Housing in Roosevelt

A typical Roosevelt home is worth roughly $243,000

Typical home value
$243K
WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$990
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,854
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Roosevelt?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

96% of Roosevelt households own their home

Half of Roosevelt’s homes were built before 1983.

Owners and renters
Own 96%Rent 4%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1983
typical home built · WI 1975
$1,854
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
48%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Roosevelt

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$279,000
Typical Roosevelt home $243K

That covers a typical Roosevelt home, with $37K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,560
Loan $1,200Tax $290Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $570 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Wisconsin typical property tax (1.42% 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 $990

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700
1 bedroom$750
2 bedrooms$990
3 bedrooms$1,220
4 bedrooms$1,460
4%
of households rent · WI 32%

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

Roosevelt vs. its neighbors

Roosevelt is the 2nd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Roosevelt$243K*—$990—$91,458
Dewey$219K*−5.8%†$1,070—$61,250
Barronett$276K+3.7%$1,050—$70,938
Lorain—+7.1%†$1,0002$75,750
Maple Plain$336K*+18%†$1,070—$66,667
La Follette$309K*+4.6%†$1,030—$71,346

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.

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