Scott, WI housing market
Home prices around Scott have risen about 65% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 5 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Scott compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 65% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Scott rose 65% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 4.2%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Wisconsin since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +4.2% | +165% | +143% |
| 2024 | +14% | +154% | +131% |
| 2023 | +26% | +123% | +116% |
| 2022 | −3% | +78% | +95% |
| 2021 | +14% | +83% | +70% |
| 2020 | +3% | +61% | +54% |
| 2019 | +6.7% | +56% | +50% |
| 2018 | +0.3% | +46% | +43% |
| 2017 | +4.3% | +46% | +36% |
| 2016 | +5.2% | +40% | +29% |
| 2015 | +11% | +33% | +24% |
| 2014 | −6.2% | +20% | +21% |
| 2013 | +3.7% | +28% | +19% |
| 2012 | −4.3% | +23% | +19% |
| 2011 | −3.8% | +29% | +21% |
| 2010 | −2.6% | +34% | +25% |
| 2009 | −8.2% | +38% | +31% |
| 2008 | +5.3% | +50% | +36% |
| 2007 | +1.3% | +42% | +38% |
| 2006 | +5.9% | +41% | +36% |
| 2005 | +12% | +33% | +32% |
| 2004 | +4.6% | +18% | +21% |
| 2003 | +5.6% | +13% | +13% |
| 2002 | −1.8% | +7.1% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | +9% | +9% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Scott ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 53923, 53926, 53954, covering 78% of Scott’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
5 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 5 new homes in Scott in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.9 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Scott has permitted 37 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3 | 3 | 0 | $910,000 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $750,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $560,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $800,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $180,000 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $900,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $700,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $560,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $65,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $210,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $881,000 |
How Scott ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Scott and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | — | +4.2%† | $1,090 | 5 | $59,205 |
| Marcellon | — | +8.9%† | $1,150 | — | $99,063 |
| Kingston | $215K | +9.2% | $1,080 | 1 | $82,813 |
| Springvale | — | +4.6%† | $1,190 | — | $90,313 |
| Manchester | — | +5.4%† | $1,000 | — | $78,438 |
| Wyocena | — | +9.6%† | $1,170 | — | $97,609 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Scott is $1,090 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Scott pay a median of $640, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $750 · 4 bedrooms $1,600
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (53923, 53926, 53954; Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area), 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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.