Sheldon, WI housing market
Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Sheldon compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Sheldon in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Sheldon has permitted 26 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $600,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $467,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $460,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $314,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $210,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $377,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $295,000 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $707,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $2,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $10,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $439,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $588,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Sheldon and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon | — | — | $1,020 | 1 | $59,440 |
| Jefferson | — | — | $1,070 | 1 | $84,545 |
| Ontario | $238K | +9.3% | $1,090 | 4 | $50,250 |
| Whitestown | — | — | $1,050 | 1 | $89,167 |
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 $1,020
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Sheldon is $1,020 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Sheldon pay a median of $1,010.
Studio $710 · 4 bedrooms $1,490
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54619, 54648, 54651; Monroe County, WI), 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.