Housing · Shell Lake
Shell Lake, WI housing market
The typical Shell Lake home is worth about $321,000, up 5.2% in a year, 6% below the Wisconsin typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Shell Lake compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Shell Lake at a glance
Typical home value
$321K
▲ 5.2% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Shell Lake | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $152,000 | $180,000 |
| 2018 | $159,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $172,000 | $202,000 |
| 2020 | $184,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $211,000 | $238,000 |
| 2022 | $250,000 | $263,000 |
| 2023 | $274,000 | $282,000 |
| 2024 | $284,000 | $299,000 |
| 2025 | $295,000 | $317,000 |
| 2026 | $316,000 | $333,000 |
| August 2026 | $321,000 | $340,000 |
Nearby
Shell Lake and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Lake | $321K | +5.2% | — | $57,500 |
| Barronett | $276K | +3.7% | — | $70,938 |
Affordability
5.6 years of income
The typical Shell Lake home costs about 5.6 years of the town's median household income, more than across Wisconsin (4.4 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
77.6%
Wisconsin: 67.8%
Median tax bill
$3,483
Wisconsin: $3,792
Median rent
$450
Wisconsin: $1,087
Typical home built
1976
Wisconsin: 1975
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.