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Housing in Skanawan

A typical Skanawan home is worth roughly $248,000

Typical home value
$248K
WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,160
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,578
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Skanawan?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

80% of Skanawan households own their home

Half of Skanawan’s homes were built before 1984.

Owners and renters
Own 80%Rent 21%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1984
typical home built · WI 1975
$2,578
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
31%
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 Skanawan

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$279,000
Typical Skanawan home $248K

That covers a typical Skanawan home, with $32K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,590
Loan $1,230Tax $290Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160 a month here, $430 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

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 $1,160

Renters already here pay a median of $959, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$880
1 bedroom$890
2 bedrooms$1,160
3 bedrooms$1,610
4 bedrooms$1,680
21%
of households rent · WI 32%
35
renter households
$959
median rent paid today · Census

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

Skanawan vs. its neighbors

Skanawan 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
Skanawan$248K*—$1,160—$68,750
Bradley$267K*+15.4%†$980—$76,193
King$300K*+15.4%†$970—$86,389
Birch$218K*—$1,1102$87,750
Harrison$264K*—$9909$85,329

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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