A typical St. Marie home is worth roughly $249,000
Home prices around St. Marie have risen about 74% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 4 new homes in 2025.
What kind of housing town is St. Marie?
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Home prices up 74% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around St. Marie rose 74% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 19%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around St. Marie, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
What it takes to buy in St. Marie
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That covers a typical St. Marie home, with $31K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $620 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.
94% of St. Marie households own their home
Half of St. Marie’s homes were built before 1983.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980
Renters already here pay a median of $950.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Green Lake County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
4 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 4 new homes in St. Marie in 2025, all single-family houses. Over the past 10 years, St. Marie has permitted 17 homes in all.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3 | 3 | 0 | $747,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $996,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $996,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $495,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $630,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $278,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $271,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $800,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $195,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $470,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
St. Marie's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
St. Marie vs. its neighbors
St. Marie is the 3rd priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.