Stoughton, WI housing market
The typical Stoughton home is worth about $435,000, up 4.6% in a year, 28% above the Wisconsin typical home. Homes typically sell in 49 days, a little above asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Stoughton compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Stoughton at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Stoughton | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $235,000 | $180,000 |
| 2018 | $253,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $268,000 | $202,000 |
| 2020 | $281,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $309,000 | $238,000 |
| 2022 | $334,000 | $263,000 |
| 2023 | $368,000 | $282,000 |
| 2024 | $388,000 | $299,000 |
| 2025 | $414,000 | $317,000 |
| 2026 | $429,000 | $333,000 |
| August 2026 | $435,000 | $340,000 |
34 new homes permitted in 2011
Builders were permitted 34 new homes in Stoughton in 2011: 1 single-family house and 33 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $4.6 million to build. That's 2.6 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Wisconsin as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Stoughton has permitted 363 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 1 | 33 | $4.6 million |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2008 | 11 | 5 | 6 | $1.7 million |
| 2007 | 21 | 15 | 6 | $3.9 million |
| 2006 | 26 | 16 | 10 | $4.4 million |
| 2005 | 43 | 39 | 4 | $7.8 million |
| 2004 | 51 | 43 | 8 | $9 million |
| 2003 | 101 | 30 | 71 | $10.7 million |
| 2002 | 67 | 13 | 54 | $5.5 million |
| 2001 | 68 | 50 | 18 | $9.6 million |
| 2000 | 72 | 44 | 28 | $9.3 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Stoughton and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2011 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoughton | $435K | +4.6% | $1,470 | 34 | $79,551 |
| Dunkirk | — | +5.9%† | $1,450 | — | $102,604 |
| Pleasant Springs | — | +5.8%† | $1,560 | — | $119,273 |
| Rutland | — | +5.5%† | $1,490 | — | $105,000 |
| Dunn | — | +4.6%† | $1,630 | — | $127,734 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
5.5 years of income
The typical Stoughton home costs about 5.5 years of the town's median household income, more than across Wisconsin (4.4 years).
How Stoughton ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,470
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Stoughton is $1,470 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Stoughton pay a median of $1,157, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 22% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,100 · 4 bedrooms $2,180
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (53589; Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA), 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, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. 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.