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Housing in Sumner

A typical Sumner home is worth roughly $329,000

Home prices around Sumner have risen about 53% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$329K
▲ 3.5% in a year · WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,230
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$3,732
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Sumner?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

1 of Sumner’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Sumner’s homes were built before 1955.

History →
Owners and renters
Own 91%Rent 9%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1955
typical home built · WI 1975
$3,732
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
1.14%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%
28%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes
Historic houses in Sumner

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Price trend

Home prices up 53% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Sumner rose 53% over the past 5 years, slower than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 3.5%.

Sumner areaWisconsin
0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
+3.5%
past year
+53%
past 5 years
+91%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Sumner, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.8 years of income

Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$324,000
Typical Sumner home $329K

That’s $4K short of a typical Sumner home.

The typical home, each month
$2,030
Loan $1,630Tax $310Insurance $100

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,230 a month here, $800 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sumner’s typical property tax (1.14% 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 $1,230

Renters already here pay a median of $1,330.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$870
1 bedroom$1,010
2 bedrooms$1,230
3 bedrooms$1,620
4 bedrooms$1,690
9%
of households rent · WI 32%
34
renter households
$1,330
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Sumner vs. its neighbors

Sumner is the 2nd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Sumner$329K*+3.5%†$1,230$86,429
Koshkonong$392K*+3.8%†$1,160$102,831
Oakland$354K*+3.6%†$1,210$94,603
Albion$392K+3.7%$1,370$107,750
Lake Koshkonong$208K−5%$1,180$97,115

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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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