Housing in Sylvester

A typical Sylvester home is worth roughly $432,000

Home prices around Sylvester have risen about 67% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$432K

▲ 2.3% in a year · WI $340K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,090

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$4,128

WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Sylvester?

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

Pricier than WI27% above the Wisconsin typical home.A town of owners89% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.9 years of income

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

You could afford about

$416,000

Typical Sylvester home $432K

That’s $17K short of a typical Sylvester home.

The typical home, each month

$2,690

Loan $2,140Tax $430Insurance $130

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090 a month here, $1,600 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Monroe$195K Decatur$300K Jefferson$231K Monroe$284K Clarno$311K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sylvester’s typical property tax (1.19% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

89% of Sylvester households own their home

Half of Sylvester’s homes were built before 1974.

Owners and renters

Own 89%Rent 11%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1974

typical home built · WI 1975

$4,128

median property tax bill · WI $3,792

1.19%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Price trend

Home prices up 67% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Sylvester rose 67% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 2.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Sylvester home at roughly $432,000 today.

Sylvester areaWisconsin

+2.3%

past year

+67%

past 5 years

+109%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $432K.

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090

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$790

1 bedroom$840

2 bedrooms$1,090

3 bedrooms$1,310

4 bedrooms$1,440

11%

of households rent · WI 32%

renter households

13%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · WI 44%

12%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$959

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Sylvester vs. its neighbors

Sylvester is the priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Sylvester$432K Clarno$311K Decatur$300K Monroe$284K Jefferson$231K Monroe$195K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Sylvester	$432K*	+2.3%†	$1,090	—	$111,375
Monroe	$195K*	+2.4%†	$1,090	2	$69,334
Decatur	$300K*	+6.3%†	$1,040	—	$101,167
Jefferson	$231K*	—	$1,080	—	$70,368
Mount Pleasant	—	+2.2%†	$1,090	—	$81,563
Monroe	$284K	+4.3%	$1,090	—	$106,563
Clarno	$311K*	+2.4%†	$1,090	—	$84,375

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. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.