Taft, WI housing market
Home prices around Taft have risen about 61% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Taft compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 61% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Taft rose 61% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 6.5%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Wisconsin since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +6.5% | +207% | +143% |
| 2024 | +10% | +188% | +131% |
| 2023 | +8% | +162% | +116% |
| 2022 | +14% | +142% | +95% |
| 2021 | +12% | +113% | +70% |
| 2020 | +3.4% | +91% | +54% |
| 2019 | +4.7% | +84% | +50% |
| 2018 | +9.5% | +76% | +43% |
| 2017 | +1.6% | +61% | +36% |
| 2016 | +6.2% | +58% | +29% |
| 2015 | +0.3% | +49% | +24% |
| 2014 | +1.1% | +49% | +21% |
| 2013 | +1.2% | +47% | +19% |
| 2012 | −2.5% | +45% | +19% |
| 2011 | −0.6% | +49% | +21% |
| 2010 | −0.4% | +50% | +25% |
| 2009 | −2.1% | +50% | +31% |
| 2008 | −0.4% | +54% | +36% |
| 2007 | +3.7% | +54% | +38% |
| 2006 | +2.9% | +49% | +36% |
| 2005 | +9.8% | +44% | +32% |
| 2004 | +5.3% | +31% | +21% |
| 2003 | +4.6% | +25% | +13% |
| 2002 | +2.2% | +19% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | +17% | +17% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 54768, 54771, 54433, covering 86% of Taft’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Taft and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taft | — | +6.5%† | $1,020 | — | $88,500 |
| Colburn | — | +4.6%† | $1,020 | — | $83,462 |
| Thorp | $247K | +10.8% | $1,020 | 3 | $57,750 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Taft is $1,020 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Taft pay a median of $1,042.
Studio $770 · 4 bedrooms $1,460
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54433, 54768, 54771; Eau Claire, 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. 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.