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Housing in Unity

A typical Unity home is worth roughly $333,000

Typical home value
$333K
WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$990
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$4,118
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Unity?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

93% of Unity households own their home

Half of Unity’s homes were built before 1985.

Owners and renters
Own 93%Rent 8%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1985
typical home built · WI 1975
$4,118
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
11%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Unity

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$279,000
Typical Unity home $333K

That’s $54K short of a typical Unity home.

The typical home, each month
$2,140
Loan $1,650Tax $400Insurance $100

A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $1,150 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $990

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$750
1 bedroom$810
2 bedrooms$990
3 bedrooms$1,360
4 bedrooms$1,430
8%
of households rent · WI 32%
4
renter households

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Eau Claire, 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

Unity vs. its neighbors

Unity is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Unity$333K*—$990$97,188
Clear Creek$227K*+9.4%†$1,020$93,750
Albion$239K*+12.8%†$990$90,000
Sumner$247K*+9.2%†$990$73,450
Hale$362K*+7.1%†$990$92,083

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. 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.

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