A typical Washburn home is worth roughly $179,000
Builders were permitted 41 new homes in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Washburn?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
41 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 41 new homes in Washburn in 2025: 1 single-family house and 40 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $10.7 million to build. That's 22 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Wisconsin (4.3). Over the past 10 years, Washburn has permitted 59 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Washburn's population fell by 66 even though 14 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Wisconsin: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 22 | 2 | 20 | $5.9 million |
| 2025 | 41 | 1 | 40 | $10.7 million |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $983,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $260,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $676,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $740,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $701,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $325,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $381,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $549,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $325,000 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 2 | $761,000 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $850,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $379,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 2 | $250,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | 2 | $250,000 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $619,000 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $420,000 |
| 2001 | 8 | 6 | 2 | $604,000 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $728,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
A typical home costs 2.9 years of income
Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Washburn home, with $45K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $190 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Washburn’s typical property tax (1.46% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Renters already here pay a median of $798, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Bayfield County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
69% of Washburn households own their home
Half of Washburn’s homes were built before 1972.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Washburn vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Washburn. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn | $179K* | — | $970 | 41 | $62,128 |
| Bayview | $256K* | — | $970 | — | $79,676 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Washburn buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.