A typical Washington home is worth roughly $292,000
Home prices around Washington have risen about 62% over the past 5 years.
Home prices up 62% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Washington rose 62% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices fell 0.5%.
How Washington ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Washington, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 3.1 years of income
Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Washington home, with $61K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $780 less than owning.
How Washington ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Washington’s typical property tax (1.31% 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 $1,070
Renters already here pay a median of $935, 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 (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.
1 of Washington’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Washington’s homes were built before 1993.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
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.
Washington vs. its neighbors
Washington is the 2nd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $292K* | −0.5%† | $1,070 | — | $95,625 |
| Mount Pleasant | — | +2.2%† | $1,090 | — | $81,563 |
| Adams | $339K* | — | $990 | — | $118,250 |
| Monroe | $284K | +4.3% | $1,090 | — | $106,563 |
| Monticello | $357K | +6.6% | $1,070 | 0 | $75,833 |
| New Glarus | $360K | +2.6% | $1,300 | — | $137,500 |
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 Washington 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. 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.