Housing in Wellington

A typical Wellington home is worth roughly $316,000

Typical home value

$316K

WI $340K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,010

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,568

WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Wellington?

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

Older homesThe typical home was built around 1938.A town of owners90% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · The homes

90% of Wellington households own their home

Half of Wellington’s homes were built before 1938.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 11%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1938

typical home built · WI 1975

$2,568

median property tax bill · WI $3,792

0.81%

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

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

A typical home costs 5.2 years of income

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

You could afford about

$240,000

Typical Wellington home $316K

That’s $76K short of a typical Wellington home.

The typical home, each month

$1,870

Loan $1,570Tax $210Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010 a month here, $860 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Wilton$167K Glendale$301K Sheldon$272K Forest$258K Wilton$230K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Wellington’s typical property tax (0.81% 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 $1,010

Renters already here pay a median of $1,094.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700

1 bedroom$810

2 bedrooms$1,010

3 bedrooms$1,320

4 bedrooms$1,450

11%

of households rent · WI 32%

renter households

$1,094

median rent paid today · Census

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

Wellington vs. its neighbors

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

Wellington$316K Glendale$301K Sheldon$272K Forest$258K Wilton$230K Wilton$167K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Wellington	$316K*	—	$1,010	—	$61,000
Wilton	$167K*	—	$970	0	$85,598
Glendale	$301K*	—	$980	6	$66,705
Sheldon	$272K*	—	$1,020	1	$59,440
Forest	$258K*	+32.8%†	$1,000	—	$61,833
Wilton	$230K	+6.8%	$970	—	$77,500

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.

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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.