Wells, WI housing market
Home prices around Wells have risen about 58% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Wells compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 58% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Wells rose 58% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Wisconsin. Last year prices rose 12%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Wisconsin since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +12% | +201% | +143% |
| 2024 | +1.9% | +170% | +131% |
| 2023 | +8.5% | +165% | +116% |
| 2022 | +17% | +144% | +95% |
| 2021 | +9.5% | +108% | +70% |
| 2020 | +3.9% | +90% | +54% |
| 2019 | +3.3% | +83% | +50% |
| 2018 | +5.1% | +77% | +43% |
| 2017 | +6.4% | +69% | +36% |
| 2016 | +5.8% | +59% | +29% |
| 2015 | +1.9% | +50% | +24% |
| 2014 | −1.2% | +47% | +21% |
| 2013 | +2.6% | +49% | +19% |
| 2012 | −0.3% | +45% | +19% |
| 2011 | +2.4% | +45% | +21% |
| 2010 | −1.8% | +42% | +25% |
| 2009 | −0.7% | +45% | +31% |
| 2008 | −1.3% | +46% | +36% |
| 2007 | +3.3% | +48% | +38% |
| 2006 | +8.3% | +43% | +36% |
| 2005 | +2.1% | +32% | +32% |
| 2004 | +13% | +29% | +21% |
| 2003 | +3.9% | +14% | +13% |
| 2002 | +2.9% | +9.7% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | +6.6% | +6.6% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 54656, 54648, 54619, covering 62% of Wells’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.
Wells and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells | +11.7%† | $1,050 | — | $75,417 |
| Leon | +11.7%† | $1,090 | — | $88,750 |
| Angelo | +11.7%† | $1,080 | 4 | $71,250 |
| Jefferson | — | $1,070 | 1 | $84,545 |
† 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 $1,050
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Wells is $1,050 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $720 · 4 bedrooms $1,680
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54619, 54648, 54656; La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.