A typical Wescott home is worth roughly $292,000
Home prices around Wescott have risen about 71% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Wescott?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 71% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Wescott rose 71% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 3.5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Wescott home at roughly $292,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $292K.
How Wescott ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Wescott, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
80% of Wescott households own their home
Half of Wescott’s homes were built before 1978.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A typical home costs 4 years of income
Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $24K short of a typical Wescott home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $890 less than owning.
How Wescott ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Wescott’s typical property tax (1.34% 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 $1,099.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Menominee County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Wescott vs. its neighbors
Wescott is the 2nd priciest of 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wescott | $292K* | +3.5%† | $970 | — | $72,738 |
| Richmond | $246K* | +3.5%† | $970 | 0 | $85,636 |
| Shawano | $261K | +8.1% | $970 | 14 | $57,490 |
| Washington | $208K* | — | $1,070 | — | $62,096 |
| Menominee | $110K* | — | — | — | $62,108 |
| Legend Lake | $130K* | — | $970 | — | $80,184 |
| Keshena | $311K | +8.3% | $970 | — | $48,313 |
| Underhill | $166K* | −0%† | $980 | — | $65,000 |
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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.