A typical Wilson home is worth roughly $205,000
What kind of housing town is Wilson?
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A typical home costs 2.4 years of income
Less than across Wisconsin (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Wilson home, with $121K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $300 less than owning.
How Wilson ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Wilson’s typical property tax (1.19% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
96% of Wilson households own their home
Half of Wilson’s homes were built before 1977.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Barron County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Wilson vs. its neighbors
Wilson is the 3rd least expensive of 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson | $205K* | — | $980 | — | $87,054 |
| Ridgeland | $273K | +4.6% | $970 | 0 | $40,156 |
| Sand Creek | $193K* | +9.7%† | $990 | 3 | $74,375 |
| Dallas | $272K | +4.1% | $970 | — | $84,750 |
| Otter Creek | $205K* | — | $1,000 | — | $99,250 |
| Hay River | $247K* | −15.4%† | $980 | — | $74,250 |
| Sioux Creek | $259K* | +10.7%† | $1,030 | 8 | $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. 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.