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Housing in Wiota

A typical Wiota home is worth roughly $278,000

Typical home value
$278K
WI $340K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$980
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$3,555
WI $3,792

What kind of housing town is Wiota?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.7 years of income

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

You could afford about
$381,000
Typical Wiota home $278K

That covers a typical Wiota home, with $103K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,750
Loan $1,380Tax $300Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $770 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Wiota’s typical property tax (1.28% 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 $980

Renters already here pay a median of $845, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700
1 bedroom$820
2 bedrooms$980
3 bedrooms$1,350
4 bedrooms$1,470
12%
of households rent · WI 32%
30
renter households
33%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · WI 44%
11%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$845
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lafayette County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

88% of Wiota households own their home

Half of Wiota’s homes were built before 1973.

Owners and renters
Own 88%Rent 12%

Wisconsin: 68% own.

1973
typical home built · WI 1975
$3,555
median property tax bill · WI $3,792
1.28%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · WI 1.42%
6%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Wiota vs. its neighbors

Wiota is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Wiota$278K*—$980—$103,125
Darlington$246K+10%$1,0403$78,750
Jordan$278K*+2.4%†$1,040—$78,750
Lamont—+1.1%†$1,030—$98,125
Gratiot$261K+12.9%$970—$50,000
Argyle$295K+10.2%$1,090—$83,750

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.

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