For many, homeownership is the cornerstone of the American Dream. As of January 2021, a typical single-family home in the United States costs $269,039. Of course, home values are not uniform across the country, and in some states, the typical home costs far more than the national average — while in others, homes cost far less.
According to estimates from Zillow, a Seattle-based real estate data company, the value of a typical single-family home in Wisconsin is $213,537, about 21% lower than the national average.
Housing prices are determined by supply and demand forces as well as what local residents are willing to pay — and that is influenced largely by what they can afford. As a result, areas with higher than average home values often also have higher-income residents. Wisconsin is no exception. The typical household in the state earns $64,168 annually, $1,500 less than the national median household income of $65,712.
Just as home values are lower than average in Wisconsin, the overall cost of living is too. The average cost of goods and services across the state are 8.1% less than they do nationwide, on average.
Across Wisconsin, home values are climbing at an average pace. The value of a single-family home across the state increased by 9.59% over the one year period from January 2020 to January 2021, just 0.48 percentage points faster than the average national one-year home value appreciation of 9.12%.
State: | Value of a typical single-family home: | 1-yr. increase in home value: | Median household income: |
---|---|---|---|
Hawaii | $683,470 | 4.7% | $83,102 |
California | $624,977 | 10.5% | $80,440 |
Massachusetts | $474,673 | 10.4% | $85,843 |
Washington | $470,304 | 12.7% | $78,687 |
Colorado | $442,766 | 8.6% | $77,127 |
Oregon | $402,573 | 10.0% | $67,058 |
Utah | $401,053 | 13.3% | $75,780 |
New Jersey | $376,866 | 10.6% | $85,751 |
New York | $350,545 | 7.7% | $72,108 |
Idaho | $348,483 | 18.9% | $60,999 |
Maryland | $341,148 | 8.5% | $86,738 |
Rhode Island | $340,811 | 11.9% | $71,169 |
Nevada | $332,501 | 8.6% | $63,276 |
New Hampshire | $330,976 | 12.4% | $77,933 |
Montana | $324,813 | 9.8% | $57,153 |
Arizona | $315,554 | 16.5% | $62,055 |
Virginia | $307,964 | 7.8% | $76,456 |
Alaska | $292,066 | 0.6% | $75,463 |
Connecticut | $288,822 | 11.5% | $78,833 |
Delaware | $284,787 | 9.6% | $70,176 |
Minnesota | $283,127 | 8.0% | $74,593 |
Vermont | $277,364 | 6.1% | $63,001 |
Maine | $276,023 | 12.3% | $58,924 |
Florida | $270,560 | 8.6% | $59,227 |
Wyoming | $262,517 | 3.6% | $65,003 |
North Dakota | $239,464 | 2.7% | $64,577 |
New Mexico | $229,947 | 11.0% | $51,945 |
North Carolina | $225,740 | 9.3% | $57,341 |
South Dakota | $225,662 | 5.7% | $59,533 |
Texas | $224,466 | 7.5% | $64,034 |
Georgia | $223,945 | 9.2% | $61,980 |
Illinois | $219,806 | 6.2% | $69,187 |
Pennsylvania | $215,939 | 9.6% | $63,463 |
Wisconsin | $213,537 | 9.6% | $64,168 |
Tennessee | $207,727 | 10.3% | $56,071 |
South Carolina | $206,647 | 7.9% | $56,227 |
Nebraska | $192,584 | 7.4% | $63,229 |
Michigan | $192,093 | 9.9% | $59,584 |
Missouri | $180,253 | 9.1% | $57,409 |
Louisiana | $178,987 | 4.5% | $51,073 |
Indiana | $172,769 | 9.3% | $57,603 |
Ohio | $168,226 | 10.4% | $58,642 |
Kansas | $167,540 | 8.1% | $62,087 |
Kentucky | $160,589 | 7.5% | $52,295 |
Iowa | $158,930 | 3.6% | $61,691 |
Alabama | $158,809 | 8.9% | $51,734 |
Arkansas | $142,070 | 6.7% | $48,952 |
Oklahoma | $141,933 | 7.2% | $54,449 |
Mississippi | $134,125 | 4.8% | $45,792 |
West Virginia | $113,626 | 4.7% | $48,850 |
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