The story of this market
The typical home in Barron County, Wisconsin sells for about $355,725, or $190 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.9% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 68 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 118% since 2000. Last year 8 of 12 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is cold wave, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,027 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,027 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.7%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+14.1%). Worst: 2010 (-4.5%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5.2%
WI · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,324
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+1.7%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 12 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
78
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $26,309,379.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
79.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2000 | 1222 | 79.6% | 4.1% | $170,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Barron County, Wisconsin
The Barron County housing market is currently balanced, characterized by moderate price appreciation and a competitive inventory environment. Demand remains steady, supported by local employment in manufacturing and agriculture, though limited supply continues to exert upward pressure on home values.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 93 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
7% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 67.48% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.2% · poverty 9.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 7 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Barron County, Wisconsin — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 8.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 54728 | Chetek | $279,000 | $215 | — | 79 | 98% | 21.4% | — | 28 | $945 | researched Sep 23 |
| 54812 | Barron | $175,098 | $115 | — | 98 | 98% | — | — | 162 | $923 | researched Sep 23 |
| 54829 | Cumberland | $384,396 | $140 | — | 103 | — | — | — | 27 | $914 | researched Sep 23 |
| 54833 | — | $245,000 | $168 | +2.1% | 82 | 97.2% | 12.5% | 6.4 | 48 | $1,150 | researched Sep 23 |
| 54857 | Mikana | $232,500 | $145 | +2.1% | 59 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.8 | 103 | $1,150 | researched Sep 23 |
| 54868 | Rice Lake | $282,000 | $158 | +4.1% | 92 | 97.2% | 18.5% | 6.2 | 90 | $872 | researched Sep 23 |
| 54870 | Sarona | $273,667 | $182 | +4.7% | 9 | 101.4% | 22.4% | 2.4 | 151 | $1,125 | researched Sep 23 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Economic development is managed through the Barron County Economic Development Corporation, focusing on business retention and expansion within the region.
Property taxes are assessed at the municipal level based on equalized values; the county levies a portion of the total tax bill alongside local school districts and technical colleges.
The economy is anchored by manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism, with ongoing efforts to support local business growth through the county's economic development office.
The county is served by a network of state highways including US Highway 8 and US Highway 53, providing regional connectivity.
Property assessments are conducted at the municipal level, with the county providing oversight and equalization services.
Parcels are subject to levies from local school districts, the county, and the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College district.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A popular destination for fishing, boating, and recreation, serving as a major tourism anchor for the county.
Hosts the annual county fair and various community events throughout the year.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS estimates.