The story of this market
The typical home in Green Lake County, Wisconsin sells for about $295,000, or $178 per square foot.
Prices are up +7.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 78 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 144% since 2000. Last year 3 of 6 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is hail, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,014 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,014 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+2.8%
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 (+15.7%). Worst: 2010 (-2%). 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
$1,220
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
+2.8%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 6 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
81
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $14,234,477.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
80.5%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 750 | 481 | 80.5% | 7.3% | $150,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Green Lake County, Wisconsin
Green Lake County's housing market remains stable with consistent price appreciation driven by demand for lake-front and rural properties. Inventory levels are tight, keeping days on market elevated but prices firm. The market is currently balanced between local residents and seasonal buyers.
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 5.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 57 days on market with 2.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
9% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.58% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.8% · poverty 13.8% — 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 6 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.
Green Lake 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 7.8%/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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| 53926 | Dalton | $316,000 | $158 | +9% | 41 | 97.6% | — | 1.8 | 63 | $1,075 | researched Sep 23 |
| 53946 | Markesan | $240,000 | $158 | +2.1% | 62 | 98.2% | 12% | 4.5 | 17 | $723 | researched Sep 23 |
| 53968 | Wonewoc | $242,995 | $138 | +5.5% | 70 | 97.6% | 16% | 1.8 | 17 | $764 | researched Sep 23 |
| 54923 | Berlin | $225,000 | $138 | +4.7% | 68 | 97.2% | 12.5% | 3.2 | 42 | $835 | researched Sep 23 |
| 54941 | Green Lake | $295,000 | $155 | -30.5% | 81 | 98% | 12% | 8.6 | 43 | $742 | researched Sep 23 |
| 54968 | Princeton | $215,000 | $148 | +2.4% | 62 | 97.2% | 12% | 5.5 | 44 | $778 | 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.
Public education is provided by several local school districts, with performance generally aligning with regional rural Wisconsin averages.
The county faces standard regional risks including seasonal severe weather and potential flooding near the Green Lake shoreline.
Economic momentum is driven by tourism, agriculture, and manufacturing, with limited large-scale industrial development currently reported.
Property taxes are assessed at the municipal level based on equalized values, with rates varying by school district and local jurisdiction levies.
The county is anchored by Green Lake, Wisconsin's deepest inland lake, offering extensive boating, fishing, and golf amenities.
The rental market is characterized by limited inventory and steady demand, particularly in the city of Green Lake and Berlin.
The economy is primarily supported by tourism, agriculture, and small-scale manufacturing.
Transportation is primarily served by state highways, with no major public transit or rail infrastructure.
Assessments are conducted at the municipal level, with the county providing oversight for equalization.
Parcels are subject to various school district levies and local technical college district taxes.
Property insurance premiums are stable, reflecting moderate risk profiles for wind and fire.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
The deepest inland lake in Wisconsin, serving as the primary recreational anchor for boating, fishing, and swimming.
Established in 1896, it is the oldest golf course in Wisconsin and a historic landmark for the region.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter profile for Green Lake County.