The story of this market
The typical home in Sawyer County, Wisconsin sells for about $326,089, or $247 per square foot.
Prices are up +10.3% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 74 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 109% since 2000. Last year 4 of 8 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 $1,089 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,089 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
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: 2000 (+18.3%). Worst: 2014 (-3.4%). 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
$1,298
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
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 8 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
88
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $23,424,544.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
83.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1031 | 669 | 83.3% | 8% | $220,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
The Sawyer County housing market shows strong price appreciation with a 10.3% year-over-year increase in median sale price. Inventory remains constrained with 289 active listings, and the market is characterized by a high share of seasonal or recreational vacant housing units.
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 10.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 74 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.1% · poverty 0.0% — 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.
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.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
The county experienced a 9.2% growth rate between 2010 and 2020, outpacing both state and national averages, though the economy remains heavily influenced by historical lumber industry roots and seasonal tourism.
The economy is historically driven by the lumber industry, with significant modern reliance on seasonal tourism and recreational activities.
- Wilderness Walk Zoo4.319.3 mi
- Hayward Amusement Center4.419.9 mi
- Sevenwinds Casino, Lodge & Conference Center3.815.8 mi
- Lakewoods Resort & Golf4.226.1 mi
- The Steakhouse & Lodge4.219.7 mi
- Sevenwinds Casino, Lodge & Conference Center3.815.8 mi
- Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame4.519.7 mi
- Wilderness Walk Zoo4.319.3 mi
- Hayward Cinema Four4.419.6 mi
- RayJay's Pizza Chicken and Ribs4.211.5 mi
- Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame4.519.7 mi
- Stout's Island Lodge4.425.5 mi
- Toad House Coffee Shop4.824.8 mi
- Hatchery Creek Trailhead (County Park)4.618.7 mi
- Hayward City Beach4.219.7 mi
- Lakewoods Resort & Golf4.226.1 mi
- Treeland Resorts & Restaurant4.711 mi
- Hayward Power Sports4.618.1 mi
- Big Fish Golf Club4.416 mi
- Spider Lake Golf Resort4.419.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
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 county seat and historical hub of the region, featuring the legacy of the North Wisconsin Lumber Company.
Data sourced from Data Commons and Census Bureau profiles.