The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 53098 sells for about $310,000, or $210 per square foot.
Prices are up +13% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 40 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,134 a month.
ZIP 53098 — Watertown
The 53098 housing market shows moderate price appreciation and stable demand. Inventory remains tight, which continues to support seller pricing power despite broader regional economic shifts.
Median prices moved up 13.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 40 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.8% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.2% · poverty 7.1% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 53098
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Property taxes are assessed at the local level by the municipality and county, with rates determined by local school district and municipal budget requirements.
The area is supported by a mix of local industry and regional employment hubs within the broader Madison market.
Data retrieved from census.gov ZCTA-level tables.
- Waldvogel's Farm4.614 mi
- Little Amerricka Amusement Park4.619.7 mi
- River Bend RV Resort4.411.5 mi
- Little Amerricka Amusement Park4.619.7 mi
- Jefferson County Fair Park4.418.5 mi
- The Club at Lac La Belle4.711.9 mi
- Milford Hills4.910.4 mi
- Old Hickory Golf Club4.413.5 mi
- Brandt-Quirk Park4.54.7 mi
- The Dark Side Haunted Adventure4.36.8 mi
- Harnischfeger Park4.78.3 mi
- Honey Acres Inc4.78.7 mi
- Octagon House Museum4.75.6 mi
- Columbus Antique Mall4.616.8 mi
- Wisconsin Automotive Museum4.816.1 mi
- Schauer Arts Center4.816.1 mi
- Six Little Ducks Toy Store & Play Place4.914.4 mi
- Honey Acres Inc4.78.7 mi
- Brandt-Quirk Park4.54.7 mi
- Riverside Park4.64.6 mi
- Harnischfeger Park4.78.3 mi
- Honey Acres Inc4.78.7 mi
- River Bend Park4.612.4 mi
- The Club at Lac La Belle4.711.9 mi
- Deertrak Golf Club4.212.9 mi
- Horicon Hills Golf Club4.511.5 mi
- Watertown Country Club4.53.3 mi
- Hubbleton Brewing Company4.911.5 mi
- Johnson Creek Premium Outlets4.312.6 mi
- Blain's Farm & Fleet4.35.7 mi
- Dodge County Fairgrounds4.412.8 mi
- Pick 'n Save45.6 mi
- Kohl's4.313 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.