The story of this market
The typical home in Jefferson County, Wisconsin sells for about $371,000, or $224 per square foot.
Prices are up +6.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 53 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 132% since 2000. Last year 15 of 21 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is hail, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,209 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,209 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.6%
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 (+13.2%). Worst: 2009 (-4.6%). 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
$1,635
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
+3.6%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 21 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
63
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $41,825,110.
Jefferson County, Wisconsin
The Jefferson County housing market is showing signs of increased activity with a 42 percent month-over-month rise in closed sales. While inventory remains constrained, price growth remains positive at 6.4 percent year-over-year, reflecting steady demand in the Madison-adjacent region.
9 distress filing(s) on the ARED verified county foreclosure ledger. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2024) (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved up 12.9% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 37 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96.14% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 13 researched ZIP reports of 14 — 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.
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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| 53036 | Ixonia | $460,000 | $228 | -0.6% | 29 | 100.9% | — | — | — | $1,147 | researched Sep 20 |
| 53038 | Johnson Creek | $425,000 | $208 | +1.5% | 37 | 100.2% | — | — | 2 | $1,232 | researched Sep 22 |
| 53079 | Saint Cloud | — | $105 | — | 69 | — | — | — | 18 | $795 | researched Sep 30 |
| 53094 | Watertown | $335,000 | $180 | +5.5% | 38 | 100.2% | 14% | 4.4 | 62 | $988 | researched Sep 22 |
| 53098 | Watertown | $310,000 | $210 | +13% | 40 | 98.8% | — | — | 19 | $1,134 | researched Sep 22 |
| 53137 | Helenville | $460,000 | $246 | +2.2% | 41 | 100.6% | 14% | 1.5 | 1,198 | $1,850 | researched Sep 22 |
| 53156 | Palmyra | $477,164 | $231 | +13.5% | 70 | 98.4% | — | 3.2 | 42 | $778 | researched Sep 22 |
| 53178 | Sullivan | $415,000 | — | -2.4% | 9 | 100.3% | — | 0.8 | 7 | $1,013 | researched Sep 21 |
| 53523 | Cambridge | $497,906 | $246 | +0.1% | 41 | 100% | 14% | 1.3 | 1,198 | $1,211 | researched Sep 23 |
| 53538 | Fort Atkinson | $357,500 | — | +5.9% | 38 | 99.5% | — | — | 36 | $955 | 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.
The county economy shows strong momentum with a 5.4 percent GDP growth rate in 2024 and a 34.0 percent increase over the last five years.
The county economy is anchored by a diverse industrial base with a 2024 GDP of $4.92 billion, ranking 24th among Wisconsin counties.
- Little Amerricka Amusement Park4.618.3 mi
- Waldvogel's Farm4.625.9 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.427.3 mi
- K1 Speed Milwaukee4.425.7 mi
- Springs Water Park4.222.1 mi
- Alpine Valley Music Theatre4.128.1 mi
- Fireside Theatre4.814 mi
- Schuster's Farm4.620.7 mi
- Walworth County Fairgrounds and Campgrounds- Elkhorn, Wisconsin4.530 mi
- Basse's Farms4.526.9 mi
- Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit4.816.3 mi
- Little Amerricka Amusement Park4.618.3 mi
- Old World Wisconsin4.718.7 mi
- Aztalan State Park4.67.8 mi
- Marcus Hillside Cinema4.217.5 mi
- Walworth County Fairgrounds and Campgrounds- Elkhorn, Wisconsin4.530 mi
- Old World Wisconsin4.718.7 mi
- Columbus Antique Mall4.622.9 mi
- Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts4.827.9 mi
- East Troy Railroad Museum4.726 mi
- Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit4.816.3 mi
- Jefferson County Fair Park4.47.7 mi
- Paradise Springs Nature Trail4.717.8 mi
- Aztalan State Park4.67.8 mi
- Scuppernong Trailhead4.816.3 mi
- Pettit's Lakeview Campground and Bar4.623.2 mi
- The Boat House Lauderdale Lakes4.323.8 mi
- Nagawicka Lake Yacht Club4.516.8 mi
- Broadlands Golf Club4.118.3 mi
- The Club at Lac La Belle4.710.5 mi
- Western Lakes Golf Club & Event Venue4.319.8 mi
- Naga-Waukee War Memorial Golf Course4.517.8 mi
- The Legend at Brandybrook4.818.9 mi
- Johnson Creek Premium Outlets4.32.7 mi
- Fleet Farm4.412.4 mi
- Marshalls4.417.4 mi
- Blain's Farm & Fleet4.38 mi
- Kohl's4.217.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
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