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Portage, WI Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Portage, WI Housing Market Trends

With a population of 10,200, 4,188 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $216,739, house prices in Portage are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Portage, accounting for 53.06% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Portage include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 23.69%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 17.08%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 3.10%).

People in Portage primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Portage has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Portage built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Portage built between 1940-1969 ( 29.43%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 21.14%). There's also some housing in Portage built between 2000 and later ( 13.73%).

Portage Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Portage's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.53% during the period.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Portage that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Portage real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Portage appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.23%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 76.45% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Portage. Portage appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.57%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.31%.

Relative to Wisconsin, our data show that Portage's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Wisconsin.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$216,739

Portage, WI Home Prices
> $1,267,000
$950,001 - $1,267,000
$634,001 - $950,000
$507,001 - $634,000
$380,001 - $507,000
$253,001 - $380,000
$127,001 - $253,000
$63,001 - $127,000
$0 - $63,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
1.0%
1.0%
2.7%
2.7%
7.0%
7.0%
28.1%
28.1%
49.4%
49.4%
4.1%
4.1%
7.5%
7.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for Wisconsin

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,188

Portage Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,260 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
48.6%
48.6%
51.4%
51.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.5%
4.5%
95.5%
95.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
13.7%
13.7%
35.7%
35.7%
29.4%
29.4%
21.1%
21.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
53.1%
53.1%
3.1%
3.1%
17.1%
17.1%
23.7%
23.7%
3.1%
3.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
4.3%
4.3%
10.7%
10.7%
35.9%
35.9%
32.1%
32.1%
13.1%
13.1%
3.9%
3.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes