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Sauk City, 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

Sauk City, WI Housing Market Trends

With 3,482 people, 1,533 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $341,942, Sauk City real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Sauk City, accounting for 71.68% of the village's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Sauk City include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.86%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.65%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.24%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Sauk City. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 76.45% of Sauk City's homes, and 63.81% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Sauk City 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 Sauk City built between 1940-1969 ( 22.60%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 20.63%). There's also some housing in Sauk City built between 2000 and later ( 14.67%).

Sauk City Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Sauk City have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 90.40%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Sauk City house appreciation rate of 6.65%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Sauk City that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Sauk City real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Sauk City appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.75%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 82.86% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Sauk City. Sauk City appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.60%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.82%.

Importantly, this makes Sauk City one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the village's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Wisconsin, our data show that Sauk City's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in Wisconsin.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$341,942

Sauk City, WI Home Prices
> $1,330,000
$998,001 - $1,330,000
$665,001 - $998,000
$532,001 - $665,000
$399,001 - $532,000
$266,001 - $399,000
$133,001 - $266,000
$67,001 - $133,000
$0 - $67,000
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
1.2%
1.2%
6.1%
6.1%
22.2%
22.2%
56.0%
56.0%
8.5%
8.5%
4.5%
4.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Wisconsin

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,533

Sauk City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,514 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
76.4%
76.4%
23.6%
23.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
2.7%
2.7%
97.3%
97.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
14.7%
14.7%
42.1%
42.1%
22.6%
22.6%
20.6%
20.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
71.7%
71.7%
3.2%
3.2%
14.9%
14.9%
9.7%
9.7%
0.6%
0.6%
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
0.7%
0.7%
1.8%
1.8%
30.5%
30.5%
49.5%
49.5%
14.3%
14.3%
3.2%
3.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes