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Stoughton, 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

Stoughton, WI Housing Market Trends

With 12,846 people, 5,600 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $331,816, Stoughton real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Stoughton, accounting for 56.72% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Stoughton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 20.67%), row houses and other attached homes ( 14.19%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.43%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Stoughton. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 66.92% of Stoughton's homes, and 56.02% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Stoughton 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 Stoughton built before 1939 ( 18.64%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 18.35%). There's also some housing in Stoughton built between 1940-1969 ( 15.73%).

Stoughton Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Stoughton have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 84.64%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Stoughton house appreciation rate of 6.32%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Stoughton that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Stoughton real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Stoughton 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 Stoughton. Stoughton 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 Stoughton's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Wisconsin.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$331,816

Stoughton, WI Home Prices
> $1,262,000
$946,001 - $1,262,000
$631,001 - $946,000
$505,001 - $631,000
$379,001 - $505,000
$253,001 - $379,000
$126,001 - $253,000
$63,001 - $126,000
$0 - $63,000
0.8%
0.8%
0.3%
0.3%
3.3%
3.3%
7.1%
7.1%
26.3%
26.3%
34.8%
34.8%
23.7%
23.7%
1.7%
1.7%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Wisconsin

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,600

Stoughton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,508 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
66.9%
66.9%
33.1%
33.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.7%
3.7%
96.3%
96.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
18.3%
18.3%
47.3%
47.3%
15.7%
15.7%
18.6%
18.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
56.7%
56.7%
14.2%
14.2%
8.4%
8.4%
20.7%
20.7%
0.0%
0.0%
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
2.6%
2.6%
11.8%
11.8%
26.5%
26.5%
38.6%
38.6%
17.4%
17.4%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes