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Wautoma, 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

Wautoma, WI Housing Market Trends

With 2,230 people, 850 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $191,812, house prices in Wautoma are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Wautoma, accounting for 57.99% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Wautoma include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 25.52%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 13.80%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.18%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Wautoma are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 52.82% owning and 47.18% renting.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Wautoma's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 34.13% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Wautoma include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 29.98%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 18.26%). There's also some housing in Wautoma built between 2000 and later ( 17.63%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Wautoma. Fully 11.83% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Wautoma homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Wautoma real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Wautoma Home Appreciation Rates

Wautoma's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Wautoma during the period has been just 5.04%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Wautoma that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Wautoma real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Wautoma appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.75%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 82.01% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Wautoma. Wautoma appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.60%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.82%.

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

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

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$191,812

Wautoma, WI Home Prices
> $1,320,000
$990,001 - $1,320,000
$660,001 - $990,000
$528,001 - $660,000
$396,001 - $528,000
$264,001 - $396,000
$132,001 - $264,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
1.1%
1.1%
3.2%
3.2%
5.6%
5.6%
14.5%
14.5%
48.9%
48.9%
19.4%
19.4%
6.9%
6.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for Wisconsin

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

850

Wautoma Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,064 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
52.8%
52.8%
47.2%
47.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
11.8%
11.8%
88.2%
88.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
17.6%
17.6%
30.0%
30.0%
34.1%
34.1%
18.3%
18.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
58.0%
58.0%
0.5%
0.5%
13.8%
13.8%
25.5%
25.5%
2.2%
2.2%
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
2.7%
2.7%
11.1%
11.1%
32.8%
32.8%
34.4%
34.4%
12.9%
12.9%
6.1%
6.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Wautoma

Zip Codes in Wautoma, WI