Wisconsin cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

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146 Wisconsin cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The pop-weighted momentum score is 73/100 with median 1-yr of +5.4%. That's broad-based strength across the state's 145 tracked cities — 25 are in the 'Hot' tier. When this many markets move together, the simplest explanation is structural demand.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

146
Cities tracked
$342,803
Median home (state)
144
Rising / Hot
0
Cooling / Declining

Shawano

pop 9,635
82
Hot$251,187 · +8.3%

Berlin

pop 5,607
82
Hot$212,488 · +11.1%

Sheboygan Falls

pop 8,656
81
Hot$332,095 · +8.8%

Howard

pop 21,961
80
Hot$395,949 · +5.8%

Wisconsin Rapids

pop 18,675
80
Hot$223,356 · +9.8%

Kaukauna

pop 18,363
80
Hot$308,676 · +5.7%

Harrison

pop 14,254
80
Hot$446,148 · +5.0%

Plover

pop 14,208
80
Hot$352,941 · +8.8%

Little Chute

pop 11,761
80
Hot$302,452 · +8.5%

Rothschild

pop 5,629
80
Hot$260,417 · +9.1%

Wausau

pop 40,262
79
Hot$243,982 · +8.7%

Weston

pop 15,866
79
Hot$305,241 · +10.7%

Jackson

pop 8,169
79
Hot$421,776 · +5.2%

Kimberly

pop 7,529
79
Hot$284,780 · +7.4%

Slinger

pop 6,443
79
Hot$468,299 · +6.3%

Summit

pop 5,346
79
Hot$764,409 · +7.4%

Wind Lake

pop 5,355
79
Hot$467,457 · +5.5%

Glendale

pop 14,381
78
Hot$354,152 · +6.4%

Sussex

pop 12,607
78
Hot$510,959 · +5.4%

Hartland

pop 10,203
78
Hot$661,709 · +8.0%

Kronenwetter

pop 8,435
78
Hot$331,162 · +7.7%

New London

pop 7,524
78
Hot$283,414 · +7.3%

Milton

pop 5,778
78
Hot$351,897 · +7.6%

Prairie du Chien

pop 5,472
78
Hot$214,843 · +10.5%

Mayville

pop 5,205
78
Hot$270,756 · +9.0%

Richland Center

pop 5,052
78
Hot$190,693 · +14.5%

Janesville

pop 66,428
77
Rising$292,557 · +6.0%

Beloit

pop 36,633
77
Rising$202,571 · +7.6%

Manitowoc

pop 34,616
77
Rising$237,794 · +5.8%

Bellevue

pop 16,749
77
Rising$398,683 · +4.9%

Whitewater

pop 16,076
77
Rising$342,556 · +5.3%

Suamico

pop 13,109
77
Rising$464,962 · +6.4%

Hobart

pop 10,876
77
Rising$485,582 · +4.5%

Delavan

pop 9,055
77
Rising$331,742 · +5.3%

Antigo

pop 8,096
77
Rising$179,502 · +11.3%

Twin Lakes

pop 6,328
77
Rising$401,778 · +8.3%

Evansville

pop 5,819
77
Rising$364,065 · +7.3%

Racine

pop 78,057
76
Rising$215,257 · +4.8%

Appleton

pop 75,344
76
Rising$302,027 · +7.4%

Sheboygan

pop 49,624
76
Rising$262,047 · +4.7%

West Bend

pop 32,149
76
Rising$353,419 · +6.8%

Pleasant Prairie

pop 21,802
76
Rising$458,586 · +7.5%

Oconomowoc

pop 20,002
76
Rising$543,954 · +6.1%

Holmen

pop 11,866
76
Rising$417,459 · +3.3%

Lake Geneva

pop 8,691
76
Rising$413,965 · +4.8%

Mukwonago

pop 8,512
76
Rising$492,049 · +7.0%

Edgerton

pop 6,138
76
Rising$302,233 · +6.3%

Union Grove

pop 5,241
76
Rising$332,020 · +3.7%

Dodgeville

pop 5,077
76
Rising$332,062 · +6.1%

Fond du Lac

pop 44,469
75
Rising$260,006 · +4.6%

Allouez

pop 13,923
75
Rising$324,638 · +6.8%

Grafton

pop 12,741
75
Rising$454,506 · +5.3%

Marinette

pop 11,139
75
Rising$200,363 · +7.4%

Reedsburg

pop 10,314
75
Rising$307,805 · +5.2%

Windsor

pop 10,005
75
Rising$518,869 · +1.8%

Sparta

pop 9,963
75
Rising$273,931 · +7.7%

Altoona

pop 9,302
75
Rising$335,507 · +1.8%

Somers

pop 8,194
75
Rising$385,613 · +9.9%

Jefferson

pop 7,766
75
Rising$342,771 · +8.0%

Hales Corners

pop 7,766
75
Rising$408,232 · +9.6%

Ripon

pop 7,716
75
Rising$228,706 · +5.3%

Lake Mills

pop 6,617
75
Rising$429,150 · +3.8%

Green Bay

pop 106,311
74
Rising$282,595 · +6.0%

Stevens Point

pop 26,465
74
Rising$284,263 · +9.4%

De Pere

pop 25,453
74
Rising$404,820 · +5.6%

Waunakee

pop 16,363
74
Rising$586,622 · +2.2%

Hartford

pop 15,984
74
Rising$377,981 · +5.2%

Cedarburg

pop 13,011
74
Rising$559,513 · +4.6%

Port Washington

pop 12,750
74
Rising$384,906 · +6.1%

Waupun

pop 11,131
74
Rising$265,726 · +7.4%

Cottage Grove

pop 8,974
74
Rising$477,609 · +3.0%

Waupaca

pop 6,231
74
Rising$318,526 · +6.3%

Waterford

pop 5,885
74
Rising$435,752 · +3.6%

East Troy

pop 5,011
74
Rising$476,850 · +2.9%

Waukesha

pop 71,461
73
Rising$419,399 · +5.4%

West Allis

pop 59,784
73
Rising$273,012 · +4.2%

Menomonee Falls

pop 40,700
73
Rising$434,580 · +5.4%

Sun Prairie

pop 39,253
73
Rising$442,312 · +2.9%

Oak Creek

pop 38,373
73
Rising$412,075 · +7.2%

Mount Pleasant

pop 28,184
73
Rising$339,920 · +5.0%

Muskego

pop 25,759
73
Rising$522,281 · +5.9%

Watertown

pop 22,617
73
Rising$324,473 · +7.0%

Germantown

pop 21,032
73
Rising$453,647 · +7.0%

Marshfield

pop 18,973
73
Rising$252,945 · +6.7%

Beaver Dam

pop 16,443
73
Rising$292,119 · +6.5%

Pewaukee

pop 16,437
73
Rising$561,309 · +6.9%

Oregon

pop 11,895
73
Rising$495,151 · +2.3%

Sturgeon Bay

pop 9,940
73
Rising$376,288 · +2.1%

Merrill

pop 9,445
73
Rising$218,437 · +5.7%

Plymouth

pop 8,854
73
Rising$339,588 · +6.3%

Delafield

pop 7,275
73
Rising$750,882 · +6.9%

Kenosha

pop 99,578
72
Rising$279,785 · +6.3%

Oshkosh

pop 67,242
72
Rising$255,819 · +5.5%

Fitchburg

pop 34,357
72
Rising$507,809 · +1.2%

Neenah

pop 27,502
72
Rising$307,558 · +5.1%

Caledonia

pop 25,240
72
Rising$384,442 · +4.6%

Onalaska

pop 19,898
72
Rising$365,907 · +2.9%

Menasha

pop 18,433
72
Rising$310,531 · +5.6%

River Falls

pop 17,802
72
Rising$409,745 · +2.4%

Cudahy

pop 17,704
72
Rising$285,194 · +5.8%

Ashwaubenon

pop 17,437
72
Rising$344,488 · +3.0%

Verona

pop 16,825
72
Rising$598,896 · +1.2%

Baraboo

pop 13,096
72
Rising$306,395 · +3.3%

Tomah

pop 9,574
72
Rising$253,100 · +5.0%

Rice Lake

pop 8,971
72
Rising$275,677 · +5.1%

Madison

pop 285,300
71
Rising$429,253 · +2.2%

Greenfield

pop 37,232
71
Rising$328,371 · +6.1%

Fort Atkinson

pop 12,377
71
Rising$305,514 · +5.6%

Platteville

pop 11,833
71
Rising$258,829 · +6.4%

Richfield

pop 11,783
71
Rising$557,290 · +5.6%

Monroe

pop 10,579
71
Rising$281,325 · +5.3%

Elm Grove

pop 6,416
71
Rising$677,736 · +5.8%

West Salem

pop 5,306
71
Rising$376,341 · +5.6%

Bristol

pop 5,239
71
Rising$640,411 · +4.4%

Milwaukee

pop 563,531
70
Rising$226,456 · +3.6%

Superior

pop 26,620
70
Rising$226,726 · +4.5%

South Milwaukee

pop 20,233
70
Rising$304,654 · +4.6%

Chippewa Falls

pop 15,075
70
Rising$338,145 · +2.9%

Shorewood

pop 13,521
70
Rising$555,427 · +6.6%

Stoughton

pop 13,134
70
Rising$431,468 · +3.9%

Brown Deer

pop 12,527
70
Rising$287,648 · +3.0%

Rhinelander

pop 8,286
70
Rising$257,829 · +5.3%

Columbus

pop 5,429
70
Rising$312,195 · +6.5%

Eau Claire

pop 72,331
69
Rising$315,721 · +1.6%

La Crosse

pop 51,049
69
Rising$285,124 · +5.0%

Wauwatosa

pop 48,794
69
Rising$422,436 · +4.4%

New Berlin

pop 40,302
69
Rising$452,705 · +4.5%

Franklin

pop 36,591
69
Rising$439,661 · +3.9%

Middleton

pop 22,566
69
Rising$619,950 · +2.5%

Menomonie

pop 16,709
69
Rising$304,232 · +3.4%

Hudson

pop 15,031
69
Rising$500,699 · +1.8%

Greendale

pop 14,455
69
Rising$388,049 · +5.6%

Burlington

pop 10,939
69
Rising$355,816 · +3.9%

New Richmond

pop 10,879
69
Rising$379,196 · +0.5%

Portage

pop 9,975
69
Rising$291,032 · +4.4%

Brookfield

pop 41,268
68
Rising$524,532 · +5.0%

Whitefish Bay

pop 14,532
68
Rising$656,578 · +5.3%

Two Rivers

pop 11,214
68
Rising$223,743 · +1.6%

McFarland

pop 9,224
68
Rising$492,436 · +2.2%

Monona

pop 8,616
68
Rising$473,283 · +1.9%

Sturtevant

pop 6,855
68
Rising$285,566 · +4.1%

Elkhorn

pop 10,122
67
Rising$342,803 · +2.3%

Mequon

pop 25,329
65
Rising$654,867 · +4.6%

Fox Point

pop 6,591
64
Rising$551,721 · +6.1%

St. Francis

pop 8,951
59
Stable$288,193 · +0.4%

Ashland

pop 7,940
54
Stable$191,596 · -3.8%

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
95.2 (US=100)
Below Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid continental. Hot humid summers, very cold winters (lake-effect snow in the east). Tornadoes possible.

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