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Median Home Price in Stoughton, WI

The median home value in Stoughton, WI is $438,358 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.23% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$438,358

Year-over-Year

+4.23%

Population

12,996

Stoughton ranks #34 of 124 Wisconsin cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 24.7% above the state's city median of $351,517. It sits in Dane County, where the county-wide median is $474,814.

Housing affordability in Stoughton

Median household income in Stoughton is $79,551, so the typical home value is about 5.5× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Stoughton

Stoughton police recorded a violent crime rate of 192 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,262 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Stoughton

What is the average home price in Stoughton, WI?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Stoughton, that value is $438,358. That's up 4.23% from a year earlier. It is about 24.7% above the typical Wisconsin city tracked here.

Is Stoughton expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Stoughton are cheaper than Dane County as a whole, where the median is $474,814 — a difference of about 7.7%.

Is Stoughton affordable?

Median household income here is $79,551, so the typical home value is about 5.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Stoughton a safe place to live?

Stoughton police reported 192 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 12,996. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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