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The median home value in Dane County, WI is $470,476 as of 2026-08-31, up 2.63% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$470,476
Year-over-Year
+2.63%
National Rank
#255 of 3071
Dane County ranks 3rd out of 72 counties in WI by median home price, and is +100.1% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within WI, the typical county has a median home value of $298,900, making Dane County +57.4% above the WI state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.0%, from $475,273 in May 2026 to $470,476 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $475,273 | +2.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $476,735 | +2.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $474,814 | +2.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $470,476 | +2.6% |
Households here earn a median of $89,975 a year against a typical home value of $470,476 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.2×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 87% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Dane County recorded a violent crime rate of 215 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,530 per 100,000.
Based on 15 reporting cities covering 478,147 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Dane County is $470,476. That's up 2.63% from a year earlier. That is about 100.1% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Dane County the 3rd most expensive of 72 counties in Wisconsin.
Median household income here is $89,975, so a typical home costs about 5.2× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Dane County recorded 215 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 478,147 residents across 15 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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