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The median home value in Portage County, WI is $324,458 as of 2026-07-31, up 10.19% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$324,458
Year-over-Year
+10.19%
National Rank
#800 of 3071
Portage County ranks 28th out of 72 counties in WI by median home price, and is +38.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WI, the typical county has a median home value of $304,403, making Portage County +6.6% above the WI state median.
Households here earn a median of $76,070 a year against a typical home value of $324,458 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 70% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Portage County recorded a violent crime rate of 112 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 791 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 40,090 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Portage County is $324,458. That's up 10.19% from a year earlier. That is about 38.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Portage County the 28th most expensive of 72 counties in Wisconsin.
Median household income here is $76,070, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Portage County recorded 112 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 40,090 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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