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The median home value in Portage County, WI is $323,818 as of 2026-08-31, up 9.98% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$323,818
Year-over-Year
+9.98%
National Rank
#782 of 3071
Portage County ranks 25th out of 72 counties in WI by median home price, and is +37.8% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within WI, the typical county has a median home value of $298,900, making Portage County +8.3% above the WI state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.8%, from $321,240 in May 2026 to $323,818 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 | $321,240 | +11.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $327,104 | +10.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $324,458 | +10.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $323,818 | +10.0% |
Households here earn a median of $76,070 a year against a typical home value of $323,818 — 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 $323,818. That's up 9.98% from a year earlier. That is about 37.8% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Portage County the 25th 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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