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The median home value in Waukesha County, WI is $512,586 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.03% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$512,586
Year-over-Year
+6.03%
National Rank
#190 of 3071
Waukesha County ranks 1st out of 72 counties in WI by median home price, and is +118.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WI, the typical county has a median home value of $304,403, making Waukesha County +68.4% above the WI state median.
Households here earn a median of $106,076 a year against a typical home value of $512,586 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 81% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Waukesha County recorded a violent crime rate of 72 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 933 per 100,000.
Based on 14 reporting cities covering 286,545 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Waukesha County is $512,586. That's up 6.03% from a year earlier. That is about 118.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Waukesha County the 1st most expensive of 72 counties in Wisconsin.
Median household income here is $106,076, so a typical home costs about 4.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Waukesha County recorded 72 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 286,545 residents across 14 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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