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Least affordable housing, Wisconsin counties

Wisconsin counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 3.1. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Calumet County, WI, up 22 places to #36.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01▲2Door County, WIWI30,6164.6+80%
02Dane County, WIWI590,3754.4+84%
03▼2Vilas County, WIWI23,7614.4+51%
04Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3464.0+71%
05Sawyer County, WIWI18,8463.9+42%
06▲1Walworth County, WIWI106,1273.8+66%
07▼1Waukesha County, WIWI417,2103.8+74%
08▲7Burnett County, WIWI17,2233.7+66%
09▲1St. Croix County, WIWI98,2763.7+80%
10▲6Pierce County, WIWI43,5193.6+69%
11▼2Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2163.6+54%
12▲1Washington County, WIWI139,2383.6+65%
13▼5Washburn County, WIWI17,0873.6+52%
14▲14Polk County, WIWI45,8033.5+60%
15▼1La Crosse County, WIWI121,3393.5+63%
16▲11Eau Claire County, WIWI109,0333.5+72%
17▲5Chippewa County, WIWI67,6143.5+93%
18▼6Oneida County, WIWI38,1313.4+54%
19▼8Bayfield County, WIWI16,7873.4+55%
20▲9Adams County, WIWI21,7523.4+55%
21▲13Brown County, WIWI275,8033.3+68%
22▲2Columbia County, WIWI58,1323.3+69%
23▼6Barron County, WIWI46,4843.3+57%
24▲2Jefferson County, WIWI86,5053.3+69%
25▲7Kenosha County, WIWI168,4483.3+55%
26▼5Sauk County, WIWI66,6523.3+54%
27▼2Dunn County, WIWI46,2233.3+62%
28▲3Iowa County, WIWI23,9513.2+80%
29▼11Racine County, WIWI198,9193.2+66%
30▼7Marquette County, WIWI15,9273.2+56%
31▼11Portage County, WIWI71,9433.2+56%
32▲12Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0473.2+70%
33▲15Green Lake County, WIWI19,3053.2+68%
34▲17Outagamie County, WIWI195,8943.1+66%
35▼16Vernon County, WIWI31,4433.1+56%
36▲22Calumet County, WIWI53,9823.1+69%
37▲20Oconto County, WIWI40,1953.1+64%
38▲8Rock County, WIWI166,4723.1+79%
39▲2Dodge County, WIWI89,0973.1+63%
40▼1Forest County, WIWI9,5743.0+32%
41▼4Waushara County, WIWI25,2233.0+45%
42▼9Buffalo County, WIWI13,3183.0+65%
43▲6Monroe County, WIWI46,5723.0+55%
44▼2Green County, WIWI37,2273.0+61%
45Winnebago County, WIWI174,2183.0+51%
46▼11Grant County, WIWI52,4463.0+69%
47▲9Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6693.0+59%
48▼10Richland County, WIWI17,0363.0+63%
49▲10Shawano County, WIWI41,5602.9+53%
50▲5Waupaca County, WIWI51,4612.9+54%
51▼1Jackson County, WIWI20,9992.9+56%
52▼9Crawford County, WIWI15,9102.9+43%
53▼1Pepin County, WIWI7,5132.9+61%
54▼18Taylor County, WIWI20,1182.8+58%
55▼15Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1712.8+65%
56▼3Florence County, WIWI4,7482.8+45%
57▲15Langlade County, WIWI19,5342.8+57%
58▲8Lincoln County, WIWI28,4032.8+67%
59▼5Marathon County, WIWI139,4322.8+56%
60▼13Douglas County, WIWI43,9902.7+60%
61▼31Iron County, WIWI6,1272.7+52%
62Ashland County, WIWI16,2032.7+38%
63▲6Rusk County, WIWI14,1462.7+45%
64▲6Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7102.7+51%
65▼5Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7582.7+45%
66▼3Price County, WIWI13,9882.7+48%
67▼6Juneau County, WIWI26,6492.6+44%
68▼4Wood County, WIWI74,0602.6+53%
69▼2Clark County, WIWI35,0522.6+55%
70▼2Lafayette County, WIWI17,4782.5+58%
71▼6Marinette County, WIWI42,5742.5+34%
72▼1Menominee County, WIWI4,1991.8−46%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES