Housing data for Cashton, WI
Cashton, WI has an estimated 1,281 residents and 613 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a village in Monroe County.
15.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,019 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+36.6%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,281 (±257)
- Housing units
- 613 (±122)
- Households that rent
- 15.7%
- Median gross rent
- $1,019
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +36.6%
What stands out in Cashton
Households that rent: 15.7% (±5.0 points) in Cashton, lower than in Monroe County (27.2%).
Median home value: $140,800 (±$68,187) in Cashton, lower than in Monroe County ($210,000).
Working from home: 5.2% (±3.1 points) in Cashton, lower than in Monroe County (9.0%).
Average commute: 27.3 minutes (±4.9) in Cashton, higher than in Monroe County (20.3 minutes).
Housing in Cashton at a glance
- Median rent: $1,019 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,054 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 24.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 15.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $70,074 median household income
- Home values: $140,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,439 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,598 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 5.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 54.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 57.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 10.6% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 81.0% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 27.3 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +36.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 25.2% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 13.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Cashton against Monroe County, its state and the nation
| Cashton | Monroe County | Wisconsin | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,281 (±257) | 46,208 (exact) | 5,914,872 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 613 (±122) | 20,022 (±57) | 2,778,572 (±1,533) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 15.7% (±5.0 points) | 27.2% (±2.3 points) | 32.2% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,019 (±$121) | $914 (±$43) | $1,087 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $70,074 (±$14,237) | $69,467 (±$3,463) | $77,485 (±$455) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $140,800 (±$68,187) | $210,000 (±$6,667) | $266,500 (±$1,051) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,598 (±$480) | $2,826 (±$68) | $3,792 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 57.0% (±17.1 points) | 49.8% (±3.0 points) | 57.0% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 27.3 minutes (±4.9) | 20.3 minutes (±0.9) | 22.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 86.2% (±6.7 points) | 87.1% (±1.5 points) | 90.3% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 33.5 years (±6.0) | 39.7 years (±0.6) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Cashton covers 1.3 square miles of land, about 1,005 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Cashton has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 938 (±117) | 1,281 (±257) | +36.6% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 452 (±49) | 613 (±122) | +35.6% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $667 (±$153) | $1,019 (±$121) | +52.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $113,000 (±$12,970) | $140,800 (±$68,187) | +24.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $58,750 (±$10,888) | $70,074 (±$14,237) | +19.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,158 (±$98) | $1,439 (±$167) | +24.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,320 (±$238) | $2,598 (±$480) | +12.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 23.6% (±7.8 points) | 15.7% (±5.0 points) | −7.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 7.4% (±11.5 points) | 10.6% (±15.6 points) | +3.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Monroe County
Cashton has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Monroe County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Monroe County recorded 202 violent and 766 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Cashton
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Jefferson (Monroe County) | 2.6 mi | $704 | $263,200 | 12.4% |
| Town of Portland (Monroe County) | 3.7 mi | $1,104 | $350,000 | 10.5% |
| Melvina | 4.2 mi | — | $235,000 | 29.3% |
| Town of Clinton (Vernon County) | 4.4 mi | $671 | $347,900 | 15.5% |
| Town of Christiana (Vernon County) | 5.1 mi | $1,042 | $359,300 | 6.2% |
| Westby | 7.1 mi | $993 | $174,200 | 22.9% |
| Town of Wells | 8.4 mi | — | $230,000 | 8.0% |
| Town of Sheldon | 8.5 mi | $1,010 | $271,900 | 28.6% |
Places in Wisconsin most like Cashton
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Weston (Clark County) | $1,034 | $183,600 | $60,865 | 22.1% |
| Town of Mentor | $1,125 | $128,300 | $60,357 | 19.1% |
| Town of Grant (Clark County) | $863 | $141,800 | $68,125 | 11.8% |
| Town of Ashland | $850 | $126,800 | $74,464 | 11.4% |
| Coloma | $871 | $122,200 | $75,000 | 19.1% |
| Chetek | $959 | $171,200 | $64,141 | 27.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Wisconsin.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Cashton, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $724 | $833 | $1,039 | $1,383 | $1,469 |
HUD income limits for Cashton, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,200 | $33,600 | $53,800 |
| 2 people | $23,050 | $38,400 | $61,450 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $43,200 | $69,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $48,000 | $76,800 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $51,850 | $82,950 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $55,700 | $89,100 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $59,550 | $95,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $63,400 | $101,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Monroe County, WI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $93,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Cashton
How many renters are there in Cashton?
Cashton has an estimated 84 (±24) renting households, 15.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Cashton?
The median household income in Cashton is $70,074 (±$14,237) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Cashton, WI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $140,800 (±$68,187) for owner-occupied homes in Cashton (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Cashton?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Cashton, WI is $1,439 (±$167) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Cashton?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Cashton, WI is $2,598 (±$480) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Cashton?
Cashton, WI has an estimated 613 (±122) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Cashton growing?
In Cashton, the number of residents went from 938 in 2015–2019 to 1,281 in 2020–2024 (+36.6%), a measurable increase.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cashton village, Wisconsin
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cashton village, Wisconsin
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cashton village, Wisconsin
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cashton village, Wisconsin
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cashton village, Wisconsin
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cashton village, Wisconsin
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cashton village, Wisconsin
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Monroe County, WI
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Monroe County, WI
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cashton village, Wisconsin (place:12950, in state:55).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .