What is the median home value in Fort Atkinson, WI?

Name: Home values in Fort Atkinson, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Fort Atkinson, WI is $211,800 (±$15,033), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Fort Atkinson, the median home value went from $157,000 in 2015–2019 to $211,800 in 2020–2024 (+34.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $211,800 (±$15,033)
Owner-occupied homes: 3,703 (±255)
Most common range: $200,000 to $299,999

Home values in Fort Atkinson

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Fort Atkinson	Jefferson County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $50,000	2.6% (±1.5 points)	4.5%	4.0%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.6% (±0.8 points)	1.7%	5.1%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	8.2% (±3.4 points)	5.2%	8.9%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	33.8% (±7.1 points)	16.0%	14.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	37.4% (±5.7 points)	28.9%	25.5%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	17.2% (±4.6 points)	31.2%	29.4%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	0.2% (±0.3 points)	10.5%	11.4%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±0.6 points)	2.0%	1.7%	7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 37.4% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Fort Atkinson against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Atkinson	Jefferson County	Wisconsin	United States
Median home value	$211,800 (±$15,033)	$274,100 (±$7,416)	$266,500 (±$1,051)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	3,703 (±255)	25,502 (±567)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142

In Fort Atkinson, the median home value is lower than in Jefferson County ($274,100).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin ($266,500).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Jefferson County, Fort Atkinson ranks 24 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 1214 of 1,846.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Fort Atkinson have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$157,000 (±$7,152)	$211,800 (±$15,033)	+34.9%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,274 (±$68)	$1,593 (±$38)	+25.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$3,233 (±$148)	$3,637 (±$144)	+12.5%	Down after inflation

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.

Median home value in places near Fort Atkinson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Atkinson
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Fort Atkinson	—	$211,800 (±$15,033)	—
Town of Koshkonong	2.1 mi	$391,700 (±$37,169)	Higher
Town of Jefferson (Jefferson County)	4.5 mi	$405,600 (±$80,704)	Higher
Jefferson	5.8 mi	$225,600 (±$25,223)	Not measurably different
Town of Hebron	6.5 mi	$314,100 (±$37,920)	Higher
Lake Koshkonong	6.5 mi	$370,300 (±$26,911)	Higher
Town of Oakland (Jefferson County)	6.6 mi	$353,900 (±$41,291)	Higher
Town of Cold Spring	7.1 mi	$359,400 (±$27,431)	Higher
Town of Sumner (Jefferson County)	7.5 mi	$328,600 (±$37,295)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Koshkonong, WI ($391,700), Town of Jefferson (Jefferson County), WI ($405,600), Town of Hebron, WI ($314,100).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
18	Town of Sullivan	$307,300 (±$38,277)
19	Sullivan	$257,400 (±$43,781)
20	Waterloo	$230,600 (±$9,469)
21	Jefferson	$225,600 (±$25,223)
22	Watertown	$222,100 (±$9,182)
23	Palmyra	$213,100 (±$10,259)
24	Fort Atkinson	$211,800 (±$15,033)

Showing 7 of 24 places in Jefferson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Fort Atkinson

What is the average home value in Fort Atkinson, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $211,800 (±$15,033) for owner-occupied homes in Fort Atkinson (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Fort Atkinson gone up?

In Fort Atkinson, the median home value went from $157,000 in 2015–2019 to $211,800 in 2020–2024 (+34.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Fort Atkinson sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

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 Fort Atkinson city, Wisconsin (place:26675, in state:55).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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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.