Housing data for Prairie du Sac, WI
Prairie du Sac, WI has an estimated 4,382 residents and 1,921 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a village in Sauk County.
30.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,370 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 4,382 (±34)
- Housing units
- 1,921 (±116)
- Households that rent
- 30.7%
- Median gross rent
- $1,370
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +0.8%
What stands out in Prairie du Sac
Working from home: 15.5% (±4.0 points) in Prairie du Sac, higher than in Sauk County (9.6%).
Median gross rent: $1,370 (±$108) in Prairie du Sac, higher than in Sauk County ($1,018).
Rental vacancy rate: 0.0% (±3.9 points) in Prairie du Sac, lower than in Sauk County (5.3%).
Median real estate taxes: $5,039 (±$366) in Prairie du Sac, higher than in Sauk County ($3,755).
Housing in Prairie du Sac at a glance
- Median rent: $1,370 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,392 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 33.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 30.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $101,049 median household income
- Home values: $321,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,871 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $5,039 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 11.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 68.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 44.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 74.2% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 24.3 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +0.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 21.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Prairie du Sac against Sauk County, its state and the nation
| Prairie du Sac | Sauk County | Wisconsin | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,382 (±34) | 66,009 (exact) | 5,914,872 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,921 (±116) | 31,496 (±62) | 2,778,572 (±1,533) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 30.7% (±7.0 points) | 27.6% (±1.7 points) | 32.2% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,370 (±$108) | $1,018 (±$31) | $1,087 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $101,049 (±$8,002) | $79,541 (±$2,340) | $77,485 (±$455) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $321,300 (±$20,870) | $258,600 (±$5,849) | $266,500 (±$1,051) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $5,039 (±$366) | $3,755 (±$81) | $3,792 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 44.4% (±8.0 points) | 46.6% (±1.9 points) | 57.0% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 24.3 minutes (±2.8) | 23.0 minutes (±0.7) | 22.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.3% (±5.5 points) | 88.5% (±1.1 points) | 90.3% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 38.4 years (±3.6) | 41.6 years (±0.4) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Prairie du Sac covers 2.0 square miles of land, about 2,199 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Prairie du Sac has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,347 (±16) | 4,382 (±34) | +0.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,933 (±131) | 1,921 (±116) | −0.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,041 (±$121) | $1,370 (±$108) | +31.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $242,200 (±$24,631) | $321,300 (±$20,870) | +32.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $59,842 (±$5,273) | $101,049 (±$8,002) | +68.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,652 (±$124) | $1,871 (±$102) | +13.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $4,233 (±$279) | $5,039 (±$366) | +19.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 38.4% (±6.7 points) | 30.7% (±7.0 points) | −7.7 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±2.4 points) | 0.0% (±3.9 points) | 0.0 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 Sauk County
Prairie du Sac has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Sauk County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Sauk County recorded 85 violent and 622 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 Prairie du Sac
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk City | 1.4 mi | $1,121 | $291,400 | 30.2% |
| Town of Prairie du Sac | 3.2 mi | $950 | $402,800 | 17.0% |
| Town of West Point | 4.6 mi | $1,508 | $532,900 | 8.2% |
| Town of Roxbury | 5.1 mi | $1,286 | $460,800 | 9.8% |
| Town of Sumpter | 5.6 mi | $975 | $199,700 | 27.5% |
| Town of Mazomanie | 6.7 mi | $1,175 | $409,700 | 7.8% |
| Town of Merrimac | 7.2 mi | $1,161 | $454,500 | 7.2% |
| Merrimac | 7.8 mi | $992 | $276,600 | 19.9% |
Places in Wisconsin most like Prairie du Sac
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | $1,220 | $325,200 | $87,917 | 30.7% |
| Lodi | $1,248 | $328,200 | $117,584 | 24.5% |
| West Salem | $1,283 | $277,100 | $97,019 | 22.3% |
| New Richmond | $1,168 | $285,100 | $88,157 | 37.9% |
| Mount Horeb | $1,240 | $388,900 | $107,856 | 29.2% |
| Oregon | $1,221 | $417,200 | $102,978 | 27.6% |
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 Prairie du Sac, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $843 | $996 | $1,168 | $1,448 | $1,577 |
HUD income limits for Prairie du Sac, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $21,700 | $36,100 | $57,750 |
| 2 people | $24,800 | $41,250 | $66,000 |
| 3 people | $27,900 | $46,400 | $74,250 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $51,550 | $82,500 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $55,700 | $89,100 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $59,800 | $95,700 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $63,950 | $102,300 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $68,050 | $108,900 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Sauk County, WI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $103,100.
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 Prairie du Sac
What is the average rent in Prairie du Sac, WI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Prairie du Sac is $1,370 (±$108) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Prairie du Sac?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Prairie du Sac, WI is $1,206 (±$566) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Prairie du Sac rent-burdened?
33.6% of renting households in Prairie du Sac pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Prairie du Sac?
Prairie du Sac has an estimated 572 (±147) renting households, 30.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Prairie du Sac?
The median household income in Prairie du Sac is $101,049 (±$8,002) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Prairie du Sac, WI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $321,300 (±$20,870) for owner-occupied homes in Prairie du Sac (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Prairie du Sac growing?
In Prairie du Sac, the number of residents went from 4,347 in 2015–2019 to 4,382 in 2020–2024 (+0.8%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie du Sac village, Wisconsin
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie du Sac village, Wisconsin
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie du Sac village, Wisconsin
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie du Sac village, Wisconsin
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie du Sac village, Wisconsin
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie du Sac village, Wisconsin
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie du Sac village, Wisconsin
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Sauk County, WI
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Sauk 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 Prairie du Sac village, Wisconsin (place:65100, 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 .