How much do homeowners pay a month in the Town of Wheaton, WI?

Name: Homeowner costs in the Town of Wheaton, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in the Town of Wheaton, WI pay a median of $1,558 (±$123) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $624 (±$46).

64.6% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In the Town of Wheaton, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,511 in 2015–2019 to $1,558 in 2020–2024 (+3.1%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,558 (±$123)
Without a mortgage: $624 (±$46)
Owned with a mortgage: 64.6%

Monthly owner costs in the Town of Wheaton

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Wheaton	Chippewa County	Wisconsin	United States
With a mortgage	$1,558 (±$123)	$1,538 (±$42)	$1,689 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$624 (±$46)	$588 (±$18)	$659 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	64.6% (±7.2 points)	56.0% (±2.2 points)	61.1% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,990 (±$304)	$2,798 (±$77)	$3,792 (±$12)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In the Town of Wheaton, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Chippewa County ($1,538).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin ($1,689).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Chippewa County, the Town of Wheaton ranks 18 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 969 of 1,845.

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

How owner costs in the Town of Wheaton 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 owner cost with a mortgage	$1,511 (±$91)	$1,558 (±$123)	+3.1%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,862 (±$135)	$2,990 (±$304)	+4.5%	Down after inflation
Median home value	$215,500 (±$14,313)	$302,900 (±$33,686)	+40.6%	Up 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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near the Town of Wheaton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Wheaton
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Town of Wheaton	—	$1,558 (±$123)	—
Town of Howard	5.7 mi	$1,430 (±$521)	Not measurably different
Elk Mound	6.7 mi	$1,394 (±$58)	Lower
Lake Hallie	6.8 mi	$1,624 (±$72)	Not measurably different
Eau Claire	6.9 mi	$1,556 (±$49)	Not measurably different
Town of Union (Eau Claire County)	7.2 mi	$1,494 (±$140)	Not measurably different
Town of Tilden	7.3 mi	$1,700 (±$128)	Not measurably different
Town of Elk Mound	7.5 mi	$1,672 (±$166)	Not measurably different
Chippewa Falls	8.5 mi	$1,464 (±$172)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elk Mound, WI ($1,394).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Chippewa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
12	Town of Cleveland (Chippewa County)	$1,652 (±$123)
13	Town of Auburn (Chippewa County)	$1,648 (±$290)
14	Town of Eagle Point	$1,643 (±$270)
15	Lake Hallie	$1,624 (±$72)
16	Town of Edson	$1,594 (±$171)
17	Town of Delmar	$1,572 (±$245)
18	Town of Wheaton	$1,558 (±$123)
19	Town of Sigel (Chippewa County)	$1,511 (±$181)
20 (tie)	Town of Lake Holcombe	$1,500 (±$189)
20 (tie)	Town of Ruby	$1,500 (±$670)
22	Town of Colburn (Chippewa County)	$1,467 (±$336)
23	Chippewa Falls	$1,464 (±$172)
24	Town of Howard	$1,430 (±$521)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Chippewa 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 Town of Wheaton

What is the average mortgage payment in the Town of Wheaton?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Wheaton, WI is $1,558 (±$123) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in the Town of Wheaton?

Owners without a mortgage in the Town of Wheaton pay a median of $624 (±$46) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in the Town of Wheaton gone up?

In the Town of Wheaton, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,511 in 2015–2019 to $1,558 in 2020–2024 (+3.1%).

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

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Wheaton town, Chippewa County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:86537, in state:55 county:017).

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

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

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.