How much do homeowners pay a month in West Baraboo, WI?

Homeowners with a mortgage in West Baraboo, WI pay a median of $1,566 (±$263) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $700 (±$128).

54.8% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In West Baraboo, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,277 in 2015–2019 to $1,566 in 2020–2024 (+22.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

With a mortgage
$1,566 (±$263)
Without a mortgage
$700 (±$128)
Owned with a mortgage
54.8%

Monthly owner costs in West Baraboo

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
West BarabooSauk CountyWisconsinUnited States
With a mortgage$1,566 (±$263)$1,646 (±$43)$1,689 (±$5)$1,963
Without a mortgage$700 (±$128)$640 (±$18)$659 (±$3)$638
Owned homes with a mortgage54.8% (±10.9 points)61.5% (±1.7 points)61.1% (±0.2 points)60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,613 (±$239)$3,755 (±$81)$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 West Baraboo, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Sauk County ($1,646).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin ($1,689).

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

In Sauk County, West Baraboo ranks 26 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 956 of 1,845.

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

How owner costs in West Baraboo have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,277 (±$113)$1,566 (±$263)+22.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,290 (±$196)$3,613 (±$239)+9.8%Down after inflation
Median home value$158,300 (±$9,979)$224,700 (±$13,746)+41.9%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 West Baraboo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Baraboo
PlaceDistanceMedian monthly cost with a mortgageCompared with this place
West Baraboo—$1,566 (±$263)—
Baraboo1.9 mi$1,545 (±$152)Not measurably different
Town of Baraboo1.9 mi$1,879 (±$269)Not measurably different
North Freedom4.2 mi$1,235 (±$103)Lower
Town of Excelsior6.0 mi$1,593 (±$86)Not measurably different
Town of Delton6.1 mi$1,527 (±$199)Not measurably different
Town of Greenfield (Sauk County)6.4 mi$1,880 (±$270)Not measurably different
Town of Fairfield7.5 mi$1,943 (±$286)Not measurably different
Rock Springs7.7 mi$1,565 (±$76)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Freedom, WI ($1,235).

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

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

RankPlaceMedian monthly cost with a mortgage
20Town of Washington (Sauk County)$1,694 (±$201)
21Town of Westfield (Sauk County)$1,691 (±$185)
22Merrimac$1,677 (±$120)
23Town of Reedsburg$1,608 (±$319)
24Town of Excelsior$1,593 (±$86)
25Spring Green$1,582 (±$78)
26West Baraboo$1,566 (±$263)
27Rock Springs$1,565 (±$76)
28Plain$1,548 (±$98)
29Baraboo$1,545 (±$152)
30Town of Delton$1,527 (±$199)
31Reedsburg$1,480 (±$81)
32Lake Delton$1,317 (±$102)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Sauk 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 West Baraboo

What is the average mortgage payment in West Baraboo?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in West Baraboo, WI is $1,566 (±$263) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in West Baraboo?

Owners without a mortgage in West Baraboo pay a median of $700 (±$128) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in West Baraboo gone up?

In West Baraboo, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,277 in 2015–2019 to $1,566 in 2020–2024 (+22.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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 West Baraboo village, Wisconsin (place:85325, in state:55).

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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Request a Census API key.

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.

Figures last updated on .

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