How much do homeowners pay a month in Whitewater, WI?

Name: Homeowner costs in Whitewater, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Whitewater, WI pay a median of $1,774 (±$127) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $738 (±$63).

59.9% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Whitewater, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,440 in 2015–2019 to $1,774 in 2020–2024 (+23.2%).

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 November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,774 (±$127)
Without a mortgage: $738 (±$63)
Owned with a mortgage: 59.9%

Monthly owner costs in Whitewater

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Whitewater	Walworth County	Wisconsin	United States
With a mortgage	$1,774 (±$127)	$1,746 (±$35)	$1,689 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$738 (±$63)	$723 (±$25)	$659 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	59.9% (±6.9 points)	62.6% (±1.7 points)	61.1% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$3,869 (±$277)	$4,036 (±$85)	$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 Whitewater, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Walworth County ($1,746).

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

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

In Walworth County, Whitewater ranks 14 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 530 of 1,845.

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

How owner costs in Whitewater 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	$1,440 (±$62)	$1,774 (±$127)	+23.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$3,275 (±$188)	$3,869 (±$277)	+18.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$168,700 (±$8,434)	$229,400 (±$7,368)	+36.0%	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 Whitewater

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whitewater
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Whitewater	—	$1,774 (±$127)	—
Town of Cold Spring	2.9 mi	$2,081 (±$307)	Not measurably different
Town of Whitewater	4.2 mi	$1,994 (±$263)	Not measurably different
Town of Lima (Rock County)	6.0 mi	$1,762 (±$685)	Not measurably different
Town of Koshkonong	6.5 mi	$2,006 (±$271)	Not measurably different
Town of Hebron	7.0 mi	$1,805 (±$272)	Not measurably different
Palmyra	7.5 mi	$1,567 (±$81)	Lower
Town of Palmyra	7.6 mi	$1,637 (±$244)	Not measurably different
Town of La Grange (Walworth County)	7.7 mi	$2,205 (±$110)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Palmyra, WI ($1,567).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of La Grange (Walworth County), WI ($2,205).

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

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

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
8	Town of Lafayette (Walworth County)	$1,984 (±$223)
9	Town of Spring Prairie	$1,943 (±$223)
10	East Troy	$1,900 (±$186)
11	Town of Geneva	$1,851 (±$219)
12	Elkhorn	$1,798 (±$116)
13	Town of Sharon (Walworth County)	$1,792 (±$497)
14	Whitewater	$1,774 (±$127)
15	Town of Delavan	$1,741 (±$186)
16	Town of Bloomfield (Walworth County)	$1,718 (±$299)
17	Town of Sugar Creek	$1,713 (±$129)
18	Genoa City	$1,697 (±$71)
19	Town of Richmond (Walworth County)	$1,693 (±$117)
20	Lake Geneva	$1,690 (±$112)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Walworth 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 Whitewater

What is the average mortgage payment in Whitewater?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Whitewater, WI is $1,774 (±$127) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

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

Owners without a mortgage in Whitewater pay a median of $738 (±$63) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Whitewater gone up?

In Whitewater, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,440 in 2015–2019 to $1,774 in 2020–2024 (+23.2%).

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 Whitewater city, Wisconsin (place:86925, 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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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.