Housing data for Wild Rose, WI
Wild Rose, WI has an estimated 903 residents and 492 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a village in Waushara County.
49.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $847 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 903 (±132)
- Housing units
- 492 (±88)
- Households that rent
- 49.5%
- Median gross rent
- $847
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +6.2%
What stands out in Wild Rose
Households that rent: 49.5% (±10.8 points) in Wild Rose, higher than in Waushara County (15.8%).
Median home value: $110,900 (±$16,162) in Wild Rose, lower than in Waushara County ($203,100).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 9.8% (±6.0 points) in Wild Rose, higher than in Waushara County (3.6%).
Homes built before 1980: 75.4% (±17.2 points) in Wild Rose, higher than in Waushara County (54.2%).
- Renters and owners in Wild Rose
- Home values in Wild Rose
- Types of homes in Wild Rose
- Age of homes in Wild Rose
Housing in Wild Rose at a glance
- Median rent: $847 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $900 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 29.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 49.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $48,750 median household income
- Home values: $110,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $971 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,798 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 9.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 46.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 75.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 6.2% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 87.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 27.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +6.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 11.9% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Wild Rose against Waushara County, its state and the nation
| Wild Rose | Waushara County | Wisconsin | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 903 (±132) | 24,868 (exact) | 5,914,872 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 492 (±88) | 14,875 (±54) | 2,778,572 (±1,533) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 49.5% (±10.8 points) | 15.8% (±1.5 points) | 32.2% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $847 (±$56) | $796 (±$49) | $1,087 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $48,750 (±$7,114) | $67,107 (±$2,599) | $77,485 (±$455) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $110,900 (±$16,162) | $203,100 (±$7,479) | $266,500 (±$1,051) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,798 (±$356) | $2,464 (±$67) | $3,792 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 75.4% (±17.2 points) | 54.2% (±2.4 points) | 57.0% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 27.8 minutes (±4.1) | 28.9 minutes (±1.1) | 22.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 87.9% (±4.9 points) | 85.1% (±1.2 points) | 90.3% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 47.9 years (±7.8) | 50.2 years (±0.3) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Wild Rose covers 1.5 square miles of land, about 621 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Wild Rose has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 850 (±127) | 903 (±132) | +6.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 381 (±41) | 492 (±88) | +29.1% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $671 (±$114) | $847 (±$56) | +26.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $93,200 (±$4,263) | $110,900 (±$16,162) | +19.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $42,955 (±$5,953) | $48,750 (±$7,114) | +13.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $900 (±$54) | $971 (±$69) | +7.9% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,951 (±$206) | $1,798 (±$356) | −7.8% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 43.8% (±8.0 points) | 49.5% (±10.8 points) | +5.7 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.7% (±5.7 points) | 6.2% (±7.4 points) | +2.5 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 Waushara County
Wild Rose has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Waushara County as a whole.
In 2023, the police departments that report for Waushara County recorded 43 violent and 529 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 Wild Rose
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Springwater | 2.8 mi | $585 | $233,800 | 14.3% |
| Town of Rose | 3.0 mi | $1,141 | $263,900 | 21.3% |
| Town of Mount Morris | 5.5 mi | $1,114 | $260,900 | 5.6% |
| Town of Wautoma | 5.6 mi | $786 | $214,000 | 6.6% |
| Town of Belmont (Portage County) | 7.9 mi | $888 | $205,400 | 5.5% |
| Wautoma | 8.0 mi | $801 | $131,600 | 46.5% |
| Town of Dayton (Waupaca County) | 8.1 mi | $858 | $254,400 | 13.2% |
| Town of Oasis | 9.0 mi | — | $250,000 | 6.5% |
Places in Wisconsin most like Wild Rose
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship | $884 | $115,100 | $48,631 | 36.6% |
| Adams | $749 | $102,500 | $43,364 | 51.6% |
| Fountain City | $805 | $169,000 | $51,750 | 40.2% |
| Wittenberg | $701 | $138,500 | $52,821 | 47.2% |
| Mondovi | $891 | $174,500 | $54,355 | 44.8% |
| Phillips | $793 | $103,300 | $47,059 | 47.1% |
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 Wild Rose, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $732 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,306 | $1,512 |
HUD income limits for Wild Rose, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,200 | $33,600 | $53,800 |
| 2 people | $23,050 | $38,400 | $61,450 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $43,200 | $69,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $48,000 | $76,800 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $51,850 | $82,950 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $55,700 | $89,100 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $59,550 | $95,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $63,400 | $101,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Waushara County, WI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $88,700.
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 Wild Rose
What is the average rent in Wild Rose, WI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wild Rose is $847 (±$56) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Wild Rose rent-burdened?
29.6% of renting households in Wild Rose 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 Wild Rose?
Wild Rose has an estimated 213 (±83) renting households, 49.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Wild Rose?
The median household income in Wild Rose is $48,750 (±$7,114) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Wild Rose, WI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $110,900 (±$16,162) for owner-occupied homes in Wild Rose (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Wild Rose?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Wild Rose, WI is $971 (±$69) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Wild Rose growing?
In Wild Rose, the number of residents went from 850 in 2015–2019 to 903 in 2020–2024 (+6.2%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wild Rose village, Wisconsin
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wild Rose village, Wisconsin
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wild Rose village, Wisconsin
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wild Rose village, Wisconsin
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wild Rose village, Wisconsin
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Wild Rose village, Wisconsin
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Wild Rose village, Wisconsin
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Waushara County, WI
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Waushara 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 Wild Rose village, Wisconsin (place:87075, 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 .