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Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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With a population of 5,399, 2,162 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $228,653, house prices in Prairie du Chien are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Prairie du Chien, accounting for 74.21% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Prairie du Chien include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.66%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.93%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 1.62%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Prairie du Chien are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 54.56% owning and 45.44% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Prairie du Chien built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Prairie du Chien built between 1940-1969 ( 32.63%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 24.80%). There's also some housing in Prairie du Chien built between 2000 and later ( 4.15%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Prairie du Chien. Fully 14.48% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Prairie du Chien homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Prairie du Chien real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.
Real estate appreciation rates in Prairie du Chien's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.27% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Prairie du Chien that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Prairie du Chien real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Prairie du Chien appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 12.18%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 94.02% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Prairie du Chien. Prairie du Chien appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.16%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.73%.
Relative to Wisconsin, our data show that Prairie du Chien's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Wisconsin.
$228,653
for Wisconsin
for nation
2,162
$1,212 / per month