Metropolitan market · Wisconsin · September 2026 data

What is the Platteville, WI real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Platteville, WI asks $250,200, down 13.4% year over year. Homes spend a median of 59 days on market, with 78 active listings and 17% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 63% of active listings, and inventory sits at 47% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$250,200
▼ 13.4% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$145
1,778 sq ft median
Median days on market
59
September 2026
Active listings
78
For sale now
New listings
44
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
17%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
47%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
63%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$230,000
▲ 15.1% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
98.5%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
45
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Platteville, WI housing market doing right now?

The Platteville, WI housing market lists at a $250,200 median as of September 2026, down 13.4% year over year, with a 59-day median market time and 78 homes for sale (17% with a price cut). Active inventory is 47% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Platteville housing market statistics

The table summarizes Platteville's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Platteville.

Platteville, WI housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$250,200-13.4% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1451,778 sq ft median
Median days on market59+34% YoY
Active listings78-7% YoY
New listings this month44September 2026
Listings with a price cut17%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$230,000+15.1% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio98.5%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio62.6%49 pending
Inventory vs 201947%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Platteville?

Platteville home prices are down 13.4% year over year and -2.5% month over month as of September 2026, at a $250,200 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$300K$287K$274K$261K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Platteville WI · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$300K$260K$220K$180K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Platteville WI · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Platteville?

Platteville has 78 active listings, 44 new this month, 49 pending as of September 2026. About 17% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 47% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
78
New this month
44
Pending
49
Price-reduced
13

Is Platteville a good real estate investment?

Platteville scores 64/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #193 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
64/100
#193 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+2.6%
▲ Rising · model output, not advice
Momentum
38
Value
80
Rental yield
47
Supply risk
6
Market heat
70

Platteville scores 64/100 on our composite Investor Score (#193 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 47% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 13.4% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Platteville ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Platteville?

A home at Platteville's $250,200 median listing runs about $1,370 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,236/mo
−$133/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,370/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,508/mo
+$138/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $250,200 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Platteville?

To buy Platteville’s $250,200 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $72,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,670/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.1× the area’s $64,349 median household income, so a typical Platteville household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Platteville, WI — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$250,200September 2026
Down payment (20%)$50,040Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,370/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (1.44% effective rate)$300/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$72,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$64,349Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Platteville housing market?

Longer-run demand in Platteville shows up in 127 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of -94 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
127
▲ 5.8% vs 2024
2.5 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-94
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$10.9M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Platteville housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Platteville?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Platteville, WI is $250,200, down 13.4% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Platteville, WI metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Platteville?
The median home listed in Platteville asks $250,200 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,370 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Platteville?
The median property in Platteville spends 59 days on the market, with 78 homes actively listed and 17% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Platteville?
With a median 59 days on market and 17% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 63% of active listings, Platteville reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Platteville a good place to invest in real estate?
Platteville scores 64/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #193 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Platteville?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Platteville and the wider Wisconsin market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Platteville, WI metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Marcus Bell Real Estate Market Analyst

Marcus Bell leads market and career research at WealthyBud, turning public housing and labor data into plain-English answers for investors and agents. He focuses on U.S. metro housing markets, agent economics and licensing.

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