Affordability evidence
Waukesha, WI home values, income, and owner costs
A borrower-focused reading of the latest ACS value, income, and owner-cost evidence for Waukesha, WI.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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The published evidence provides the starting point: In Waukesha, WI, the 2024 ACS reports a median owner-occupied home value of $315,500, median household income of $83,837, and median selected monthly owner costs of $1,889 for owners with a mortgage. In practical terms, together, those three reference points may help a borrower identify which search-price, income, and recurring-cost assumptions need current verification first. They remain separate medians, not the finances of one representative household, and the $1,889 measure combines recurring ownership expenses instead of real estate taxes alone. For the decision at hand, a useful affordability review starts with $315,500, $83,837, and $1,889, then replaces them with the borrower's documented income, cash, debts, property taxes, insurance, association charges, loan terms, and intended occupancy.
Waukesha, WI's $315,500 median home-value estimate is above the statewide $266,500 estimate, with a reported city-to-state gap of 18.4%. In practical terms, that 18.4% gap is useful for showing that a statewide midpoint may be a poor substitute for a local search range in Waukesha, WI.