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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Madison Area is $217,500, which is higher than the state average of $165,900 and is higher than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Madison Area was built is 1978, which is newer than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1972 and is newer than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 157,870 Owner Occupied Houses in Madison Area, #85

Madison Area	217,500 USD
Wisconsin	165,900 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Madison Area		-0.55%
Wisconsin		47.86%
U.S.		46.91%

*The Madison Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Wisconsin and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Madison Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total Housing Units	271,435, see rank, 100%	2,635,602	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	255,724, 94.21%, see rank	87.01%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	157,870, 58.16%, see rank	58.88%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	97,854, 36.05%, see rank	28.13%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	15,711, 5.79%, see rank	12.99%	12.45%
For Rent	3,709, 1.37%, see rank	1.55%	2.34%
For Sale Only	2,705, 1.00%, see rank	1.14%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	2,113, 0.78%, see rank	0.58%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	3,422, 1.26%, see rank	7.02%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	57, 0.02%, see rank	0.02%	0.03%
Other Vacant	3,705, 1.36%, see rank	2.67%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #344

Madison Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
1978	1972	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Madison Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	157,870	100%	1,551,769	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	113,806	72.09%, see rank	66.34%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	44,064	27.91%, see rank	33.66%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Madison Area	1,688 USD
Wisconsin	1,431 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Madison Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
$299 or Less	74	0.07%, see rank	0.10%	0.20%
$300 to $499	460	0.40%, see rank	1.02%	1.59%
$500 to $699	2,143	1.88%, see rank	4.21%	5.01%
$700 to $999	7,974	7.01%, see rank	14.68%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	32,020	28.14%, see rank	34.81%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	34,641	30.44%, see rank	24.78%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	27,558	24.21%, see rank	15.85%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	8,936	7.85%, see rank	4.55%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Madison Area	23.60% of the Total Income
Wisconsin	23.20% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Madison Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
10% or Less	4,700	4.13%, see rank	4.51%	5.86%
10% to 20%	36,200	31.81%, see rank	33.66%	31.95%
20% to 30%	38,499	33.83%, see rank	30.65%	27.64%
30% to 40%	16,291	14.31%, see rank	13.53%	13.74%
40% or More	17,688	15.54%, see rank	17.33%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Madison Area	633 USD
Wisconsin	533 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Madison Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
$199 or Less	813	1.85%, see rank	2.64%	7.76%
$200 to $299	1,514	3.44%, see rank	6.41%	14.70%
$300 to $499	8,886	20.17%, see rank	34.53%	34.63%
$500 to $699	16,028	36.37%, see rank	33.44%	21.16%
$700 or More	16,823	38.18%, see rank	22.98%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Madison Area	12.90% of the Total Income
Wisconsin	13.70% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Madison Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
10% or Less	16,256	36.89%, see rank	33.30%	40.19%
10% to 20%	15,001	34.04%, see rank	35.42%	31.47%
20% to 30%	6,036	13.70%, see rank	14.69%	12.24%
30% to 40%	2,405	5.46%, see rank	6.48%	5.64%
40% or More	4,106	9.32%, see rank	9.14%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Madison Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total Housing Units	271,435, 100%	2,635,602	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	156,760, 57.75%, see rank	66.63%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	15,945, 5.87%, see rank	4.34%	5.82%
2 Units	12,786, 4.71%, see rank	6.57%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	15,655, 5.77%, see rank	3.79%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	16,447, 6.06%, see rank	4.88%	4.78%
10 or More Units	49,451, 18.22%, see rank	10.13%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	4,391, 1.62%, see rank	3.65%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Madison Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total Housing Units	271,435, 100%	2,635,602	132,741,033
1 Room	6,112, 2.25%, see rank	1.60%	1.95%
2 Rooms	9,915, 3.65%, see rank	2.32%	2.48%
3 Rooms	27,177, 10.01%, see rank	8.42%	9.13%
4 Rooms	42,628, 15.70%, see rank	16.51%	16.60%
5 Rooms	45,774, 16.86%, see rank	20.77%	20.41%
6 Rooms	41,688, 15.36%, see rank	17.70%	18.06%
7 Rooms	34,449, 12.69%, see rank	12.69%	12.27%
8 Rooms	26,623, 9.81%, see rank	8.89%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	37,069, 13.66%, see rank	11.10%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.60, see rank	5.50	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Madison Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total Housing Units	271,435, 100%	2,635,602	132,741,033
No Bedroom	6,940, 2.56%, see rank	1.76%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	33,087, 12.19%, see rank	9.90%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	75,625, 27.86%, see rank	28.88%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	103,119, 37.99%, see rank	41.24%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	42,641, 15.71%, see rank	14.72%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	10,023, 3.69%, see rank	3.50%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Madison Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total Housing Units	255,724, 100%	2,293,250	116,211,092
Utility Gas	165,445, 64.70%, see rank	65.30%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	21,326, 8.34%, see rank	10.88%	4.86%
Electricity	53,694, 21.00%, see rank	14.81%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	5,041, 1.97%, see rank	3.02%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	53, 0.02%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	6,288, 2.46%, see rank	4.57%	2.12%
Solar Energy	71, 0.03%, see rank	0.03%	0.05%
Other Fuel	2,422, 0.95%, see rank	0.94%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	1,384, 0.54%, see rank	0.44%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Madison Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	95,456, 100%	709,828	39,201,928
$199 or Less	493, 0.52%, see rank	1.15%	1.50%
$200 to $299	2,049, 2.15%, see rank	3.37%	3.18%
$300 to $499	4,112, 4.31%, see rank	9.44%	7.37%
$500 to $699	13,986, 14.65%, see rank	24.99%	16.01%
$700 to $999	40,210, 42.12%, see rank	38.29%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	26,216, 27.46%, see rank	18.34%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	5,931, 6.21%, see rank	3.01%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	2,459, 2.58%, see rank	1.41%	6.10%
Median	$892, see rank	$772	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Madison Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	255,724, 100%	2,293,250	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	19,234, 7.52%, see rank	7.13%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	88,304, 34.53%, see rank	32.55%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	104,379, 40.82%, see rank	40.36%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	43,807, 17.13%, see rank	19.97%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.