WI area data
Sparta, WI
Sparta, WI.
Population: 18,160 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $285,263
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +15.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +33.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- +89.5%
- All-time peak (2026-04)
- $287,037
- House Price Index
- 459.9 (+5.7% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 16
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 18.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 8
- Elementary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 3
- Charter schools
- 4
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, hail, inlandFlooding, landslide, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 45.0°F
- Average high
- 55.0°F
- Average low
- 34.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 37.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 252
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 2
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Sparta Fort McCoy Airport (CMY) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) (23 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +12 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Median annual property tax
- $3,113
- Mean commute to work
- 18 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 72.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 16,222
- Average weekly wage
- $954
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 95
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