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Home values, rents and more in Jefferson, WI

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$345,000
Metro: $369,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+5.6%
Metro: +5.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
7,732
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$79,006
Metro: $83,750 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Jefferson, WI, shaded by typical home valueJefferson53549
  • Under $340k
  • $340k–$360k
  • $360k–$390k
  • $390k+
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ZIP codes around Jefferson, WI, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Jefferson is outlined.

How Jefferson compares

The typical home in Jefferson, WI is worth about $345,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Jefferson are 6% below the typical value in the Watertown metro area ($369,000) and 6% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Jefferson rose 5.6%, compared with +5.3% in the Watertown metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $79,006, against $83,750 in the Watertown metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 7,732 people live in Jefferson (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Jefferson has the 5th-lowest typical home value of the 12 cities in the Watertown metro area and the 282nd-highest of 690 in Wisconsin with Zillow figures.

Part of: Jefferson County, WI · Watertown metro area · Wisconsin

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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