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Home values, rents and more in Waunakee, WI

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

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Typical home value
$582,000
Metro: $446,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.6%
Metro: +3.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
15,687
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$125,220
Metro: $88,804 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Waunakee, WI, shaded by typical home valueWaunakee53597
  • Under $460k
  • $460k–$500k
  • $500k–$510k
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  • $530k+
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ZIP codes around Waunakee, WI, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Waunakee is outlined.

How Waunakee compares

The typical home in Waunakee, WI is worth about $582,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Waunakee are 31% above the typical value in the Madison metro area ($446,000) and 1.6 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Waunakee rose 2.6%, compared with +3.1% in the Madison metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $125,220, against $88,804 in the Madison metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 15,687 people live in Waunakee (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Waunakee has the 11th-highest typical home value of the 55 cities in the Madison metro area and the 28th-highest of 690 in Wisconsin with Zillow figures.

Part of: Dane County, WI · Madison 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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