Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 53538 (Fort Atkinson, WI)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 53538 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 53538 (Fort Atkinson, WI) is worth about $329,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 53538 are 11% below the typical value in the Watertown metro area ($369,000) and 10% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 53538 rose 4.6%, compared with +5.3% in the Watertown metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $82,783, against $83,750 in the Watertown metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 18,813 people live in 53538 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
53538 has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 10 ZIP codes in the Watertown metro area and the 286th-highest of 679 in Wisconsin with Zillow figures.
Part of: Fort Atkinson, WI · 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.