Deforest, WI Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months
What homes actually sell for in Deforest: a median closing price of $522,650 across 282 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around Deforest, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Deforest sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, as of September 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 12 months: 282
- •Median sold price, last 12 months: $522,650
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $230
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $415,000 and $650,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 282 closed sales in Deforest over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $522,650. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $415,000 and $650,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 277 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $202 and $255 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Deforest, WI (September 2026)
The median home price in Deforest is $522,650, measured across the 282 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $415,000 and $650,000.
Where Deforest sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Deforest over the last 12 months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $415,000 and $650,000. Among the 37 Wisconsin markets with a published band, Deforest's middle-half spread ($415,000 to $650,000) ranks 9th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 31 days, across 81 Deforest closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 31 days, across 68 Deforest closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
The Deforest angle
Deforest tracked 282 closings over the last 12 months, a median closed price of $522,650, and a middle half from $415,000 to $650,000. The band's upper half is the longer of the two, so a Deforest property at the strong end of the local stock sits further above the median than a weak one sits below it. Work from closings that share the subject's property type and size, then check the result against the median rather than the other way round.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Deforest address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Deforest, WI
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 5519350
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 282
Median sold price: $522,650
Median sold $/sqft: $230 (277 qualifying)
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Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Deforest over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Deforest?
The median sold price in Deforest over the last 12 months is $522,650, measured across 282 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Deforest last month?
Resideline tracked 29 closed sales in Deforest in August 2026, out of 282 closings tracked over the last 12 months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Deforest?
The middle half of Deforest sales over the last 12 months closed between $415,000 and $650,000, with a median of $522,650.
What is the typical price per square foot in Deforest?
Among qualifying Deforest closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $230, measured across 277 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
What is the right order of operations for pricing a house in Deforest?
Median first, comps second, median again as a check. Place the subject against a typical local closing, then price from sales that share its property type and size. Finish by asking whether the result sits sensibly relative to the middle half, and if it does not, name the reason before you use the number.