Wausau, WI Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Wausau: a median closing price of $223,500 across 315 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around Wausau, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Wausau sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of September 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 315
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $223,500
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $140
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $165,000 and $310,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 315 closed sales in Wausau over the last six months, with a median closing price of $223,500. 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 $165,000 and $310,000. 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. 92% of the Wausau closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 292 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $114 and $171 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Wausau, WI (September 2026)
The median home price in Wausau is $223,500, measured across the 315 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $165,000 and $310,000.
Where Wausau sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Wausau over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $165,000 and $310,000. Among the 37 Wisconsin markets with a published band, Wausau's middle-half spread ($165,000 to $310,000) ranks 33rd 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 15 days, across 39 Wausau closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Wausau angle
Wausau's headline number hides a fair amount of ground. A band that size means two properly priced Wausau homes can close a long way apart without either being mispriced, and it means an estimate that simply repeats the median has not really engaged with the market. Start from closed sales that match the subject, place the result inside or outside the band deliberately, and be able to say which features of the property justify where it landed.
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 Wausau address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Wausau, WI
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 5584475
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 315
Median sold price: $223,500
Median sold $/sqft: $140 (292 qualifying)
Property mix: 92% houses
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Wausau over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the Wausau city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 19% of the 315 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $240,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Wausau?
The median sold price in Wausau over the last 6 months is $223,500, measured across 315 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Wausau last month?
Resideline tracked 59 closed sales in Wausau in August 2026, out of 315 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Wausau?
The middle half of Wausau sales over the last six months closed between $165,000 and $310,000, with a median of $223,500.
What is the typical price per square foot in Wausau?
Among qualifying Wausau closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $140, measured across 292 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
How much do sale prices vary in Wausau?
In the tracked data, half of Wausau closings landed between $165,000 and $310,000, with a quarter closing beyond each end of that range. Variation on that scale is normal here, which is why the median of $223,500 works as a market reference but not as a stand-in for a specific property's value.
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