STATE OVERVIEW
Wisconsin
§ 01 — Figures
82
TOTAL COUNTIES
447.3K
HISPANIC POPULATION
ITIN Loan
TOP SEARCH TERM
3
CITIES
§ 02 — Lanes
CHOOSE A LANE
What kind of financing?
§ 03 — Markets
TOP MARKETS
Top markets in Wisconsin
§ 04 — AT A GLANCE
Inside Wisconsin.
Population
5.91M
Median Household Income
$72,458
Cost of Living
95.1
US = 100
Median Home Value
$265,300
§ 05 — TAXES
What Wisconsin charges.
01
Income Tax
3.5% – 7.65%
02
Sales Tax
5.0% state · 0.43% avg local
03
Property Tax
1.51% effective
04
Capital Gains
Taxed · 30% LTCG exclusion
05
Retirement Income
Social Security exempt · $5,000 pension exclusion age 65+
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§ 06 — BUSINESS
Who's working in Wisconsin.
Top Industries
01
Dairy & Agriculture
Rural Wisconsin
02
Manufacturing & Paper
Fox Valley · Milwaukee
03
Tourism & Breweries
Milwaukee · Door County
Business Tax Rate
7.9%
Corporate Income Tax
7.9%
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§ 07 — INVESTMENT MARKETS
The five zips worth watching.
#
Zip
City
Median Home Value
01
53217
Milwaukee
$585,000
02
53211
Milwaukee
$485,000
03
53705
Madison
$585,000
04
53189
Waukesha
$485,000
05
54235
Sturgeon Bay
$385,000
Real estate market data for Wisconsin→
via DoorBase
§ 08 — HOW-TOS
Start with the basics.
One starter guide per lane, from the Finance Edition.
SOURCES
- Hero
- Census ACS 5-year 2023 · BEA/MERIC COLI 2024 · Zillow 2026-Q1
- Taxes
- Tax Foundation 2025
- Zips
- Pending DoorBase handoff · provisional Zillow 2026-Q1
- Updated
- 2026-04
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