Sep 2026 · Kenosha only
$304K
+8.5% year-over-year
How it’s calculated
Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.
Kenosha, WI housing market
Kenosha, WI median sale price $304K (Kenosha only) in Sep 2026, up 8.5% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.
The median sale price in Kenosha, WI is $304K as of Sep 2026, up 8.5% from a year earlier. Kenosha only. Our metro figure needs every county in the metro, and our closed-sale source is missing one. That is the 26th-largest year-over-year gain of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro agrees within 0.1 points (up 8.4% through Q2 2026).
On median sale price, Kenosha ($304K) ranks 10th of the 13 Wisconsin metros Pecan Street tracks, between Janesville ($307K) and Oshkosh ($298K). Kenosha has the fewest median days on market of the 13 Wisconsin metros (32 days); Racine (33 days) is next. On share of listings with a price cut, Kenosha (33%) ranks 5th of the 13 Wisconsin metros, between Madison (44%) and Racine (32%).
Listings spent a median 32 days on market in Sep 2026, the 2nd-fewest of the 385 metros. 33% of active listings carry a price cut, 4.4 points more than a year earlier. That share is lower than in most of the 385 metros.
At the 7.29% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,666 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $71K a year. Active listings ask a median $218 per square foot, up 7.6% from a year earlier.
In six of the seven ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are higher than a year earlier; one is lower.
Headline
Oct 15, 2026
7.29%
30-year fixed
Where it comes from
National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.
The same rate appears on every market page.
Principal & interest
$1,666/mo
$71K/yr income needed
How it’s calculated
Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.
Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.
How Kenosha compares to other U.S. metros
| Days on market | ↓384th of 385 |
|---|---|
| Home-price growth | ↑26th of 383 (top 7%) |
| Price cuts | ↓266th of 385 |
Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.
Affordability
| Asking price / sq ft | $218 +7.6% YoY |
|---|
Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026.
Market pressure
| Listings with a price cut | ≈ 33% +4.4 pts YoY ↓266th of 385 |
|---|
Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market facts
| ZIPs with listing data | 7 shown of 11 |
|---|---|
| MLS board of record | — |
| Price methodology | Redfin vs FHFA HPI |
| Data as of | Sep 2026 |
Recent signals
No signals flagged for this market right now.
Price reconciliation
normal · 0.1ppRedfin (city) +8.5% | FHFA HPI · Q2 2026 +8.4% |
Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.
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| ZIP | Median list price | Active listings | New listings | Price reductions | Days on market | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53140 | $300K↑ | 44↑ | 22↓ | 16↑ | 31 | $262K↑ |
| 53142 | $330K↑ | 66↑ | 38↑ | 22↓ | 29↑ | $334K↑ |
| 53143 | $276K↑ | 42↑ | 14↓ | 14↑ | 30↑ | $260K↑ |
| 53144 | $370K↓ | 47↑ | 18↑ | 14↑ | 32↓ | $334K↑ |
| 53158 | $540K↑ | 56↑ | 16↑ | 16↓ | 38↑ | $463K↑ |
| 53168 | $444K↑ | 32↓ | 12↓ | 10↑ | 40↑ | $366K↑ |
| 53181 | $450K↑ | 32↓ | 10↓ | 14 | 39↓ | $420K↑ |
ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.