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Menasha, WI Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Menasha, WI Housing Market Trends

With 17,889 people, 1,042 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $236,648, house prices in Menasha are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Menasha, accounting for 90.52% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Menasha include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 4.97%), row houses and other attached homes ( 2.76%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.75%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Menasha. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 92.32% of Menasha's homes, and 80.11% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Menasha homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 71.55% of Menasha's housing was built since 2000, making the city have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Menasha real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 26.98%), and between 1940-1969 ( 1.47%).

Menasha Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Menasha have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 89.48%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Menasha house appreciation rate of 6.60%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Menasha that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Menasha real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Menasha appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.19%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 95.52% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Menasha. Menasha appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.96%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 3.89%.

Relative to Wisconsin, our data show that Menasha's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Wisconsin.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Menasha differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Menasha - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Menasha real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$236,648

Menasha, WI Home Prices
> $1,318,000
$988,001 - $1,318,000
$659,001 - $988,000
$527,001 - $659,000
$395,001 - $527,000
$263,001 - $395,000
$132,001 - $263,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
1.6%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
2.2%
2.2%
3.6%
3.6%
5.9%
5.9%
17.9%
17.9%
50.4%
50.4%
11.1%
11.1%
6.2%
6.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Wisconsin

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,042

Menasha Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,230 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
92.3%
92.3%
7.7%
7.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.1%
4.1%
95.9%
95.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
71.5%
71.5%
27.0%
27.0%
1.5%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
90.5%
90.5%
2.8%
2.8%
1.7%
1.7%
5.0%
5.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
2.9%
2.9%
11.8%
11.8%
66.2%
66.2%
13.9%
13.9%
5.2%
5.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes