Island Woolen Company Office Building · Photo: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0185 homes sold in Baraboo in the last year, at a typical $280K
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Baraboo homes are listed.
Every place Baraboo homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Baraboo.
For sale
Rent
New, land & open houses
Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
8% of Baraboo’s sales are condos, at $55K less than a house
156 houses and 14 condos sold in the year to May 2026. Condos sell faster.
typical sale · 156 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $179WI $196
- Days to sell
- 62
- Sold over asking
- 31%
- Listings with a price cut
- 17%
typical sale · 14 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $170WI $209
- Days to sell
- 55
- Sold over asking
- 36%
- Listings with a price cut
- 67%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 11 sold, typical $282K
Townhouses: 4 sold, typical $231K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
About as many homes sell as usual, at twice the 2016 price
185 sales in the last year, against 249 in 2019 and a low of 162 in 2024. The typical sale went from $144K in 2016 to $280K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $300K buys in Baraboo
Check a listing against what Baraboo homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Baraboo are back to pre-pandemic levels, but a third fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Baraboo’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 185 sales.
If you’re buying in Baraboo
- Shop in March. It brings about 22 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (24% over asking).
- Some room to negotiate. 16% of listings cut their price, about as many as before the pandemic.
- Bid near asking. Buyers paid 98.8% of the list price on average; 30% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 39% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 60 days.
Summer brings the homes; spring brings the bidding wars
July has the most new listings (about 24 a month), but May is the most competitive: 43% of May sales close over asking. March offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (24%). January has the least competition (20%) but only about 13 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and calmer than Wisconsin
| Baraboo now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | WI now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 30% | 27% | 52% | 38% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 39% | 35% | 56% | 46% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 16% | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 98.8% | 98.1% | 101.3% | 99.6% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 60 | 65 | 51 | 51 |
40 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 1.5 times the 2022 low (27), 34% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2014’s 125.
1 in 6 listings has cut its price
16% in the last year, against 16% in 2017–19 and 18% across Wisconsin.
Since 2019, houses are up 65%, condos 39%
A house typically sold for $287K in the last year (156 sales), a condo for $232K (14).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Baraboo ranks 131st of 158 busy Wisconsin markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Baraboo is one of the state’s calmer markets.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Owning the typical Baraboo home costs about $1,850 a month
Price: Baraboo’s typical sale, last 12 months. Property tax at Baraboo’s 1.7% (median bill ÷ median value, Census ACS); insurance at 0.35% of price a year. Before PMI, HOA dues, upkeep and the tax deduction. Whether Baraboo is affordable on local pay is on Cost of living.
Six things worth knowing
New listings in July
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 9.
Best time to buyProperty tax, a year
Of a home’s value: the median bill over the median home value. On a $280K home, about $4,670 a year.
Taxes vs. neighborsSchools
The schools grade for Baraboo, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in BarabooCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Wisconsin Dells and Reedsburg sell for less a square foot; Lake Wisconsin and Sauk City for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of Baraboo, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraboo | 185 | $280K | $177 | 30% | 60 |
| Reedsburg | 140 | $296K | $163 | 31% | 57 |
| Wisconsin Dells | 79 | $268K | $163 | 9% | 97 |
| Lake Delton | 78 | $303K | $214 | 8% | 90 |
| Sauk City | 73 | $426K | $224 | 21% | 64 |
| Lake Wisconsin | 70 | $606K | $281 | 20% | 68 |
| Prairie du Sac | 52 | $407K | $207 | 35% | 50 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Baraboo
What do homes sell for in Baraboo, WI?
185 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $280K, $177 a square foot. Houses sold for about $287K, condos for about $232K.
Is Baraboo a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 47 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 17 sold, about 2.8 months of supply. Buyers paid 98.8% of asking on average, and 16% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Baraboo?
July brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
How much are property taxes in Baraboo?
About 1.7% of a home’s value a year. On a $280K home that’s near $4,670.
Where can I see homes for sale in Baraboo?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Baraboo’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Baraboo.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).