The median home cost in Wisconsin’s two biggest metro areas is at least five times the median household income in those communities, among the highest in the Midwest.
That’s according to a New York Times analysis using data from Moody’s Analytics, which found that housing across the country has become less affordable as home prices have risen much faster than incomes.
The data showed the Milwaukee metro area — which includes suburban Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties — had the highest home price-to-income ratio in the Midwest as of 2025, with median home prices about 5.2 times higher than median incomes…