Sharon, WI 53585

That's the average rate borrowers locked on October 22, 2026, from Optimal Blue's index of actual rate locks. On the median-priced home here, $494,000 with 10% down, it comes to $3,033 a month in principal and interest.

The typical home here costs $313 a month more than it did a year ago.

A year ago the median list price was about $495,000 and the 30-year rate was 6.17%: $2,720 a month with 10% down. Now it's $494,000 at 7.25%: $3,033.

Put the other way, last year's $2,720 a month buys about a $443,000 home at the latest rate.

Only 2 homes were for sale in 53585 in September, too few for steady figures, so these are for Walworth County, WI.

On a typical day in September, 516 homes were for sale: 1.5% fewer than in August and 9.2% fewer than a year ago. During the month 156 new listings came on, and on a typical day 52 homes were under contract.

Homes spent a median of 52 days on the market, 2 days longer than a year ago. Sellers cut the price on 18% of listings, up 1 point from a year ago. The median list price was $494,000, or $268 a square foot: up 0.6% from August and unchanged from a year ago.

Balanced market. Judged on 10 homes under contract for every 100 for sale, 52 days on the market and price cuts on 18% of listings.

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