FIPS 55025 · population 572,674 · part of Madison, WI
The latest county-level Zillow ZORI is $1,682 per month in 2026-06. It is a typical asking-rent index across rental types—not an arithmetic average, signed lease or quote for one property.
| Bedrooms | HUD monthly FMR | Geography | Measurement boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,268 | Dane County, WI | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 1 bedroom | $1,482 | Dane County, WI | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,694 | Dane County, WI | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,236 | Dane County, WI | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,509 | Dane County, WI | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
Zillow asking rent, ACS gross rent and HUD FMR describe different housing universes. They remain separate and no metro, city or neighboring-county value replaces missing county evidence.Zillow pulled 2026-07-26 · HUD pulled 2026-07-26
Everything here joins on the county FIPS code, so each figure comes from the agency that publishes it with no name matching in between.
Zillow estimates a current home value. FHFA tracks repeat mortgage transactions. Their growth rates should be read side by side, not averaged.
Survey source: Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30. These values describe different housing universes and are not combined into gross yield.
Workplace source: BLS QCEW — county employment and wages · annual county employment and wages 2021-2025; latest 2025 vs 2024 · pulled 2026-08-02. QCEW counts covered jobs located in the county, not employed residents or the metro score’s CES/LAUS series.
BEA per-capita personal income divides all personal income by the county population. It is broader than wages, but it is not household income or a measure of what renters can afford.
HUD CHAS separates renter households by income relative to local HAMFI. Moderate burden means housing costs above 30% through 50% of income; severe burden means more than 50%.
These Apartment List observations match the exact county Census code 55025. They are kept separate from Zillow asking rent, Census occupied-home rent and wider metro measures.
Monthly overall-rent index; missing observations are not filled from another geography.
Dane County warrants investigation for investors who can verify operating costs, but caution for buyers relying on appreciation or HUD benchmarks. Zillow’s county observation, labeled 2026-06, puts median home value at $476,735, up 2.32% year over year, while measured median asking rent is $1,682 per month. The supplied 4.23% gross yield is only a pre-cost screen.
Housing economics depend on the measured asking rent, not HUD’s two-bedroom Fair Market Rent, which is a payment standard rather than an asking-rent estimate. An effective property-tax rate of 1.63% and median annual tax of $6,420 narrow the pre-cost yield. Insurance, maintenance, vacancy, debt terms, and property-level assessments are not published, preventing a net-cash-flow conclusion.
Demand evidence is mixed rather than a clean confirmation of Zillow’s direction. FHFA’s repeat-transaction HPI for annual 2025 rose 4.12% year over year and 53.63% cumulatively over five years. It tracks repeat sales rather than a dollar home value and cannot be averaged with Zillow’s separately labeled change. Realtor.com’s MLS listing-market evidence shows median asking price down 1.97%, active listings up 15.93%, median marketing time of 41 days, and reductions on 14.26% of listings. These are visible-supply and seller-concession signals, not closed prices or proof of buyer demand alone.
Annual QCEW covered workplace employment increased 0.52%, while covered-worker wages also rose; Trade, transportation, and utilities is the largest disclosed private supersector, not the whole economy. Tax-return migration was net positive, but incoming movers had lower average AGI than outgoing movers, limiting what inflow says about purchasing power. The record identifies 445 investor purchases among 6,302 total purchases, or 7.06%. Inland flood is the dominant hazard, with modeled expected annual climate loss of 0.08% of building value. Parcel flood-zone status, insurance quotes, operating histories, and property-specific rent comparables are not published, preventing property-level cash-flow and hazard-pricing conclusions.
This view uses 12 direct Zillow ZIP markets matched to Census ZCTAs. Each ZIP is assigned by its largest HUD residential county share; this is not an exhaustive county inventory.
Within the selected direct-evidence set, June 2026 Zillow ZORI—a typical observed asking-rent index—runs from $1,461 in ZIP 53714 to $2,060 in 53705, a $599 spread around a $1,645 median. The county ZORI is $1,682, after 2.7% year-over-year growth. This distribution makes unit matching, rather than a single countywide rent label, the central renter decision: does the exact offered unit fall near an appropriate local ZORI reference, and can its terms work for the household? The figures describe typical observed asking rents, not a guarantee of a currently available or comparable unit.
Three rent series should remain side by side, not be blended. Zillow’s $1,682 county ZORI reflects its typical observed asking-rent index; the ACS 2024 five-year county median gross rent is $1,398, a survey estimate; and HUD’s FY2026 county two-bedroom FMR is $1,694, a bedroom-specific administrative standard rather than asking rent. At the selected-ZIP level, the supplied HUD two-bedroom standard is $1,182 in each record, while direct ZORI is 124% to 174% of it. That gap can inform separate screening for a two-bedroom program benchmark, but it neither converts a ZORI into an eligible contract rent nor measures a household’s payment.
ACS ZCTA measures add separate affordability and stock context. Across the selected labels, the five-year share of renters paying 30% or more of income for rent spans 31.5% to 62.0%, while the survey vacancy rate spans 1.6% to 7.1%. ZIP 53715, for example, combines a $1,648 ZORI with the high end of both its burden and vacancy readings. This does not show that vacancy causes rent or burden, that a vacant home is listed today, or that the ZIP produces a particular household outcome. Treat burden as a household-finance screen and vacancy as a survey signal to be checked against current availability.
Coverage and geography bound the conclusion. The direct-evidence selection includes 12 displayed records from 22 eligible ZIP/ZCTA matches and covers 87,039 renter households, so it is not an exhaustive county or local-area inventory. The display assigns a ZIP to the county holding the largest HUD residential-address share; this is an assignment rule, not a redefinition of postal geography. ACS data are tabulated for Census ZCTAs, which are statistical approximations and can follow a different footprint from the USPS delivery ZIP that uses the same label. Before acting, verify the exact address, current advertised rent for the matching unit size, lease term, fees and utilities, availability, any program or income restrictions, and the property's governing jurisdiction.
22 ZIP profiles passed the county gate; the 12 with the most renter households are shown.
| ZIP / ZCTA | Zillow asking rent | ACS gross rent | HUD 2BR | Burden 30%+ | Vacancy | Income screen | HUD county share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53703 → | $1,847 | $1,488 | $1,182 | 58.2% | 3.8% | $74k | 100.0% |
| 53704 | $1,618 | $1,267 | $1,182 | 48.9% | 4.7% | $65k | 100.0% |
| 53711 | $1,735 | $1,406 | $1,182 | 39.7% | 3.4% | $69k | 100.0% |
| 53719 | $1,601 | $1,511 | $1,182 | 40.8% | 3.0% | $64k | 100.0% |
| 53713 | $1,478 | $1,231 | $1,182 | 47.8% | 1.6% | $59k | 100.0% |
| 53590 | $1,642 | $1,427 | $1,182 | 44.4% | 1.9% | $66k | 100.0% |
| 53705 | $2,060 | $1,352 | $1,182 | 46.0% | 4.9% | $82k | 100.0% |
| 53562 | $1,597 | $1,484 | $1,182 | 40.0% | 3.5% | $64k | 100.0% |
| 53715 | $1,648 | $1,563 | $1,182 | 62.0% | 7.1% | $66k | 100.0% |
| 53593 | $2,021 | $1,672 | $1,182 | 33.1% | 4.1% | $81k | 100.0% |
| 53718 | $1,690 | $1,696 | $1,182 | 31.5% | 5.3% | $68k | 100.0% |
| 53714 | $1,461 | $1,210 | $1,182 | 40.0% | 2.0% | $58k | 100.0% |
Open a five-digit report for asking rent, affordability, rent history and resale liquidity. Each row keeps its ZIP/ZCTA measurement scope.
| ZIP report | City label | Zillow rent | 1Y change | ACS burden 30%+ | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 53703 rental reportDane County | Madison, WI | $1,847 | ▲ 1.4% | 58.2% | 37,659 |
| ZIP 53711 rental reportDane County | Madison, WI | $1,735 | ▲ 1.8% | 39.7% | 51,279 |
| ZIP 53718 rental reportDane County | Madison, WI | $1,690 | ▲ 4.1% | 31.5% | 18,989 |
| ZIP 53713 rental reportDane County | Madison, WI | $1,478 | ▲ 2.3% | 47.8% | 24,351 |
Zillow ZORI is an asking-rent index. ACS burden and population describe the Census ZCTA; missing observations remain n/a.
Census-recognized incorporated places and CDPs that intersect this county. The list does not pretend to include every neighborhood or informal community.
Population is the total place-wide ACS estimate, not an allocated county share. A place crossing a county line is labelled explicitly. Source: Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30.
0.081% of building value expected lost per year
$6,420 median annual bill
16,480 in · 15,200 out
$65,434 arriving · $77,339 leaving
445 of 6,302 mortgages
Listing price is an asking price, not a closed sale. Quality-flagged county rows are withheld instead of displayed.
A metro is an average of these. Which side of a county line a property sits on can change the tax bill, the hazard profile and the tenant pool.
| County | Population | Price | Rent | Yield | Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane County | 572,674 | $477k | $1,682 | 4.2% | inland flooding |
| Columbia County | 58,272 | $364k | $1,275 | 4.2% | hail |
| Green County | 37,017 | $339k | $1,567 | 5.5% | inland flooding |
| Iowa County | 23,867 | $345k | n/a | n/a | inland flooding |
Yes. Market asking rent is published, and the record supplies a pre-cost gross yield.
No. It is a payment standard and is not an estimate of market asking rent.
QCEW annual covered jobs located at county workplaces; it is not resident employment, unemployment, or a forecast.