In Hobart, a typical home is worth $414,000 and typical rent is $1,278 a month. Compared with all of Brown County, the typical home value is 56% higher and typical household income is 30% higher.
Typical home value from Zillow, September 2021 to September 2026: from $372,759 to $485,162.
From Zillow (ZHVI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).
Hobart is in Brown County. The FHA loan limit ($541,287 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Brown County. See the county
What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.
1
The typical home in Hobart is worth $414,000,56% more than in Brown County as a whole ($266,000).
2
Nearby, in Green Bay, the typical home value is $207,200: 50% less than in Hobart ($414,000).
3
Nearby, in Green Bay, the typical rent is $932: 27% less than in Hobart ($1,278).
4
The typical household income in Hobart is $103,440,30% more than in Brown County as a whole ($79,649).
5
The typical rent in Hobart is $1,278 a month, 24% more than in Brown County as a whole ($1,031).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).
The homes here
Housing in Hobart
What homes there are in Hobart, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).
What homes there are
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024
Kind of home
Detached houseAttached houseBuilding of 2 to 4Apartments (5 or more)Mobile homeBoat, RV and otherUnreliable estimate
Hobart
Brown County
Wisconsin
United States
Kind of home: Hobart and its comparisons
Measure
Hobart
Brown County
Wisconsin
United States
Detached house
65%
64%
66%
61%
Attached house
Unreliable estimate
6%
4%
6%
Building of 2 to 4
Unreliable estimate
8%
9%
8%
Apartments (5 or more)
27%
21%
17%
19%
Mobile home
Unreliable estimate
1%
3%
6%
Boat, RV and other
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
0%
0%
As in Brown County, most homes in Hobart are detached houses (65%).
Year built
Before 19601960–19791980–19992000–20092010 or laterUnreliable estimate
Hobart
Brown County
Wisconsin
United States
Year built: Hobart and its comparisons
Measure
Hobart
Brown County
Wisconsin
United States
Before 1960
Unreliable estimate
22%
33%
26%
1960–1979
13%
26%
24%
24%
1980–1999
22%
26%
22%
25%
2000–2009
17%
14%
13%
14%
2010 or later
45%
12%
9%
11%
Homes in Hobart are newer: the typical year built is 2007; in Brown County, 1981.
What it costs here
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024
Value of owner-occupied homes
Unreliable estimate
Under $100KUnreliable
$100K–$200KUnreliable
$200K–$300K14%
$300K–$500K44%
$500K–$750K25%
$750K–$1MUnreliable
$1M or moreUnreliable
Value of owner-occupied homes: Hobart and its comparisons
Measure
Hobart
Under $100K
Unreliable estimate
$100K–$200K
Unreliable estimate
$200K–$300K
14%
$300K–$500K
44%
$500K–$750K
25%
$750K–$1M
Unreliable estimate
$1M or more
Unreliable estimate
Monthly rent with utilities
Unreliable estimate
Under $500Unreliable
$500–$99917%
$1,000–$1,49956%
$1,500–$1,99922%
$2,000–$2,499Unreliable
$2,500–$2,999Unreliable
$3,000 or moreUnreliable
Monthly rent with utilities: Hobart and its comparisons
Measure
Hobart
Under $500
Unreliable estimate
$500–$999
17%
$1,000–$1,499
56%
$1,500–$1,999
22%
$2,000–$2,499
Unreliable estimate
$2,500–$2,999
Unreliable
$3,000 or more
Unreliable
With a mortgage
$1,955 a month
Brown County: $1,602 a month
Without a mortgage
$727 a month
Brown County: $618 a month
Owners with a mortgage
62%
Brown County: 63%
The typical cost for an owner with a mortgage in Hobart is $1,955 a month, more than in Brown County ($1,602); without one, $727.
How it changed
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Change since 2015–2019
Typical home value
Hobart+53%
Brown County+53%
Wisconsin+48%
United States+53%
Typical rent
Hobart+55%
Brown County+30%
Wisconsin+27%
United States+33%
Typical household income
Hobart+29%
Brown County+28%
Wisconsin+26%
United States+29%
Change since 2015–2019: Hobart and its comparisons
Measure
Hobart
Brown County
Wisconsin
United States
Typical home value
+53%
+53%
+48%
+53%
Typical rent
+55%
+30%
+27%
+33%
Typical household income
+29%
+28%
+26%
+29%
The typical home value in Hobart rose 53% since 2015–2019, about the same as in Brown County (53%).
Rents in Hobart rose faster than in Brown County: 55% since 2015–2019, against 30%.
Here income did not keep up with housing: it rose 29%, while home values changed +53% and rent +55%.
How people live
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024
How people live: Hobart and its comparisons
Measure
Hobart
Brown County
Wisconsin
United States
Rental vacancy
Unreliable estimate
3.5%
4.5%
5.5%
Homeowner vacancy
Unreliable estimate
0.5%
0.5%
0.9%
More than one person per room
Unreliable estimate
2.0%
1.7%
3.4%
People per household
2.54
2.38
2.33
2.53
Drive alone
74%
77%
74%
69%
Carpool
7%
7%
7%
9%
Public transit
Unreliable estimate
0%
1%
3%
Walk or bike
Unreliable estimate
2%
3%
3%
Work from home
18%
13%
13%
15%
Other means
Unreliable estimate
1%
1%
2%
Typical commute
10 to 19 minutes
10 to 19 minutes
10 to 19 minutes
20 to 29 minutes
On average, a household in Hobart has 2.54 people, more than in Brown County (2.38).
Many people here do not commute at all: 18% work from home; in Brown County, 13%.
Do the math
What would you pay each month for a home in Hobart?
A typical home costs more than the typical income allows
We start with a typical home in Hobart, worth $414,000, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 41% of the typical household income in Hobart, which is $103,440 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $151,150 a year.
The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Brown County.
Change the price, the down payment or the loan: the payment updates right away.
Your numbers
Local data
$
Starts at the typical home value in Hobart. Change it to the price you have in mind.
Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.
Down payment
%
That is $14,490 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.
This week's average ± a quarter or half point.
National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.
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Estimated monthly payment
Local data
$3,527
at 7.18% · 30 years
Loan amount
$406,501
Total interest
$584,860
Paid off in
November 2056
Includes $6,991 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.
Does it fit the income?
Comfortable
up to $2,414 a month
Tight
$2,414 to $3,103 a month
Hard
more than $3,103 a month
Your payment · 41%
Compared with the typical household income in Hobart ($103,440 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.
Monthly payment breakdown
Principal & interest
$2,754
Property tax
$417
Home insurance
$173
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)
$183
You need at least $14,490 for the down payment, plus closing costs.
This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.
Total monthly payment $3,527; principal and interest $2,754.
The city and its county
Hobart and Brown County
Hobart is in Brown County, Wisconsin. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).
Map of Brown County, Wisconsin, with Hobart marked. Around it, the neighboring counties.
Brown County
Hobart's own numbers
Typical home value
$414,000
Typical monthly rent
$1,278
Typical yearly household income
$103,440
Households that own their home
66%
Effective property tax rate
1.21%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).
Numbers for all of Brown County
FHA limit, one-unit home
$541,287
Conventional limit, one unit
$832,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,287
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+66%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
3.3%
HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.
Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Brown County.
A typical home in Hobart is worth $414,000: 56% above the county and 55% above Wisconsin. With the typical household income in Hobart ($103,440 a year), a typical home costs 4.0 times what the household earns in a year.
Years of income to pay for a typical home
The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.
Hobart4.0 years
Brown3.3 years
Wisconsin3.4 years
United States4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024
How prices have changed in Brown County
According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Brown County rose 109% in the 10 years through 2025.
FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Brown County.
Yearly change in FHFA’s price index in Brown County, 2016 to 2025
2016: +4.3% +4.3% 2016
2017: +6.0% +6.0% 2017
2018: +5.7% +5.7% 2018
2019: +4.9% +4.9% 2019
2020: +2.6% +2.6% 2020
2021: +11.1% +11.1% 2021
2022: +16.1% +16.1% 2022
2023: +13.2% +13.2% 2023
2024: +6.6% +6.6% 2024
2025: +6.6% +6.6% 2025
Change in FHFA’s price index in Brown County, Wisconsin and the United States
Period
County
Wisconsin
U.S.
Last year (2025)
+6.6%
+5.4%
+2.9%
5 years (2020–2025)
+66%
+57%
+47%
10 years (2015–2025)
+109%
+96%
+85%
The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data
Hobart next to Brown County, Wisconsin and the U.S.
Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.
Typical home value
Hobart$414,000
Brown$266,000
Wisconsin$266,500
United States$332,700
Typical monthly rent
Hobart$1,278
Brown$1,031
Wisconsin$1,087
United States$1,413
Typical yearly household income
Hobart$103,440
Brown$79,649
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
See the full table
Hobart next to Brown County and Wisconsin
Measure
Hobart
Brown County
Wisconsin
U.S.
Typical home value
$414,000 ▲56% above the county
$266,000
$266,500
$332,700
Typical monthly rent
$1,278 ▲24% above the county
$1,031
$1,087
$1,413
Typical yearly household income
$103,440 ▲30% above the county
$79,649
$77,485
$80,734
Households that own their home
66%
66%
68%
65%
Typical yearly property tax
$5,016 ▲37% above the county
$3,663
$3,792
$3,119
Effective property tax rate
1.21% ▼0.17 points below the county
1.38%
1.42%
0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income
35% ▼6 points below the county
41%
44%
51%
“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Brown County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.
Four ways to pay for a typical home in Hobart
For a typical $414,000 home in Hobart, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Hobart's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.
FHA, 3.5% down$3,527a month
Least cash to close
Down payment
$14,490
Cash to close
$26,910
Rate
7.18%
Mortgage insurance
FHA MIP · $183
Conventional, 5% down$3,451a month
Down payment
$20,700
Cash to close
$33,120
Rate
7.18%
Mortgage insurance
PMI · $197
Conventional, 20% down, no PMI$2,834a month
Down payment
$82,800
Cash to close
$95,220
Rate
7.18%
Mortgage insurance
None
ITIN, 15% down (example)$3,216a month
Down payment
$62,100
Cash to close
$74,520
Rate
8.18%
Mortgage insurance
None
Four ways to pay for a typical home in Hobart
Loan
Monthly payment
Down payment
Loan amount
Rate
Mortgage insurance
Cash to close
Minimum score
FHA, 3.5% down Least cash to close
$3,527
$14,490
$406,501
7.18%
FHA MIP · $183
$26,910
580
Conventional, 5% down
$3,451
$20,700
$393,300
7.18%
PMI · $197
$33,120
620*
Conventional, 20% down, no PMI
$2,834
$82,800
$331,200
7.18%
None
$95,220
620*
ITIN, 15% down (example)
$3,216
$62,100
$351,900
8.18%
None
$74,520
Set by the lender
The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.
Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.
Typical rent in Hobart is $1,278 a month: 24% above the county. In Hobart, 35% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.
HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Brown County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($1,287 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $24.75 an hour working full time.
What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.
HUD fair market rent in Brown County (Fiscal year 2027)
Size
Fair rent a month
Hourly wage
Yearly income
Studio
$979
$18.83
$39,160
1 bedroom
$1,028
$19.77
$41,120
2 bedrooms
$1,287
$24.75
$51,480
3 bedrooms
$1,697
$32.63
$67,880
4 bedrooms
$1,765
$33.94
$70,600
Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027
By ZIP code
Fair market rent by ZIP code in Hobart
HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Hobart has 2 ZIP codes with their own.
For 2 bedrooms it runs from $1,380 in 54115 to $1,590 in 54155.
2 of the 2 are above the fair market rent for Brown County ($1,287).
Fair market rent by ZIP code and size in Hobart, fiscal year 2027.
54115
$1,050
$1,100
$1,380
$1,820
$1,900
54155
$1,200
$1,270
$1,590
$2,110
$2,220
ZIP code2 bd3 bd
54115 $1,380$1,820
54155 $1,590$2,110
2 of these ZIP codes cross the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Hobart when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD)Fiscal year 2027Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (external site)Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship fileData from 2020 dataCensus Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (external site)
You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.
There are 2 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Brown County; 2 say they serve in Spanish.
No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Hobart or Brown County. The ones below are statewide in Wisconsin: they work in Hobart the same as in the rest of the state.
Wisconsin state agency second mortgage for the down payment: up to 6% of the price, over 10 years with a monthly payment and the same rate as the WHEDA first mortgage.Offered by Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA).
$7,500 loan from the Wisconsin state agency for the down payment and closing costs, over 30 years, at 0% and with no monthly payments, alongside a WHEDA mortgage; limited funds, first come, first served.Offered by Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA).
No legal help resource on our list is for Hobart or Brown County in particular.
If you have a problem with your landlord, an eviction notice or a scam, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) search shows the free legal aid offices that serve your area.
Short answers with the numbers for Hobart and all of Brown County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.
How much does a typical home cost in Hobart?
The typical home value in Hobart is $414,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Brown County it is $266,000.
How much does it cost to rent in Hobart?
Typical rent in Hobart is $1,278 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Brown County is $1,287.
What is the FHA loan limit in Hobart?
Hobart uses the FHA limit for all of Brown County (2026): $541,287 for a one-unit home and $1,041,125 for a four-unit home.
How much property tax do owners pay in Hobart?
The typical homeowner in Hobart pays $5,016 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 1.21% of the home’s value; in Brown County, the rate is 1.38%.
Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Hobart?
There are 2 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Brown County. 2 say they serve in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.
