Town in Walworth County, Wisconsin. Data-backed housing guide by Kinan Sawar, MD — REALTOR® at Shorewest, REALTORS®. Figures as of 2026-07-03.
| Typical home value | $760,357 |
|---|---|
| 1-year change | +9.6% |
| 5-year change | +34.0% |
| Typical rent | not published |
The typical home in Linn, Wisconsin is worth about $760,357 as of 2026-07-03, up 9.6% over the past year and up 34.0% over five years. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, compiled by Sawar Homes.
No municipality in Walworth County carries a higher typical home value than the Town of Linn. At $760,357 as of April 30, 2026, Linn ranks 1 of 21 — and the gap to second place is wide. Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, the nearest peer by value, sits at $670,816, almost $90,000 lower.
The county premium is the headline number here. Linn's typical value runs $314,288 — about 70% — above the Walworth County median of $446,069. It also clears the seven-county regional median of $455,834 by roughly two-thirds.
Momentum is strong for a market at this price level: values gained 9.6% in the past year and 34% over five years.
Linn's lead over its own county is unusual in scale. After Fontana-on-Geneva Lake at $670,816, the next peers by value are La Grange ($632,238), Williams Bay ($545,006), and Troy ($531,440). The distance from Linn's typical value to Troy's is nearly $229,000.
The growth trajectory has been accelerating rather than fading. A 34% five-year gain averages out to roughly 6% per year compounded, and the most recent twelve months came in above that at 9.6%. That is the recent record, not a forecast — past appreciation does not guarantee future results.
| Homes sold (arms-length, single-family) | 72 |
|---|---|
| Median sale price | $637,450 |
| Middle 50% of sales | $309,975 to $1,390,000 |
| Government-backed financing (FHA/VA/USDA) | 0% |
| Seller-financed | 1.4% |
Over the 12 months ending June 2026, 72 single-family homes sold in Linn, Wisconsin in arms-length transactions, at a median price of $637,450. Half of those sales fell between $309,975 and $1,390,000. Source: Wisconsin Department of Revenue real estate transfer returns, compiled by Sawar Homes — every recorded sale, including for-sale-by-owner and builder-direct transactions that never appear in the MLS.
Zillow’s typical-home-value estimate for Linn is $760,357, while homes that actually changed hands had a median price of $637,450 — a difference of -16.2%. These measure different things, and neither is wrong: the index estimates the value of every home whether or not it sold, while the sale figure reflects only the homes that changed hands, which usually skew toward the more affordable end of the market.
For buyers, the practical takeaway is that Linn prices in a different bracket than most of Walworth County. Entering at the typical value of $760,357 means paying roughly 1.7 times the county median. Buyers priced out of Linn have documented alternatives in the same corner of the county: Fontana-on-Geneva Lake at $670,816, La Grange at $632,238, or Williams Bay at $545,006.
Sellers hold a top-of-county position with recent momentum behind it — 9.6% in the past year against a five-year average pace of roughly 6% annually. The nearly $90,000 gap to the next-priciest municipality means fewer direct substitutes for comparison shoppers, though it also narrows the pool of buyers at this price point. None of this guarantees any particular sale outcome.
Linn stretches along the south shore of Geneva Lake, where the public Shore Path passes historic lakefront estates and the town launch at Linn Pier puts boats on the water. Away from the shoreline, farm roads roll through the crossroads hamlet of Zenda toward the Illinois line, and the shops and restaurants of Lake Geneva and Fontana are a short drive around the lake.
The typical home value in the Town of Linn is $760,357 as of April 30, 2026 — the highest of the 21 municipalities tracked in Walworth County.
9.6% over the past year and 34% over the past five years, per data through April 30, 2026.
Linn's typical value of $760,357 is $314,288 above the county median of $446,069 — about a 70% premium — and roughly $90,000 above the county's second-ranked municipality, Fontana-on-Geneva Lake ($670,816).
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Kinan Sawar, MD — REALTOR® at Shorewest, REALTORS®, serving Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Racine, Kenosha, and Walworth counties). Email: [email protected] · Phone: (618) 713-2964.
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Home values and rents are Zillow ZHVI/ZORI estimates for the named area, as of 2026-07-03; incomes and population are U.S. Census (SAIPE, Population Estimates); migration is IRS Statistics of Income. Area-level statistical estimates for information only — not an appraisal, and not financial, legal, or tax advice.