Village in Racine County, Wisconsin. Data-backed housing guide by Kinan Sawar, MD — REALTOR® at Shorewest, REALTORS®. Figures as of 2026-07-03.
| Typical home value | $419,415 |
|---|---|
| 1-year change | +3.0% |
| 5-year change | +32.6% |
| Typical rent | not published |
The typical home in Rochester, Wisconsin is worth about $419,415 as of 2026-07-03, up 3.0% over the past year and up 32.6% over five years. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, compiled by Sawar Homes.
Rochester sits at the exact midpoint of Racine County's housing market. The village's typical home value of $419,415 as of April 2026 is the Racine County median, and its rank — 7th of 14 municipalities — is the literal center of the county table.
The pace has cooled recently. Values rose 3.0% over the past year against 32.6% over five years, meaning most of the five-year gain accumulated in the earlier part of that window. Compared with the seven-county Southeast Wisconsin region median of $455,834, Rochester prices about $36,000 — roughly 8% — lower.
Western Racine County brackets Rochester on both sides. Waterford ($445,177) and Wind Point ($429,912) carry higher typical values, while Caledonia ($392,064) and Burlington ($363,491) come in below. The spread from Burlington to Waterford is about $82,000, and Rochester lands near the middle of it — consistent with its role as the county's median market.
The growth story is the divergence between horizons: 32.6% over five years is strong cumulative appreciation, but the most recent year's 3.0% is a clearly slower pace. The data does not say whether that continues; it only says the last twelve months grew more slowly than the five-year average. No rent or ZIP-level figures are available for the village in this dataset.
| Homes sold (arms-length, single-family) | 53 |
|---|---|
| Median sale price | $400,000 |
| Middle 50% of sales | $253,000 to $530,000 |
| Government-backed financing (FHA/VA/USDA) | 0% |
| Seller-financed | 0% |
Over the 12 months ending June 2026, 53 single-family homes sold in Rochester, Wisconsin in arms-length transactions, at a median price of $400,000. Half of those sales fell between $253,000 and $530,000. 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 Rochester is $419,415, while homes that actually changed hands had a median price of $400,000 — a difference of -4.6%. 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.
Buyers: Rochester defines the Racine County median at $419,415, so it is a clean reference point for comparing alternatives — Burlington runs about $56,000 less, Waterford about $26,000 more. The 3.0% one-year pace means values grew last year, but more slowly than the five-year trend; neither number predicts what happens next.
Sellers: a slower recent pace argues for pricing discipline. With one-year appreciation at 3.0%, comps from eighteen months ago plus an aggressive markup may overshoot what current buyers are paying. The village's position at the county median means demand comparisons run in both directions — buyers stepping down from Waterford's $445,177 price point and up from Burlington's $363,491 both land in Rochester's range.
Rochester is a small historic village where Highway 83 crosses the Fox River between Waterford and Burlington, with a cluster of 19th-century buildings near the bridge and village offices on Spring Street. Case Eagle Park spreads 239 acres along the river with a canoe launch, dog park, and ball diamonds, and the paved Seven Waters Trail passes through the village on its former rail corridor between Burlington and Waterford.
The typical home value in the village of Rochester is $419,415 as of April 2026.
Neither — it is the median. Rochester's $419,415 typical value equals the Racine County median, and the village ranks 7th of 14 municipalities, the exact midpoint.
Yes, but more slowly. Values rose 3.0% in the past year versus 32.6% over five years through April 2026, so the recent pace is below the five-year average. Past trends do not guarantee future results.
Rochester's $419,415 typical value sits between Waterford at $445,177 and Burlington at $363,491 — about $26,000 under Waterford and $56,000 over Burlington.
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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.