Home prices
DeForest's median home value is $234,800. Compared to nearby areas this is approximately $22,880 (8%) lower.It is roughly $17,300 (7%) higher in comparison to the entire nation, and it is approximately $112,700 (92%) higher compared to the city of Milwaukee.
Rents
DeForest's median monthly rent is $1,006. This is approximately $82 (7%) lower compared to nearby areas.Compared to the rest of the nation it is roughly $56 (5%) lower, and compared to the city of Milwaukee it is approximately $148 (17%) higher.
Nearby places
Windsor
Windsor is DeForest's neighbor to the east. Its housing prices are somewhat more expensive. The median home in Windsor costs $285,300, which is $50,500 (17%) higher than DeForest. The rent there is a bit more expensive. Windsor's median rent is $1,100 per month, which comes out to $94 (8%) higher than DeForest.
Waunakee
Waunakee is approximately 5 miles southwest of DeForest. The housing prices there are significantly more expensive. The cost of the median home in Waunakee is $346,300, which works out to $111,500 (32%) higher than DeForest. Rent there is fairly similar. In Waunakee the median rent is $1,013 a month, which is very similar to DeForest.
Sun Prairie
Sun Prairie is about 5 miles southeast from DeForest. Real estate prices there are pretty similar. The median home cost in Sun Prairie is $239,200, which is $4,400 (1%) higher than DeForest. Rent there is a bit more expensive. The median monthly rent in Sun Prairie is $1,087, which is $81 (7%) higher than DeForest.
Dane
Dane is roughly 6 miles west from DeForest. Its real estate prices are a bit less expensive. The median home in Dane is valued at $216,000, which comes out to $18,800 (8%) lower than DeForest. Its rents are fairly similar. Dane's median monthly rent is $965, which is $41 (4%) lower than DeForest.
Arlington
Arlington is approximately 6 miles north from DeForest. Housing prices there are a bit less expensive. The median home cost in Arlington is $201,600, which works out to $33,200 (16%) lower than DeForest. Rent there is a bit more expensive. The median monthly rent in Arlington is $1,273, which comes out to $267 (20%) higher than DeForest.