Home prices
The median home cost in Fort Atkinson is $157,000. In comparison to its nearby areas this is approximately $52,500 (25%) lower.Compared to the United States as a whole it is roughly $60,500 (27%) lower, and is approximately $101,000 (39%) lower compared to the city of Chicago.
Rents
Fort Atkinson's median monthly rent is $838. In comparison to nearby areas this is roughly $46 (5%) lower.Compared to the nation as a whole it is approximately $224 (21%) lower, and it is approximately $274 (24%) lower in comparison to the city of Chicago.
Nearby places
Lake Koshkonong
Lake Koshkonong is about 5 miles southwest of Fort Atkinson. Its real estate prices are significantly more expensive. Lake Koshkonong's median home price is $264,800, which works out to $107,800 (40%) higher than Fort Atkinson. The rent there is a bit more expensive. In Lake Koshkonong the median monthly rent is $890, which comes out to $52 (5%) higher than Fort Atkinson.
Jefferson
Jefferson is approximately 5 miles north from Fort Atkinson. Real estate prices there are fairly similar. The value of the median home in Jefferson is $162,500, which works out to $5,500 (3%) higher than Fort Atkinson. The rent there is fairly similar. The median rent in Jefferson is $811 a month, which comes out to $27 (3%) lower than Fort Atkinson.
Whitewater
Whitewater is about 7 miles southeast from Fort Atkinson. Its housing prices are somewhat more expensive. Whitewater's median home value is $168,700, which is $11,700 (6%) higher than Fort Atkinson. Rents there are a bit less expensive. Whitewater's median monthly rent is $774, which works out to $64 (8%) lower than Fort Atkinson.
Lake Ripley
Lake Ripley is approximately 7 miles northwest of Fort Atkinson. Housing prices there are substantially more expensive. Lake Ripley's median home price is $277,600, which is $120,600 (43%) higher than Fort Atkinson. Its rents are a bit more expensive. In Lake Ripley the median rent is $1,053 per month, which works out to $215 (20%) higher than Fort Atkinson.
Rockdale
Rockdale is about 8 miles west of Fort Atkinson. Real estate prices there are somewhat more expensive. The value of the median home in Rockdale is $173,900, which works out to $16,900 (9%) higher than Fort Atkinson. The rent there is somewhat more expensive. Rockdale's median rent is $890 a month, which is $52 (5%) higher than Fort Atkinson.