Home prices
The median home cost in Merrill is $85,300. Compared to other places in this area this is roughly $65,020 (43%) lower.Compared to the entire country it is roughly $132,200 (60%) lower, and compared to the city of Wausau it is about $36,600 (30%) lower.
Rents
Merrill's median rent is $637 per month. This is roughly $100 (13%) lower compared to the surrounding areas.It is about $425 (40%) lower compared to the nation as a whole, and compared to the city of Wausau it is roughly $71 (10%) lower.
Nearby places
Maine
Maine is approximately 8 miles south from Merrill. Real estate prices there are significantly more expensive. The median home in Maine costs $192,400, which comes out to $107,100 (55%) higher than Merrill. The rent there is a little more expensive. In Maine the median rent is $777 per month, which works out to $140 (18%) higher than Merrill.
Marathon City
Marathon City is roughly 16 miles south of Merrill. The housing prices there are a lot more expensive. The median home cost in Marathon City is $147,800, which works out to $62,500 (42%) higher than Merrill. Its rents are somewhat less expensive. The median rent in Marathon City is $604 per month, which comes out to $33 (5%) lower than Merrill.
Rib Mountain
Rib Mountain is about 16 miles south from Merrill. Real estate prices there are substantially more expensive. Rib Mountain's median home value is $184,100, which is $98,800 (53%) higher than Merrill. Its rents are significantly more expensive. The median monthly rent in Rib Mountain is $969, which comes out to $332 (34%) higher than Merrill.
Schofield
Schofield is about 17 miles south from Merrill. Real estate prices there are a bit more expensive. The cost of the median home in Schofield is $105,700, which works out to $20,400 (19%) higher than Merrill. Rent there is a little more expensive. In Schofield the median rent is $805 per month, which comes out to $168 (20%) higher than Merrill.
Athens
Athens is about 18 miles southwest of Merrill. The housing prices there are somewhat more expensive. The median home value in Athens is $121,600, which is $36,300 (29%) higher than Merrill. Rent there is somewhat less expensive. In Athens the median monthly rent is $530, which comes out to $107 (20%) lower than Merrill.