Waukesha, told straight. By the numbers.
Where the City of Waukesha single-family market actually stands as of April 2026 — a real downtown with real inventory at a mid-tier price point.
Where the market sits, april 2026.
Waukesha April median sale was $425,000 — up from $400,000 a year ago. YTD median is $400,000, up 7% over 2025 YTD.
Steady 6–8% YoY price growth puts Waukesha among the healthier-growth markets in the tri-county.
Median time to offer is 5 days. Half of Waukesha homes go under contract within the first week.
1.2 months of supply — tighter than the metro average. ~65 active listings at any given moment across all price points.
Source: MLS (FlexMLS via GMAR), single-family, pulled May 17, 2026. Filtered to Waukesha, Waukesha County. Numbers reflect what closed in April 2026 and the 2026 year-to-date period.
Waukesha is the healthiest mid-tier market on this list.
Volume is up sharply — 44% more sold homes this April than last April, and 18% more YTD. That's not normal in a tight market. The combination of rising volume AND rising prices means demand and supply are both expanding. Healthy market dynamics.
Average days on market dropped from 47 to 24 YoY — cut nearly in half. Homes are turning faster than they were a year ago. Median CDOM still sits at 5 days; same answer as everywhere else in the tri-county: priced right, gone within the week.
Sale-to-list ratio is 103.6% in April — sellers averaging 3.6% over asking. Strong, but not the brutal frenzy of 2022. There's real negotiation happening, it just usually lands in the seller's favor.
The price-tier story is the most balanced on this list. The $300K–$500K band carries the bulk of the volume, but the $500K–$650K segment is up 65% YTD and $800K+ is up 100% YTD. Waukesha has a real luxury segment that's growing, not just a starter-home market.
Short read for buyers: Waukesha gives you more options than tighter suburbs. You can take an extra day to think before writing. But don't take three. Short read for sellers: this is a strong market to list in — multiple buyer pools competing across price tiers.
April 2026 sales, by price tier.
Waukesha is the most balanced market on this list — meaningful activity across $300K all the way through $800K+. The mid-luxury segment ($500K–$650K, up 65% YTD) is the standout. Sub-$250K has largely disappeared.
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