September 2026 Southeast Wisconsin Housing Market: County-by-County Numbers
Each month, Metro MLS publishes local market reports for the counties it covers. Here are the September 2026 numbers for the four counties we work in most, Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, and Waukesha, compared with September 2025, and what they may mean if you’re buying or selling in Burlington, Waterford, or anywhere else in our service area.
The Numbers
Every change below compares September 2026 with September 2025, the same month a year earlier, not with last month.
| September 2026 vs. September 2025 | Racine County | Kenosha County | Walworth County | Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $332,500 up 5.6% | $331,500 up 3.2% | $415,000 up 12.5% | $527,500 up 8.1% |
| Homes sold | 209 up 7.2% | 133 down 25.3% | 147 up 24.6% | 445 up 2.1% |
| New listings | 290 up 8.6% | 212 up 24.7% | 173 down 4.4% | 547 up 0.7% |
| Homes for sale | 527 up 22.3% | 368 up 29.1% | 467 down 11.6% | 1,023 up 6.0% |
| Days on market | 25 last year: 31 | 24 last year: 24 | 41 last year: 50 | 19 last year: 21 |
| Sale-to-list price | 98.4% last year: 98.1% | 98.3% last year: 98.6% | 96.3% last year: 93.8% | 99.7% last year: 100.0% |
- Racine County: the median sale price rose 5.6% to $332,500 (from $315,000 last September), and homes sold rose 7.2% to 209 (from 195 last September). Days on market went from 31 last September to 25.
- Kenosha County: the median sale price rose 3.2% to $331,500 (from $321,250 last September), and homes sold fell 25.3% to 133 (from 178 last September). Days on market held at 24, the same as last September.
- Walworth County: the median sale price rose 12.5% to $415,000 (from $369,000 last September), and homes sold rose 24.6% to 147 (from 118 last September). Days on market went from 50 last September to 41.
- Waukesha County: the median sale price rose 8.1% to $527,500 (from $487,950 last September), and homes sold rose 2.1% to 445 (from 436 last September). Days on market went from 21 last September to 19.
Our Take
In our view, the clearest split this month is between Walworth County, which sold more homes than last September (147, up from 118) and ended the month with fewer for sale (467, down from 528 last September), and Kenosha County, which sold fewer (133, down from 178 last September) and ended with more for sale (368, up from 285 last September). Median sale prices were up in all four counties, so we would not read Kenosha’s slower month as a price drop. One month can swing a lot, so we’ll be watching whether these patterns hold into the fall.
If You’re Buying
A county number is a starting point, not a price for a specific home. Competition, pricing, and time on market can differ a lot between neighborhoods, price ranges, and property types within the same county. Before you tour, get pre-approved so you know your budget, and ask us to pull recent sales for the exact area and type of home you want.
If You’re Selling
The best guide to your asking price is recent sales of homes like yours, close to you, not a county-wide figure. In our experience, homes priced in line with those sales and presented well from the first day tend to sell faster than homes that start high and reduce later. We can walk you through the recent sales near you.
Want this broken down for your specific situation? Contact us and we’ll walk through what these numbers mean for your neighborhood, your budget, and your timeline.
About these numbers: figures cover single-family homes and condos. Homes sold counts closed sales during the month. Homes for sale counts active listings at the end of the month. Sale-to-list price is the percent of original list price received and does not account for seller concessions. One month of activity can look extreme due to small sample size.
Based on information from Metro MLS for the period September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, compared with September 2025. Figures as reported by Metro MLS, current as of October 9, 2026.
