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Real estate agents and brokers in the Baraboo, WI area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in the Baraboo, WI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #507 of 533 scored small-town markets
#13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin

Listings
81
9 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
70
+133.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$394.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,089 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
89
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.9
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,652
+1.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For real estate agents and brokers, the Baraboo area has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #507 of 533 scored small-town markets and #13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $14,089 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Baraboo area spend about $394.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 11% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

There are 81 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Baraboo area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 28.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Baraboo area was 70 in 2023, up 133.3% from 2019. That is one for every 400 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Baraboo area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Baraboo area compares

The same measures for Wisconsin and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate agents and brokers in Baraboo, WI area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBaraboo areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.921.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)89120100
Households per official establishment4001,197788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+133.3%+25.5%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,089$14,211$16,661
Median household income$79,541$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score2954

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70+133.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
332
Annual payroll, 2023
$21M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
819 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Baraboo area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Baraboo area

Population, 2025 estimate
66,652+1.3% since 2020
Households
27,987
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
832 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$79,541+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,005
Median home value
$258,600
Jobs located here
36,015
Daytime population
65,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Baraboo area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wisconsin

Small-town markets in Wisconsin ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Menomonie, WI672514.3177+1.7%#67 of 533
2Beaver Dam, WI654412.3206−0.3%#79 of 533
3Manitowoc, WI604011.4217+0.4%#132 of 533
4Shawano, WI602211.8205+1.4%#133 of 533
Iron Mountain, MI-WI571812.8187+0.4%#168 of 533
5Platteville, WI553316.5148+0.9%#191 of 533
6Marinette, WI-MI514214.3165+0.3%#242 of 533
7Stevens Point-Plover, WI515719.2133+2.2%#249 of 533
8Rice Lake, WI463115.5157−0.5%#314 of 533
9Sparta, WI463016.4150+0.6%#317 of 533
13Baraboo, WI298128.989+1.3%#507 of 533

Other business types in the Baraboo area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Baraboo, WI area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 81 real estate agents and brokers in the Baraboo area. 9 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 133.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Baraboo, WI area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $394.3M a year, or $14,089 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 81 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 11% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,987 households in the Baraboo area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Baraboo, WI area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Baraboo area has 28.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 89, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Baraboo area would have about 72, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 400 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 133.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Baraboo, WI area growing?

Population estimates put the Baraboo area at 66,652 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,987 households. Median household income in the Baraboo area is $79,541, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Baraboo area scores 29 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #507 of 533 scored small-town markets.

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