62 The Housing Almanac
Annual Series · 1963–2024 · Compiled in U.S. Dollars & Units
Updated 26 April 2026
Metro Series · Midwest · Rank #80

Home Price History in Madison

FHFA all-transactions House Price Index for the Madison, WI metropolitan statistical area — annual data, 1975 through 2025, rebased to 100 in the year 2000.

HPI (2025)FHFA
267
YoY changeFHFA
+4.4%
5-yr changeFHFA
+54%
Since 2000FHFA
+167%
50100150200250'75'80'85'90'95'00'05'10'15'20'25Madison HPIWI state HPI

The Madison metropolitan area has FHFA House Price Index data running from 1975 through 2025. The index, rebased to 100 in the year 2000, stood at 24.9 in 1975 and 267.3 in 2025. Cumulative nominal appreciation since 2000: +167.3%.

The 2007–2011 housing crisis cut the Madison HPI by 9.0% peak-to-trough — from 142.5 in 2007 to 129.7 in 2012. For context, the U.S. national HPI fell roughly 24% over the same period, so Madison was meaningfully less affected than the national average.

The pandemic-era surge brought the Madison HPI from 168.9 in 2019 to 267.3 in 2025 — a cumulative +58.3% move in 6 years. Compared to the U.S. national HPI's roughly 50% gain over the same period, Madison appreciated roughly in line with the national rate.

Located in the Midwest region of the United States, Madison is one of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas by population. Long-run housing appreciation in Madison reflects a combination of regional employment trends, in-migration patterns, and local supply constraints. The full year-by-year FHFA HPI for Madison is in the data table below.

To compare Madison to the national U.S. housing market, see the national median price history dashboard. Other metros in the Midwest region: see the full metro index. For state-level data, see the state index.

Annual data — Madison

FHFA House Price Index, 2000=100. Annual data; not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency.

YearHPI (2000=100)YoY change
2025267.28+4.39%
2024256.05+6.61%
2023240.17+10.21%
2022217.93+14.81%
2021189.81+9.52%
2020173.31+2.64%
2019168.86+3.91%
2018162.51+5.59%
2017153.91+5.83%
2016145.43+5.22%
2015138.22+3.01%
2014134.18+2.91%
2013130.38+0.53%
2012129.69-0.98%
2011130.97-2.18%
2010133.89-2.73%
2009137.65-2.76%
2008141.55-0.67%
2007142.51+1.36%
2006140.60+3.57%
2005135.76+9.34%
2004124.16+8.49%
2003114.44+4.14%
2002109.89+4.97%
2001104.69+4.69%
2000100.00+7.11%
199993.36+4.75%
199889.13+2.30%
199787.13+4.27%
199683.56+2.98%
199581.14+11.00%
199473.10+9.04%
199367.04+5.06%
199263.81+4.69%
199160.95+5.34%
199057.86+4.69%
198955.27+5.94%
198852.17+6.25%
198749.10+2.33%
198647.98+2.61%
198546.76-0.04%
198446.78+2.43%
198345.67+3.05%
198244.32+3.02%
198143.02+3.46%
198041.58+5.24%
197939.51+12.02%
197835.27+13.96%
197730.95+17.06%
197626.44+6.23%
197524.89

Methodology

The FHFA House Price Index is a weighted, repeat-sales index that measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties. The all-transactions index incorporates both purchase mortgages and refinance appraisals; the index is calibrated to the Midwest census region and rebased to 100 in the year 2000. Coverage begins in 1975 for Madison.

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