DeForest WI Real Estate Market: Every Single-Family Home Sale in the DeForest School District in 2026

If you want to understand the DeForest, Wisconsin real estate market, one of the best places to start is with what buyers are actually paying for homes.

Through September 22, 2026, 214 single-family homes have sold in the DeForest Area School District, according to MLS data I reviewed. These sales span DeForest, Windsor and the surrounding communities within the school district and provide a pretty remarkable look at just how broad our local housing market has become.

The lowest-priced single-family sale was $77,500.

The highest-priced sale was $2,200,000.

And right in the middle?

The median 2026 sale price is approximately $550,000.

That number tells part of the story. But after working in the DeForest and Windsor real estate market for years, I think the distribution of those sales is even more interesting.

2026 DeForest School District Home Sales by Price

Of the 214 single-family homes sold year-to-date:

A few numbers immediately stand out.

80 homes — about 37% of all sales — sold for less than $500,000.

At the same time, 127 homes, or roughly 59% of the market, sold below $600,000.

On the opposite end of the market, 10 single-family homes have already sold for $1 million or more in 2026.

That is a very wide range for one school district.

$550,000 Has Become an Important Number in DeForest and Windsor

With a median sale price around $550,000, half of the single-family sales in the district have occurred below approximately that number and half above it.

The middle portion of the market is also fairly broad. Roughly speaking, the middle 50% of 2026 sales have fallen between approximately $440,000 and $686,000.

That means there really isn't one single "DeForest home price."

A 1970s or 1980s home in an established neighborhood can occupy an entirely different market segment from newer construction in Windsor or DeForest. Ranch homes, two-story homes, acreage properties, remodeled homes and newer subdivisions can also command very different values even when they are only a few miles apart.

That's one reason I am cautious when someone tells me:

"A house down the street sold for $___, so mine must be worth about the same."

Maybe.

But maybe not.

What Is Selling Under $500,000?

There is still a meaningful single-family market below $500,000 in the DeForest School District.

In fact, 80 of the 214 sales this year were under $500,000.

Those sales include a mix of older homes, smaller homes, properties in established neighborhoods and homes located farther from the district's newer construction areas.

For buyers who think that everything in DeForest or Windsor now costs $600,000 or $700,000, the actual sales data tells a more nuanced story.

There are opportunities below $500,000.

The challenge is that condition, location, updates, square footage and competition can vary considerably at those price points.

The $500,000–$700,000 Range Is a Major Part of the Market

Another 85 homes sold between $500,000 and $699,999.

Combine that with the sales below $500,000, and approximately 77% of all single-family sales in the district have closed below $700,000 so far this year.

This price range includes a huge variety of properties.

You may see newer homes with modern layouts, larger established homes, properties with finished lower levels, ranches, two-story homes and homes with very different levels of updating all competing within a relatively compressed price range.

For sellers, that makes selecting the right comparable sales especially important.

It isn't enough to find three homes with similar square footage.

I want to know:

Where were they located? When did they sell? How updated were they? Was the basement finished? How many garage stalls? What was the lot like? Was it newer construction? How long did it take to sell? Were there competing offers? Did the seller provide concessions?

Those details are often where the real valuation work begins.

DeForest and Windsor Now Have a Significant Luxury Market

The upper end of the market is worth watching, too.

Ten single-family properties in the district have sold for $1 million or more already in 2026.

The highest sale in this data set was $2.2 million.

Other seven-figure sales occurred at approximately:

$1.06 million, $1.125 million, $1.15 million, $1.165 million, $1.199 million, $1.295 million, $1.51 million, $1.83 million, $1.93 million and $2.2 million.

That's a notable range for the DeForest/Windsor area and shows how much the upper end of the local housing market has developed.

Large custom homes, acreage, higher-end neighborhoods and unique properties need to be evaluated differently from the broader market. Simply applying the district-wide median price or a generic price-per-square-foot calculation can produce a misleading valuation.

What Does This Mean If You're Selling a Home in DeForest or Windsor?

The biggest takeaway from looking at all 214 transactions is that micro-market analysis matters.

Two homes can both be in the DeForest School District and have completely different pools of potential buyers.

When I prepare a market analysis for a DeForest or Windsor homeowner, I don't simply pull every nearby sale and average the prices together.

I look at the homes a buyer would realistically compare with yours.

That can include neighborhood, age, construction style, above-grade square footage, total finished square footage, bedrooms and bathrooms, updates, basement finish, garage, lot, competing inventory, days on market and recent buyer behavior.

And sometimes the most important comparable isn't the closest house geographically.

It's the house a buyer would have considered instead of yours.

What Does This Mean for DeForest and Windsor Buyers?

The numbers also show why buyers shouldn't treat the DeForest School District as one price point.

There are homes selling in the $300,000s and $400,000s.

There is substantial activity throughout the $500,000s and $600,000s.

There are larger and newer homes selling throughout the $700,000s and $800,000s.

And there is now an established million-dollar-plus segment as well.

Understanding which part of that market you're shopping in can help you make better decisions about pricing, competition and offer strategy.

Is DeForest, Wisconsin Still a Strong Real Estate Market?

Rather than trying to answer that with a slogan, I prefer looking at the actual local numbers.

214 single-family sales through September 22 represent buyers making real decisions across an enormous range of price points.

The median sale price is approximately $550,000, but the market stretches from under $100,000 to more than $2 million.

That's why national housing headlines — and sometimes even Dane County averages — don't always tell you what is happening in a specific DeForest or Windsor neighborhood.

Local real estate is still very local.

Thinking About Selling in DeForest or Windsor?

I've spent more than a decade helping buyers and sellers in the greater Madison area, with DeForest, Windsor and Sun Prairie among the communities where I do a significant amount of my business.

Rather than relying solely on an automated home-value estimate, I can look at your home against the actual homes buyers have chosen in 2026 and identify the segment of the market in which your property would likely compete.

If you're curious what your DeForest or Windsor home might sell for, contact Matt Deadman Homes at Real Broker LLC for a local market analysis.

No pressure and no generic computer-generated number — just a conversation about your home and what the local data is telling us.