ZIP 53705 · Madison, Wisconsin
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
25,017 people call ZIP 53705 home.
25,017
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 54% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$1,352
a month. Wisconsin's median is $1,087.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$1,273–$1,909
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,352 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 86% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.1% to the 12,886 homes here.
52–147
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 78% more than Wisconsin's.
$475,400
median home value in ZIP 53705.
- $475,400 ZIP 53705
- $266,500 Wisconsin
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year