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Dane County out-of-state owner list, WI

6,025out-of-state owned properties today · refreshed weekly

6,025 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Dane County, WI has 6,025 out-of-state owned properties today, read from Dane County records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 53703, 53704, 53719. 1 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when mailing state is not the property's state.

Three Dane County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
S Hamilton StMadison9of 10Owner lives out of stateInherited (death-related deed)
Elliott LnOregon8of 10Busy area: 20% of nearby homes sold in 3 years
N Windsor AveCottage Grove8of 10Owner lives out of stateOwned by an LLC / company

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

1Also on the tax delinquent list1 Dane County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Dane County list is made

Dane County's out-of-state owner list comes from the Dane County property roll records: we read the state of the owner's mailing address for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: mailing state is not the property's state.

Dane County data dictionaryMailing state is not the property's state.

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Dane County owners are

Top 5 cities by out-of-state owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
Madison3,07651%
Sun Prairie3005%
Westport2805%
Middleton2494%
Fitchburg1803%

Top ZIP codes: 53703 Madison (811), 53704 Madison (696), 53719 Madison (498), 53711 Madison (492), 53589 Stoughton (313).

Distribution

Out-of-state owned properties in Dane County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years665 29%
2 to 5 years814 35%
5 to 10 years469 20%
10 to 20 years256 11%
20+ years99 4%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k1,918 33%
$100k to $200k399 7%
$200k to $350k702 12%
$350k to $500k894 15%
$500k+1,971 33%
properties by county value
The numbers

Out-of-state owned properties in Dane County: what stands out

6,025 out-of-state owned properties in Dane County right now, with a median county value of $363,100. 95% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 4 years.

Madison holds the most (3,076, 51%), followed by Sun Prairie (300), Westport (280), Middleton (249).

By ZIP code, 53703 (Madison) has 811, 53704 (Madison) has 696, 53719 (Madison) has 498: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Dane County: owner lives out of state; inherited (death-related deed); busy area: 20% of nearby homes sold in 3 years; owned by an llc / company.

The largest group by years owned is 2 to 5 years (814 properties); by county value it is $500k+ (1,971).

The official source

Where the official Dane County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Dane County. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with tax delinquent. Wisconsin rules and the Wisconsin guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Managing a house from another state is hard. Out-of-state owners, often heirs or former residents, are among the most willing sellers.

How to work the Dane County list

  • Stack with inherited, vacant or tax delinquent.
  • Offer a simple, remote closing: it removes the biggest worry for a distant owner.
The letter to send: out-of-state owner ownersFor absentee owners of houses and rentals

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer interested in your rental at [property address]. If managing it from a distance, tenants or repairs have become more work than they are worth, I can buy it with the tenants in place, as-is, on your timeline.

No showings, no repairs, no commissions.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

What you get in the app

  • Every property on the list, with owner and mailing address
  • Likely-to-sell score 1–10 and the reasons
  • Stack with tax delinquent
  • Map, property history, export one row per property to Excel / CSV
  • New owners on the list every Monday
Start my 7 days in Dane County

The score and the reasons on every owner show who is under the most pressure, so you start with the best odds.

Run the numbersSeller net sheet: cash offer vs listingWhat the seller really keeps: your cash offer vs listing with an agentPrice − payoff − costs = netOpen the calculator →

Questions

How many out-of-state owned properties are in Dane County, WI?

6,025 on the latest county file, from official Dane County records (Dane County). The count is refreshed every week.

Where does the mailing state come from?

From the owner mailing address on the county's property roll.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Dane County out-of-state owner owner, with the reasons.

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