What Lake Geneva Area Homes Are Worth
Quick answer: Over the last 12 months the median sale was $1,050,000 for lakefront, $425,000 for a lake association home, $385,000 in town, $612,500 on an acre or more, and $352,400 for a condo. Which of those describes your home matters far more than any area-wide average.
Seven products trade across the lakes around Lake Geneva and they do not move together. A price per square foot that works in Elkhorn tells you nothing about 80 feet of Lauderdale Lakes frontage.
Every figure here comes from our own MLS pull dated 8/2/2026, covering the 12 months ending July 31. Current month totals are in the .
Lakefront, priced by the foot
Frontage is the scarce thing, so price per frontage foot is what makes one lake comparable to another. 125 lakefront homes closed in the last 12 months.
| Lake | Sales | Median sale | Median frontage | Per frontage foot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Lake | 14 | $7,822,500 | 102 ft | $82,500 |
| Lake Elizabeth | 3 | $2,000,000 | 50 ft | $36,364 |
| Delavan Lake | 6 | $2,012,500 | 42 ft | $22,930 |
| Lake Mary | 7 | $1,675,000 | 75 ft | $22,623 |
| Potters Lake | 7 | $845,000 | 50 ft | $22,000 |
| Powers Lake | 4 | $2,540,000 | 89 ft | $21,613 |
| Lake Beulah | 11 | $1,300,000 | 100 ft | $16,250 |
| Lauderdale Lakes | 16 | $1,160,000 | 80 ft | $14,874 |
| Browns Lake | 5 | $1,400,000 | 66 ft | $13,230 |
| Whitewater Lake | 11 | $1,050,000 | 90 ft | $11,013 |
| Rice Lake | 3 | $745,000 | 75 ft | $9,933 |
| Bohners Lake | 3 | $540,000 | 40 ft | $8,710 |
Geneva Lake at $82,500 a foot against Bohners at $8,710 is roughly 9 to 1, and both are inside a 30 minute drive. Twelve more lakes had fewer than 3 sales, so they are left out rather than shown as a one-sale median. There are plus 14 smaller ones we also cover.
Two cautions on that column. Sale price and frontage correlate at 0.47 in this dataset, so per-foot sorts lakes into tiers rather than valuing a specific property. And Delavan's 42-foot median frontage is the narrowest on the board, which pushes its per-foot number up relative to how it actually lives.
Lake access, where the water rights decide the price
420 off-water homes with association lake rights sold or listed in this study, and 223 closed in the last 12 months.
| Lake | Sales | Median sale |
|---|---|---|
| Geneva Lake | 61 | $979,000 |
| Delavan Lake | 26 | $431,250 |
| Lauderdale Lakes | 13 | $425,000 |
| Lake Como | 37 | $365,000 |
| Lake Mary | 13 | $350,000 |
| Bohners Lake | 21 | $282,000 |
The lake name is only half the answer. What the association actually gives you is the other half, and it varies enormously:
| What conveys | Listings |
|---|---|
| A slip that transfers with the sale | 52 |
| A wait list, nothing conveys | 118 |
| Rental or first right to rent | 15 |
| Day use only | 6 |
| No slip, pier, or buoy | 229 |
All 64 Lake Como listings fall in the wait list column, because Lake Como Beach Association piers revert to the association when a property sells. Two homes on the same lake at the same asking price can carry completely different water rights. We cover the four products hiding under the phrase lake access in .
For what a slip itself trades for, 8 Abbey Harbor slips in Fontana sold between April 2025 and May 2026 at a median of $410,000, in a range of $282,000 to $445,000.
In town, priced by the community
735 homes closed inside city and village limits over the last 12 months. This is the segment where price per square foot does real work, because the homes are comparable and the lot sizes are similar.
| Community | Sales | Median sale | Per square foot | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Geneva | 110 | $538,814 | $292 | 22 |
| Williams Bay | 46 | $549,904 | $258 | 12 |
| East Troy | 35 | $425,000 | $268 | 6 |
| Fontana | 12 | $603,500 | $302 | 40 |
| Twin Lakes | 42 | $375,000 | $244 | 13 |
| Burlington | 90 | $368,750 | $199 | 12 |
| Walworth | 41 | $368,350 | $216 | 28 |
| Genoa City | 32 | $346,450 | $217 | 12 |
| Elkhorn | 99 | $340,000 | $199 | 19 |
| Darien | 19 | $330,000 | $214 | 38 |
| Delavan | 81 | $320,000 | $216 | 15 |
| Bloomfield | 53 | $305,000 | $240 | 27 |
| Sharon | 11 | $220,000 | $137 | 35 |
Fontana at $302 a foot and Sharon at $137 are 16 miles apart. Community-specific detail sits in our and seller guides.
Country, priced by the acre
232 homes on an acre or more closed in the last 12 months, at a $612,500 median. Price per acre falls sharply as parcels get bigger, which is what a buyer comparing a 3-acre listing to a 36-acre listing needs to see.
| Acres | Sales | Median sale | Per acre | Median square feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | 91 | $512,000 | $407,742 | 2,280 |
| 2 to 5 | 64 | $633,500 | $181,060 | 2,532 |
| 5 to 10 | 52 | $673,500 | $114,679 | 2,590 |
| 10 to 20 | 11 | $960,000 | $68,611 | 3,074 |
| 20 or more | 14 | $1,105,000 | $29,963 | 2,756 |
A separate 167 sales were township homes on lots under an acre, at a $372,000 median. Those price much closer to town homes than to acreage.
62 of the country sales carried an MLS horse flag, at a $640,000 median and a median of 5.8 acres. Zoning determines whether horses are permitted, and zoning has to be verified with the town or the county rather than read off a listing.
Condominiums, priced by what the association gives you
259 condos closed in the last 12 months. What separates them is the amenity package: pool, clubhouse, tennis, exercise room, and parking.
| Amenity level | Sales | Median sale | Per square foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three or more of the five | 55 | $436,316 | $229 |
| One or two | 96 | $360,750 | $276 |
| None of the five | 108 | $330,000 | $189 |
108 of 259 sales had none of the five, which is a large and often overlooked part of this market. Positioning against that inventory is covered in , and Geneva National carries its own dynamics in .
Condos with lake access are a separate market again, and the slip is what moves the number.
| Position and water rights | Sales | Median sale |
|---|---|---|
| Lake access, association wait list | 22 | $676,500 |
| Lakefront, slip conveys | 12 | $587,500 |
| Lakefront, association dock or pier | 8 | $406,000 |
| Lake access, no dock | 9 | $318,000 |
| Lakefront, no slip | 10 | $283,950 |
The top row outsells the lakefront rows, which is Abbey Springs pricing showing through rather than a slip premium.
Why the county median will not price your home
The all-segment picture spans a $283,950 lakefront condo without a slip and a $7,822,500 Geneva Lake lakefront home. A county median sits somewhere in the middle and describes neither.
What prices a specific property is the closed sales that share its lake, its frontage, its acreage, or its association. That is what a comparative market analysis does, and we walk through the method in . For owners preparing a weekend property, covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
What is my Lake Geneva home worth?
It depends on which of seven markets it sits in. Trailing 12-month medians were $1,050,000 for lakefront, $425,000 for a lake association home, $385,000 inside city or village limits, $612,500 on an acre or more, and $352,400 for a condo. A specific value comes from closed sales sharing your lake, frontage, acreage, or association.
How much is Geneva Lake frontage per foot?
Geneva Lake lakefront sold at a median of about $82,500 per frontage foot over the last 12 months, across 14 sales with a median of 102 feet. Other lakes in the area ran from roughly $36,000 a foot on Lake Elizabeth down to about $8,700 on Bohners Lake. Price per foot sorts lakes into tiers and does not value an individual property.
What does an acre cost near Lake Geneva?
It falls as parcels get larger. Homes on 1 to 2 acres sold at about $407,742 per acre, 2 to 5 acres at $181,060, 5 to 10 acres at $114,679, and 20 acres or more at $29,963. Median sale prices ran from $512,000 in the smallest band to $1,105,000 in the largest.
Is a lake access home worth less than lakefront?
Usually, though not always. Lake association homes sold at a $425,000 median against $1,050,000 for lakefront. On Geneva Lake the association median was $979,000, and the single largest area sale in July 2026 was an association home with a transferable boat slip. What the association conveys matters as much as the lake.
How much do condos sell for in the Lake Geneva area?
The trailing 12-month median was $352,400 across 259 sales. Condos with three or more of the five common amenities ran a $436,316 median, those with one or two ran $360,750, and those with none ran $330,000. Condos with lake access are a separate market and ranged from $283,950 to $676,500 depending on water rights.
What is a boat slip worth on Geneva Lake?
Eight boat slips at Abbey Harbor in Fontana sold between April 2025 and May 2026 at a median of $410,000, ranging from $282,000 to $445,000. Those slips are sold as condominium, so the sales are recorded and searchable, which is why appraisers use them as a benchmark.
Find the number that applies to your property
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