Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Wausau-Weston, WI (2026)
Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.
| # | ZIP | City | Home value | Rent | Cap rate | 5-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54405 | Abbotsford, WI | $205,524 | $990 | 3.76% | 8.6% |
| 2 | 54403 | Wausau, WI | $243,382 | $1,139 | 3.65% | 7.8% |
| 3 | 54564 | Tripoli, WI | $225,549 | $1,017 | 3.52% | 4.3% |
| 4 | 54471 | Ringle, WI | $363,299 | $1,548 | 3.32% | 8.1% |
| 5 | 54455 | Mosinee, WI | $331,413 | $1,355 | 3.19% | 8.0% |
| 6 | 54442 | Irma, WI | $266,829 | $1,071 | 3.13% | 5.7% |
| 7 | 54425 | Dorchester, WI | $221,920 | $873 | 3.07% | 6.8% |
| 8 | 54484 | Stratford, WI | $285,300 | $1,116 | 3.05% | 7.6% |
| 9 | 54421 | Colby, WI | $228,961 | $891 | 3.04% | 7.7% |
| 10 | 54488 | Unity, WI | $227,963 | $873 | 2.99% | 5.5% |
| 11 | 54452 | Merrill, WI | $226,842 | $850 | 2.92% | 5.9% |
| 12 | 54479 | Spencer, WI | $237,389 | $873 | 2.87% | 8.0% |
| 13 | 54401 | Wausau, WI | $264,735 | $961 | 2.83% | 8.5% |
| 14 | 54411 | Athens, WI | $258,295 | $900 | 2.72% | 6.5% |
| 15 | 54474 | Rothschild, WI | $265,778 | $927 | 2.72% | 8.9% |
| 16 | 54435 | Gleason, WI | $265,549 | $909 | 2.67% | 5.9% |
| 17 | 54476 | Weston, WI | $305,325 | $1,040 | 2.66% | 8.4% |
| 18 | 54408 | Aniwa, WI | $258,431 | $873 | 2.63% | 8.8% |
| 19 | 54426 | Edgar, WI | $273,468 | $891 | 2.54% | 7.3% |
| 20 | 54499 | Elderon, WI | $278,762 | $873 | 2.44% | 8.4% |
| 21 | 54440 | Hatley, WI | $287,427 | $891 | 2.42% | 8.2% |
| 22 | 54487 | Tomahawk, WI | $295,975 | $873 | 2.30% | 5.7% |
| 23 | 54448 | Marathon, WI | $319,021 | $873 | 2.13% | 7.6% |
Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →
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