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#50. Brooklyn

– Typical home value: $438,945
– 1-year price change: +$27,708 (+6.7%)
– 5-year price change: +$150,016 (+51.9%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#49. Altoona

– Typical home value: $324,142
– 1-year price change: +$27,762 (+9.4%)
– 5-year price change: +$116,691 (+56.2%)
– Metro area: Eau Claire, WI

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#48. Bonduel

– Typical home value: $258,873
– 1-year price change: +$27,846 (+12.1%)
– 5-year price change: +$96,788 (+59.7%)
– Metro area: Shawano, WI

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#47. Wales

– Typical home value: $494,350
– 1-year price change: +$28,369 (+6.1%)
– 5-year price change: +$145,943 (+41.9%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#46. Waukesha

– Typical home value: $377,402
– 1-year price change: +$28,460 (+8.2%)
– 5-year price change: +$117,850 (+45.4%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#45. Grand Chute

– Typical home value: $426,064
– 1-year price change: +$28,956 (+7.3%)
– 5-year price change: +$138,899 (+48.4%)
– Metro area: Appleton, WI

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#44. Reedsville

– Typical home value: $283,625
– 1-year price change: +$28,963 (+11.4%)
– 5-year price change: +$94,824 (+50.2%)
– Metro area: Manitowoc, WI

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#43. Oak Creek

– Typical home value: $373,786
– 1-year price change: +$29,042 (+8.4%)
– 5-year price change: +$108,659 (+41.0%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#42. Franklin

– Typical home value: $403,204
– 1-year price change: +$29,188 (+7.8%)
– 5-year price change: +$121,201 (+43.0%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#41. Helenville

– Typical home value: $412,922
– 1-year price change: +$29,260 (+7.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$150,028 (+57.1%)
– Metro area: Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI

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#40. Tigerton

– Typical home value: $131,823
– 1-year price change: +$29,356 (+28.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$51,313 (+63.7%)
– Metro area: Shawano, WI

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#39. Maribel

– Typical home value: $328,689
– 1-year price change: +$29,393 (+9.8%)
– 5-year price change: +$126,549 (+62.6%)
– Metro area: Manitowoc, WI

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#38. Oregon

– Typical home value: $447,572
– 1-year price change: +$29,404 (+7.0%)
– 5-year price change: +$144,007 (+47.4%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#37. Germantown

– Typical home value: $424,935
– 1-year price change: +$29,608 (+7.5%)
– 5-year price change: +$120,516 (+39.6%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#36. Mukwonago

– Typical home value: $441,928
– 1-year price change: +$29,976 (+7.3%)
– 5-year price change: +$124,930 (+39.4%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#35. Bristol

– Typical home value: $566,093
– 1-year price change: +$30,350 (+5.7%)
– 5-year price change: +$159,939 (+39.4%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#34. Middleton

– Typical home value: $559,135
– 1-year price change: +$30,367 (+5.7%)
– 5-year price change: +$170,699 (+43.9%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#33. Cottage Grove

– Typical home value: $445,517
– 1-year price change: +$30,410 (+7.3%)
– 5-year price change: +$137,500 (+44.6%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#32. Fitchburg

– Typical home value: $476,094
– 1-year price change: +$30,535 (+6.9%)
– 5-year price change: +$147,727 (+45.0%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#31. Oconomowoc

– Typical home value: $485,364
– 1-year price change: +$30,606 (+6.7%)
– 5-year price change: +$145,694 (+42.9%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#30. Jackson

– Typical home value: $389,621
– 1-year price change: +$30,843 (+8.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$113,402 (+41.1%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#29. Cecil

– Typical home value: $272,911
– 1-year price change: +$30,854 (+12.7%)
– 5-year price change: +$98,719 (+56.7%)
– Metro area: Shawano, WI

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#28. Eagle

– Typical home value: $468,198
– 1-year price change: +$31,168 (+7.1%)
– 5-year price change: +$131,631 (+39.1%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#27. Ottawa

– Typical home value: $562,773
– 1-year price change: +$31,459 (+5.9%)
– 5-year price change: +$153,189 (+37.4%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#26. Sussex

– Typical home value: $460,830
– 1-year price change: +$31,516 (+7.3%)
– 5-year price change: +$123,341 (+36.5%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#25. Dane

– Typical home value: $451,468
– 1-year price change: +$31,810 (+7.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$158,597 (+54.2%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#24. Elkhart Lake

– Typical home value: $375,425
– 1-year price change: +$32,473 (+9.5%)
– 5-year price change: +$108,199 (+40.5%)
– Metro area: Sheboygan, WI

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#23. Monona

– Typical home value: $441,511
– 1-year price change: +$32,503 (+7.9%)
– 5-year price change: +$147,668 (+50.3%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#22. Baileys Harbor

– Typical home value: $470,445
– 1-year price change: +$33,034 (+7.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$183,697 (+64.1%)
– Metro area: not in a metro area

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#21. Windsor

– Typical home value: $474,703
– 1-year price change: +$33,359 (+7.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$146,786 (+44.8%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#20. Fish Creek

– Typical home value: $483,687
– 1-year price change: +$33,910 (+7.5%)
– 5-year price change: +$184,079 (+61.4%)
– Metro area: not in a metro area

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#19. Rutland

– Typical home value: $501,613
– 1-year price change: +$34,084 (+7.3%)
– 5-year price change: +$160,065 (+46.9%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#18. Sobieski

– Typical home value: $432,499
– 1-year price change: +$34,507 (+8.7%)
– 5-year price change: +$174,423 (+67.6%)
– Metro area: Green Bay, WI

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#17. Wauwatosa

– Typical home value: $384,180
– 1-year price change: +$34,742 (+9.9%)
– 5-year price change: +$116,980 (+43.8%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#16. Brookfield

– Typical home value: $480,428
– 1-year price change: +$35,304 (+7.9%)
– 5-year price change: +$143,258 (+42.5%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#15. Ixonia

– Typical home value: $415,886
– 1-year price change: +$36,068 (+9.5%)
– 5-year price change: +$162,235 (+64.0%)
– Metro area: Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI

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#14. Egg Harbor

– Typical home value: $352,869
– 1-year price change: +$36,529 (+11.5%)
– 5-year price change: +$135,297 (+62.2%)
– Metro area: not in a metro area

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#13. Waunakee

– Typical home value: $541,473
– 1-year price change: +$37,279 (+7.4%)
– 5-year price change: +$161,504 (+42.5%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#12. Whitefish Bay

– Typical home value: $581,249
– 1-year price change: +$38,131 (+7.0%)
– 5-year price change: +$164,495 (+39.5%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#11. Brighton

– Typical home value: $537,434
– 1-year price change: +$38,267 (+7.7%)
– 5-year price change: +$166,083 (+44.7%)
– Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#10. Verona

– Typical home value: $559,830
– 1-year price change: +$39,442 (+7.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$177,168 (+46.3%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#9. Burke

– Typical home value: $483,116
– 1-year price change: +$40,955 (+9.3%)
– 5-year price change: +$158,722 (+48.9%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#8. Williams Bay

– Typical home value: $510,371
– 1-year price change: +$42,236 (+9.0%)
– 5-year price change: +$215,448 (+73.1%)
– Metro area: Whitewater, WI

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#7. Spring Prairie

– Typical home value: $495,073
– 1-year price change: +$42,673 (+9.4%)
– 5-year price change: +$189,869 (+62.2%)
– Metro area: Whitewater, WI

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#6. Elm Grove

– Typical home value: $612,189
– 1-year price change: +$43,443 (+7.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$181,812 (+42.2%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#5. Lannon

– Typical home value: $440,805
– 1-year price change: +$44,252 (+11.2%)
– 5-year price change: +$126,027 (+40.0%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#4. Maple Bluff

– Typical home value: $880,647
– 1-year price change: +$47,817 (+5.7%)
– 5-year price change: +$317,731 (+56.4%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

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#3. River Hills

– Typical home value: $906,003
– 1-year price change: +$50,341 (+5.9%)
– 5-year price change: +$252,582 (+38.7%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#2. Oconomowoc Lake

– Typical home value: $1,763,468
– 1-year price change: +$55,223 (+3.2%)
– 5-year price change: +$672,699 (+61.7%)
– Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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#1. Shorewood Hills

– Typical home value: $997,660
– 1-year price change: +$102,014 (+11.4%)
– 5-year price change: +$355,091 (+55.3%)
– Metro area: Madison, WI

This story features data reporting and writing by Elena Cox and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

It will move you to tears.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall replica in Hartland, Wisconsin, is profoundly moving, a sobering reminder of the staggering loss of young men, and women, we must never forget and always honor.

I went to see the replica Wall in the late evening hours on Saturday, June 1. There’s something especially profound about seeing it at night, lit up against a night sky with electric candles flickering against the plastic-covered photos and newspaper articles that have been lovingly placed near names. The Fire Department has erected a massive America flag. It’s open 24 hours.

Hartland is a very patriotic community, and I’m glad that I live in a county where people appreciate and honor the service and sacrifice, of these brave young men and women.

There’s still a chance to see it, if you haven’t yet. The replica Wall will stand in Hartland’s Nixon Park, 175 E. Park Ave, until 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 2. Hartland is the only Wisconsin community scheduled to get the mobile wall in 2024. According to CBS 58, 67 Waukesha County service members’ names are on the wall. Three are from Hartland. They are Thomas James Carstens, Darryl Jay Koch, and Donald Albert Sudbrink.

“My company had 90 men. Within two weeks, we lost 75% of them,” Vietnam Veteran and volunteer Dick Burr told WISN. “It’s hard. It tears me up right now. You know, I know at least 30, 30 guys that are on the wall.”

The Wall That Heals History

“On Veterans Day 1996, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) unveiled a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed to travel to communities throughout the United States,” the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund says. “Since its dedication, The Wall That Heals has been displayed at nearly 700 communities throughout the nation, spreading the Memorial’s healing legacy to millions.”

“Bringing The Wall home to communities throughout our country allows the souls enshrined on the Memorial to exist once more among family and friends in the peace and comfort of familiar surroundings,” the VVMF explains.

Carefully and lovingly placed along the replica Wall in Hartland are the photos of some of the men who died, along with flowers, children’s sketches of flags, old newspaper articles, and other mementos that capture the human beings behind the names.

There is a mobile education center that presents the photos of the local heroes whose names are on the wall. This particularly moved me because, a number of years ago, my journalism students and I helped find the final missing photos of Wisconsin service members whose names are on the Wall. This was for a major project sponsored by the VVMF to find a photo for every name. The military photos had burned up in the 1970s in a major fire.

As I stood in the Hartland park, there flashed before me some of the photos we had found. One stood out: Michael Bohrman.

I found his photo for a series on the missing photos that I wrote for the Waukesha Freeman.

MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin has the “Best ID Card,” according to an international association of the global card manufacturing industry, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced on Friday.

Wisconsin’s REAL ID over 21 driver license received the Élan Award of Excellence from the International Card Manufacturers Association, WisDOT said. WisDOT said Wisconsin was the first state to use a unique security element found on the cards.

Officials said the Wisconsin DMV worked with CBN Secure Technologies Inc. to design and integrate the updated security features with new, custom design elements. Beyond the artistry of the card, the manufacturing process also delivers a card with enhanced security, counterfeit resistance and easier authentication.

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“We’re grateful to receive this international award recognizing the outstanding work our Wisconsin DMV team and partner CBN Secure Technologies Inc. did to integrate advanced security features with beautiful imagery from our state,” DMV Administrator Tommy Winkler said in a statement. “Wisconsin residents should be proud of these highly secure cards that deliver a superior user experience.”

The Wisconsin DMV debuted the design on driver’s licenses and ID cards in June 2023. The new cards offer distinctive artistic features, including hand-crafted artwork of key Wisconsin symbols. As for the security feature, WisDOT said an exclusive transparent window integrates cardholder data.