Wautoma is a city in Waushara County, Wisconsin, and the county seat. The 2020 U.S. Census counted 2,209 residents. The city sits near the junction of State Highways 21 and 73 and is the civic and commercial center of the county, with the Waushara County courthouse, city hall, a public library, and Wautoma High School. Wautoma Municipal Airport (Y50) serves the area, and the Waushara Argus is the county's weekly newspaper.
The city is not one continuous block. It consists of three noncontiguous areas: one surrounded by the Town of Wautoma, one surrounded by the Town of Dakota, and a larger area that straddles the boundary between those two towns. That matters when you are comparing taxes, services, and what "in Wautoma" actually means for a specific address. Many buyers also look just outside the city limits for country homes, acreage, and lake properties in the wider county.
Wautoma has long been associated with Wisconsin's Christmas tree industry and has been called the "Christmas tree capital of the world." That agricultural setting, together with nearby lakes and recreational land, is a large part of why people look at homes here. Daily life is easier than in a purely rural township: highways 21 and 73 connect Wautoma to Redgranite, Wild Rose, and the route toward Oshkosh and the Fox Cities, and the downtown core has the services that smaller crossroads do not.
Housing in the Wautoma area includes in-town homes, country residences, acreage, and lake properties. If you are buying or selling here, it helps to work with an agent who already knows Waushara County, not only the Fox Cities market. Pricing, buyer pools, and how land is used can be different from a subdivision in Neenah or Appleton.
Alex LaRoux, Broker/Owner of Empower Real Estate Inc., lives in Pine River and represents buyers and sellers throughout the county, including Wautoma, Wild Rose, Pine River, Poy Sippi, and Redgranite. He works with residential homes, lake homes, hunting land, vacant land, and country properties. Empower Real Estate also has agents serving Neenah, Oshkosh, Appleton, and the rest of the Fox Cities, so the company can help if your move crosses from Waushara County into the valley, or the other way around.
To talk about a Wautoma home, a lake property, or a piece of land, contact Alex LaRoux at 920-573-1478 or alex@empsales.com. For general company questions, call Empower Real Estate at 920-215-0817.
