Wisconsin pole barn costs, from real projects.
What owners and builders actually paid for pole barns, barndominiums, and metal buildings in Wisconsin — $44.51 to $164.33 per square foot across 4 moderated submissions.
The numbers
Wisconsin by the data.
Computed from every approved Wisconsin entry in the What I Paid database. Updated automatically as new projects are approved.
$101.12
across 4 projects
4
$102.77
2025
$44.51/sqft
$64,100 · Marshfield
$164.33/sqft
$657,300 · Fond du Lac
Barndominium
50% of submissions
1,840 sq ft
Cost per square foot, distributed
Every verified Wisconsin project, bucketed by $/sqft. The spread is mostly finish level.
How Wisconsin compares nearby
Median $/sqft from verified projects in Wisconsin and its neighbors.
- Iowa $42.48 · 4 projects
- Illinois $62.50 · 5 projects
- Minnesota $65.97 · 3 projects
- Michigan $87.58 · 4 projects
- Wisconsin $101.12 · 4 projects
Small samples swing — compare medians, not single projects.
Recent projects
The latest Wisconsin submissions.
The five most recently approved projects — city, type, size, and what the owner reported paying.
| City | Type | Size | Total cost | $ / sq ft | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fond du Lac | Barndominium | 50×80 (4,000 sq ft) | $657,300 | $164.33 | 2025 |
| Platteville | Barndominium | 30×40 (1,200 sq ft) | $176,000 | $146.67 | 2025 |
| Marshfield | Pole Barn | 30×48 (1,440 sq ft) | $64,100 | $44.51 | 2022 |
| Eau Claire | Workshop | 24×30 (720 sq ft) | $40,000 | $55.56 | 2023 |
State insights
What the Wisconsin data says.
Every insight below is generated from the submissions themselves — no estimates, no editorializing.
- Wisconsin currently has 4 verified projects in the What I Paid database.
- Wisconsin projects range from $44.51/sqft to $164.33/sqft.
- Barndominiums represent 50% of Wisconsin submissions (2 of 4).
- The Wisconsin median of $101.12/sqft runs about 165% above the national median of $38.13/sqft.
- The average reported footprint in Wisconsin is 1,840 sq ft, and the most recent build year on record is 2025.
- Reported Wisconsin totals run from $64,100 (30×48 pole barn in Marshfield) up to $657,300 (50×80 barndominium in Fond du Lac).
Estimate your Wisconsin pole barn cost.
The calculator applies Wisconsin's labor and material cost index automatically, then checks your estimate against the real projects on this page. A 40×60 pole-barn shell in Wisconsin models at $36,720 – $73,440.
The detailed PDF report is free — run your estimate, then download it from the results card.
40×60 shell, modeled for Wisconsin
$36,720 – $73,440
$15.30 – $30.60/sqft · erected post-frame shell
Real Wisconsin projects median: $101.12/sqft — finish level explains most of the spread.
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Wisconsin cost questions, answered by the data.
Answers computed from the verified projects above.
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