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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Waukesha, WI

1 county program and 10 statewide.

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What’s local to Waukesha

No program run for Waukesha alone is listed. A home in Waukesha can use Waukesha County’s programs below, plus the Wisconsin statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is West Allis, about 11 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Waukesha

1 county program

Income limits in Waukesha County

How programs here set their income limits

$108,400
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)

See the published limits for Waukesha County

Free help nearby

5 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

Waukesha’s program asks for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across Wisconsin and nationwide

72 statewide & federal programs

Waukesha questions

Does Waukesha have its own down payment program?

No program run for Waukesha alone is listed. A home in Waukesha can use the 1 program that cover Waukesha County and the 10 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Waukesha?

Each program sets which kinds of homes it accepts. Where the agency publishes them, the program’s page lists them; the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Waukesha County?

Each program sets its own. 12 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Waukesha County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Waukesha?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 5 agencies are within 15 miles of Waukesha. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

53186 · 53187 · 53188 · 53189

Sources: agency sites (July 2026), HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.