'Nobody can afford it': Ozaukee County launches $72K study into rising housing costs

'Nobody can afford it': Ozaukee County launches $72K study into rising housing costs

Ozaukee County has approved a $72,000 housing study to examine why housing prices across the county continue rising faster than wages a trend residents and officials say is pushing working families out of communities like Cedarburg.The county board approved the study proposal from Baker Tilly at its meeting in early June, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Cedarburg completed its own housing study earlier in 2026, a study …