The story of this market
The typical home in Eaton County, Michigan sells for about $299,000, or $156 per square foot.
Prices are up +11.9% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 33 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 89% since 2000. Last year 22 of 29 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,323 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,323 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.5%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2024 (+11.5%). Worst: 2009 (-13.3%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+4.5%
MI · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,685
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+3.5%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 29 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
34
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $30,022,728.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
80.1%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4919 | 2905 | 80.1% | 2.3% | $165,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Eaton County, Michigan
The Eaton County housing market shows moderate activity with a median sale price of $299,000 and a median of 33 days on market as of August 2026. Inventory levels have seen a recent increase, reaching 174 active listings, while year-over-year price growth remains positive at 11.9%.
7 distress filing(s) on the ARED verified county foreclosure ledger. Key-figure check: median price diverges 15.0% from the nearest retained anchor (published ten-year series (2024)) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict.
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Median prices moved up 1.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 20 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
6% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 18.91% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 15 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 48808 | Bath | $438,900 | $256 | +2.1% | 57 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 28 | $1,283 | researched Sep 22 |
| 48813 | Charlotte | $299,900 | $185 | +5.7% | 55 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 57 | $957 | researched Sep 22 |
| 48821 | Dimondale | $329,900 | $165 | 0% | 45 | 98% | 40% | — | 5 | $1,065 | researched Sep 20 |
| 48827 | Eaton Rapids | $263,672 | $149 | +2.9% | 34 | — | — | — | — | $989 | researched Sep 22 |
| 48837 | Grand Ledge | $329,450 | $172 | 0% | — | — | — | — | 95 | $1,129 | researched Sep 22 |
| 48861 | Mulliken | $245,000 | $158 | +3.2% | 42 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.5 | 12 | $1,039 | researched Sep 22 |
| 48876 | Potterville | $303,000 | $165 | +13.9% | 45 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.1 | 56 | $1,138 | researched Sep 20 |
| 48890 | Sunfield | $171,000 | $152 | +7.3% | 37 | 100.3% | 14% | 2.4 | 722 | $1,033 | researched Sep 22 |
| 48906 | Lansing (Delta Township part) | $162,000 | $153 | +11.9% | 37 | 100% | — | 2 | 123 | $1,093 | researched Sep 22 |
| 48911 | Lansing (Delta Township part) | $180,000 | $153 | +2.1% | 37 | 100% | — | 2 | 692 | $943 | researched Sep 22 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Michigan) — Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption: Provides an exemption from property taxes levied for school operating purposes and potentially other local taxes depending on eligibility. State (Michigan) — General Property Tax Act: Property is assessed at 50% of true cash value (State Equalized Value). Taxable value is capped at the lesser of the state equalized value or the previous year's taxable value adjusted by the consumer price index (up to 5%), unless a transfer of ownership occurs.
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- High Caliber Karting and Entertainment4.820.4 mi
- Funcity Trampoline and Adventure Park3.712.5 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.512.7 mi
- Launch Family Entertainment Lansing4.620.3 mi
- Breslin Center4.717.2 mi
- Spartan Stadium4.617.5 mi
- MSU Union4.617.9 mi
- Wharton Center for Performing Arts4.718 mi
- Celebration! Cinema4.512.4 mi
- Potter Park Zoo4.515.3 mi
- NCG Cinema - Lansing & IMAX!4.317.9 mi
- Celebration! Cinema4.512.4 mi
- Impression 5 Science Center4.715.1 mi
- Hawk Island Park4.614.3 mi
- Impression 5 Science Center4.715.1 mi
- Michigan History Center4.714.6 mi
- Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum4.318.1 mi
- Historic Charlton Park4.722.1 mi
- R.E. Olds Transportation Museum4.815.1 mi
- Hawk Island Park4.614.3 mi
- Hope Sports Complex4.414.1 mi
- Fitzgerald Park4.711.8 mi
- Burchfield Park4.79.5 mi
- Frances Park4.612.9 mi
- Royal Scot Lansing4.115.2 mi
- Forest Akers East Golf Course4.416.5 mi
- Eldorado Golf Course4.514.3 mi
- Centennial Acres Golf Course4.614.4 mi
- Willow Wood Golf Club4.516.4 mi
- Horrocks Farm Market4.812 mi
- Meijer4.318.3 mi
- Meijer413 mi
- Meijer4.319.9 mi
- Lansing Mall3.713 mi
- Capital Region International Airport4.315.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
applies when — Real property owned and used as a homestead by a disabled veteran or their surviving spouse.
Provides an exemption from property taxes levied for school operating purposes and potentially other local taxes depending on eligibility.
MCL 211.7b
applies when — Transfer of interest in real estate consisting of not less than 1 or more than 4 residential dwelling units.
Sellers must provide a written disclosure statement to prospective buyers regarding the condition of the property, including known defects.
Seller Disclosure Act, Act 92 of 1993
applies when — Delinquency in real property tax payments.
A three-year forfeiture and foreclosure process. Property is forfeited to the county treasurer after two years of delinquency. If taxes remain unpaid by March 31 of the third year, the property is foreclosed upon by the Foreclosing Governmental Unit.
General Property Tax Act, Public Act 206 of 1893; MCL 211.78k
Property is assessed at 50% of true cash value (State Equalized Value). Taxable value is capped at the lesser of the state equalized value or the previous year's taxable value adjusted by the consumer price index (up to 5%), unless a transfer of ownership occurs. The tax is calculated by multiplying the taxable value by the local millage rate.
General Property Tax Act, Public Act 206 of 1893
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.