LatestCoverageAll 50 states, D.C. and five territories now on the ledger|NewPuerto Rico's 78 municipios ledgered, municipio by municipio|FeatureAssessment appeal workspace — build a filing package from your own evidence|FeatureLiving reports — versioned, re-runnable, exportable|DevelopersMetered REST gateway · issued keys · signed webhooks|Live market readings · refreshed on loadAlbuquerque · NMMedian List$360K+1.3%|Austin · TXMedian List$290K-3.5%|Baltimore · MDMedian List$265K+1.1%|Bernalillo County · NMMedian List$364K+2.7%|Bexar County · TXMedian List$303K+3.7%|Boston · MAMedian List$875K+6.1%|Charlotte · NCMedian List$402K+1.2%|Chicago · ILMedian List$410K+7.8%|Clark County · NVMedian List$447K+0.1%|Columbus · OHMedian List$300K+0.7%|Cook County · ILMedian List$348K+5.1%|Dallas · TXMedian List$412K+3.4%|Davidson County · TNMedian List$465K-1.1%|Denver · COMedian List$618K+5.0%|Detroit · MIMedian List$321K-2.7%|Duval County · FLMedian List$312K-1.4%|El Paso · TXMedian List$301K+11.1%|Fort Worth · TXMedian List$330K-1.5%|Franklin County · OHMedian List$301K+0.1%|Fresno · CAMedian List$375K+2.1%|Harris County · TXMedian List$327K+0.6%|Houston · TXMedian List$325K-2.3%|Indianapolis · INMedian List$250K+2.7%|Jackson County · MOMedian List$275K+7.0%|Jacksonville · FLMedian List$312K-1.4%|Jefferson County · KYMedian List$248K-4.3%|Kansas City · MOMedian List$310K+3.1%|King County · WAMedian List$850K-4.0%|Las Vegas · NVMedian List$450K+1.1%|Los Angeles · CAMedian List$1M-1.7%|Louisville · KYMedian List$280K+1.8%|Maricopa County · AZMedian List$458K-0.4%|Marion County · INMedian List$259K+3.7%|Mecklenburg County · NCMedian List$407K-5.3%|Memphis · TNMedian List$209K+4.7%|Mesa · AZMedian List$490K-0.9%|Milwaukee · WIMedian List$245K+2.7%|Multnomah County · ORMedian List$518K-1.2%|Nashville · TNMedian List$495K+3.1%|New York · NYMedian List$885K+8.7%|Oklahoma City · OKMedian List$275K-0.4%|Oklahoma County · OKMedian List$259K-0.7%|Philadelphia · PAMedian List$279K+4.6%|Phoenix · AZMedian List$452K+0.5%|Pima County · AZMedian List$373K+0.9%|Portland · ORMedian List$518K-2.2%|Sacramento · CAMedian List$510K+4.0%|San Antonio · TXMedian List$257K-2.9%|San Diego · CAMedian List$910K+1.1%|San Francisco · CAMedian List$1.6M+14.9%|San Jose · CAMedian List$1.6M-5.9%|Santa Clara County · CAMedian List$1.3M+0.1%|Seattle · WAMedian List$844K+1.2%|Shelby County · TNMedian List$250K-2.8%|Suffolk County · MAMedian List$857K+7.3%|Tarrant County · TXMedian List$385K-1.2%|Travis County · TXMedian List$497K-5.3%|Tucson · AZMedian List$324K-0.9%|Wayne County · MIMedian List$160K0.0%|LatestCoverageAll 50 states, D.C. and five territories now on the ledger|NewPuerto Rico's 78 municipios ledgered, municipio by municipio|FeatureAssessment appeal workspace — build a filing package from your own evidence|FeatureLiving reports — versioned, re-runnable, exportable|DevelopersMetered REST gateway · issued keys · signed webhooks|Live market readings · refreshed on loadAlbuquerque · NMMedian List$360K+1.3%|Austin · TXMedian List$290K-3.5%|Baltimore · MDMedian List$265K+1.1%|Bernalillo County · NMMedian List$364K+2.7%|Bexar County · TXMedian List$303K+3.7%|Boston · MAMedian List$875K+6.1%|Charlotte · NCMedian List$402K+1.2%|Chicago · ILMedian List$410K+7.8%|Clark County · NVMedian List$447K+0.1%|Columbus · OHMedian List$300K+0.7%|Cook County · ILMedian List$348K+5.1%|Dallas · TXMedian List$412K+3.4%|Davidson County · TNMedian List$465K-1.1%|Denver · COMedian List$618K+5.0%|Detroit · MIMedian List$321K-2.7%|Duval County · FLMedian List$312K-1.4%|El Paso · TXMedian List$301K+11.1%|Fort Worth · TXMedian List$330K-1.5%|Franklin County · OHMedian List$301K+0.1%|Fresno · CAMedian List$375K+2.1%|Harris County · TXMedian List$327K+0.6%|Houston · TXMedian List$325K-2.3%|Indianapolis · INMedian List$250K+2.7%|Jackson County · MOMedian List$275K+7.0%|Jacksonville · FLMedian List$312K-1.4%|Jefferson County · KYMedian List$248K-4.3%|Kansas City · MOMedian List$310K+3.1%|King County · WAMedian List$850K-4.0%|Las Vegas · NVMedian List$450K+1.1%|Los Angeles · CAMedian List$1M-1.7%|Louisville · KYMedian List$280K+1.8%|Maricopa County · AZMedian List$458K-0.4%|Marion County · INMedian List$259K+3.7%|Mecklenburg County · NCMedian List$407K-5.3%|Memphis · TNMedian List$209K+4.7%|Mesa · AZMedian List$490K-0.9%|Milwaukee · WIMedian List$245K+2.7%|Multnomah County · ORMedian List$518K-1.2%|Nashville · TNMedian List$495K+3.1%|New York · NYMedian List$885K+8.7%|Oklahoma City · OKMedian List$275K-0.4%|Oklahoma County · OKMedian List$259K-0.7%|Philadelphia · PAMedian List$279K+4.6%|Phoenix · AZMedian List$452K+0.5%|Pima County · AZMedian List$373K+0.9%|Portland · ORMedian List$518K-2.2%|Sacramento · CAMedian List$510K+4.0%|San Antonio · TXMedian List$257K-2.9%|San Diego · CAMedian List$910K+1.1%|San Francisco · CAMedian List$1.6M+14.9%|San Jose · CAMedian List$1.6M-5.9%|Santa Clara County · CAMedian List$1.3M+0.1%|Seattle · WAMedian List$844K+1.2%|Shelby County · TNMedian List$250K-2.8%|Suffolk County · MAMedian List$857K+7.3%|Tarrant County · TXMedian List$385K-1.2%|Travis County · TXMedian List$497K-5.3%|Tucson · AZMedian List$324K-0.9%|Wayne County · MIMedian List$160K0.0%|
Property-class scope

The story of this market

The typical home in Battle Creek, Michigan sells for about $192,000, or $114 per square foot.

Prices are up +6.8% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 10 days to sell, which is fast.

Monthly price momentum

Home values since 2015

+4.5%

MI · past 12 months

MI 228USA 208.1
20152017201920212023202595130165233

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.

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Battle Creek, Michigan

city-limits scoped researchrefreshed Oct 15, 2026, 2:22 AMnext refresh due Nov 14, 2026
Market sentiment: cautiously optimistic

The Battle Creek housing market is currently very competitive, with a median sale price of $192,000 reflecting a 6.8% year-over-year increase. Homes are moving quickly, with a median of 10 days on the market. Several metrics, including specific rent and tax data, are not currently published for the city limits.

No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Battle Creek yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.

County & ZIP intel reports · Battle Creek← Michigan state intel
Aerial view · city limitscensus incorporated-place boundary over current aerial imagery
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Land area · 110.4 km²Water area · 2.9 km²U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb — incorporated place boundary (current vintage)
Latest readings
Median sale price
$192,000
Corroboration pending — anchor baseline forms on the first refresh cycles
Median price / sq ft
$114
Median days on market
10
Active listings
23,600
Median price change YoY
+6.8%
Sale-to-list ratio
100%
Population
52,721
Median household income
$55,693
Distress filings (ledger)
0
Deterministic roll-up
4 of 4 ZIP reports contributed
Median sale price
$194,747
Median price / sq ft
$148
Median days on market
29.33
Active listings
10,473
Listings with price cuts
3.53%
Median price change YoY
+15.97%
Closed sales (monthly)
217
Months of supply
1.02
Sale-to-list ratio
55.99%
Median asking rent
$972/mo
Population
91,590
Median household income
$60,442

Deterministic aggregate of 4 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.

City Market ScoreZIP-SCORE-1.3 · 4/4 sections graded
85
Composite · average of graded sections
Computed only from this report's published readings — sections without data are excluded, never estimated.
100
Growth/100

Median prices moved up 16.0% year over year.

93
Liquidity/100

Homes spend a median of 29 days on market with 1.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.

47
Momentum/100

4% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 55.99% of asking — demand is holding steady.

100
Safety & stability/100

no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.

Major amenities · Battle Creek, Michigan
Theme, amusement & water parks
8 · 24 mi
Entertainment venues, stadiums & amphitheaters
15 · 24 mi
Family fun & things to do
20+ · 16 mi
Museums, galleries & history
15 · 24 mi
Parks, trails & nature
19 · 16 mi
Lakes, marinas & beaches
1 · 24 mi
Golf
11 · 16 mi
Shopping & dining districts
12 · 16 mi

Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.

Area contextthe picture of what this city is like — and what living there means
Risk & carrying cost
Taxation

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.

Discovery profileACS 2024 5-year estimates
Census profile · Battle Creek city, Michigan
Population
52,721
Median household income
$55,693
Bachelor's or higher
21.9%

Data retrieved from US Census Bureau profile for Battle Creek city, Michigan.

Public schools with an address here · 36

Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.

Battle Creek Central High SchoolHigh
Harper Creek High SchoolHigh
Lakeview Alternative High SchoolHigh
Lakeview High SchoolHigh
Pennfield Senior High SchoolHigh
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HsHigh
Wk Kellogg Preparatory High SchoolHigh
Harper Creek Middle SchoolMiddle
Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle
Northwestern Middle SchoolMiddle
Pennfield Middle SchoolMiddle
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek MsMiddle
Beadle Lake Elementary SchoolElementary
North Pennfield ElementaryElementary
Pennfield Dunlap ElementaryElementary
Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary
Sonoma ElementaryElementary
Verona Elementary SchoolElementary
Wattles Park Elementary SchoolElementary
Westlake Elementary SchoolElementary
Ann J Kellogg SchoolOther
Arbor AcademyOther
Battle Creek Mathsci CenterOther
Battle Creek Stem Innovation CenterOther
Calhoun Area Career CenterOther
Doris Klaussen Dev CenterOther
Dudley SchoolOther
Endeavor Charter AcademyOther
Fremont International AcademyOther
Gull Lake Virtual PartnershipOther
Lamora Park SchoolOther
Michigan Youth Challenge AcademyOther
Minges Brook SchoolOther
Pennfield Purdy SchoolOther
Post Franklin SchoolOther
Prairieview SchoolOther
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Drill down · ZIP intel reports beneath this city4 ZIP reports · 4 researched
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