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Housing in Acme

A typical Acme home is worth roughly $421,000

Home prices around Acme have risen about 70% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$421K
▼ 0.3% in a year · MI $266K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,420
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,957
MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Acme?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.8 years of income

About the same as across Michigan. Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$430,000
Typical Acme home $421K

That covers a typical Acme home, with $9K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$2,510
Loan $2,080Tax $310Insurance $120

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,420 a month here, $1,090 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

How Acme ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Acme’s typical property tax (0.87% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Price trend

Home prices up 70% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Acme rose 70% over the past 5 years, faster than across Michigan (52%). Prices were about flat last year. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Acme home at roughly $421,000 today.

Acme areaMichigan
−50%0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
−0.3%
past year
+70%
past 5 years
+134%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $421K.

How Acme ranks on rising home prices →

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Acme, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,420

Renters already here pay a median of $1,490.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,170
1 bedroom$1,180
2 bedrooms$1,420
3 bedrooms$1,820
4 bedrooms$1,880
12%
of households rent · MI 27%
169
renter households
75%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%
15%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,490
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Grand Traverse County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

1 of Acme’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Acme’s homes were built before 1985.

History →
Owners and renters
Own 88%Rent 12%

Michigan: 73% own.

1985
typical home built · MI 1972
$2,957
median property tax bill · MI $2,904
0.87%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · MI 1.25%
19%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes
Historic houses in Acme

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Next door

Acme vs. its neighbors

Acme is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Acme$421K*−0.3%†$1,420$110,281
Whitewater$373K*+1.7%†$1,400$93,958
East Bay$279K*+8.8%†$1,340$85,291

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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