A typical Amasa home is worth roughly $85,000
Home prices around Amasa have risen about 88% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Amasa?
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What it takes to buy in Amasa
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That covers a typical Amasa home, with $185K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $500 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Michigan typical property tax (1.25% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 88% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Amasa rose 88% over the past 5 years, faster than across Michigan (52%). Last year prices rose 8.7%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Amasa, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
89% of Amasa households own their home
Half of Amasa’s homes were built before 1938.
Michigan: 73% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040
Renters already here pay a median of $713, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Dickinson County, MI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Amasa vs. its neighbors
Amasa is the least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amasa | $85K* | +8.7%† | $1,040 | $40,764 |
| Crystal Falls | $173K | +14.2% | $1,090 | $57,986 |
| Bates | $163K* | +14%† | $1,090 | $54,688 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Amasa buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.