Housing · Bad Axe
Bad Axe, MI housing market
The typical Bad Axe home is worth about $178,000, up 2.4% in a year, 33% below the Michigan typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bad Axe compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Bad Axe at a glance
Typical home value
$178K
▲ 2.4% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Bad AxeMichigan
Show as a table
| January | Bad Axe | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $99,000 | $144,000 |
| 2018 | $106,000 | $155,000 |
| 2019 | $118,000 | $165,000 |
| 2020 | $127,000 | $175,000 |
| 2021 | $139,000 | $194,000 |
| 2022 | $160,000 | $217,000 |
| 2023 | $167,000 | $230,000 |
| 2024 | $177,000 | $241,000 |
| 2025 | $184,000 | $253,000 |
| 2026 | $177,000 | $262,000 |
| August 2026 | $178,000 | $266,000 |
Affordability
4 years of income
The typical Bad Axe home costs about 4 years of the town's median household income, more than across Michigan (3.7 years).
How Bad Axe ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
57.4%
Michigan: 73.2%
Median tax bill
$1,834
Michigan: $2,904
Median rent
$742
Michigan: $1,129
Typical home built
1961
Michigan: 1972
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.