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Housing in Boyne Valley

A typical Boyne Valley home is worth roughly $203,000

Typical home value
$203K
MI $266K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,050
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,994
MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Boyne Valley?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

82% of Boyne Valley households own their home

Half of Boyne Valley’s homes were built before 1984.

Owners and renters
Own 82%Rent 18%

Michigan: 73% own.

1984
typical home built · MI 1972
$1,994
median property tax bill · MI $2,904
0.98%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · MI 1.25%
31%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.7 years of income

Less than across Michigan (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$296,000
Typical Boyne Valley home $203K

That covers a typical Boyne Valley home, with $93K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,230
Loan $1,010Tax $170Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $180 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Boyne Valley’s typical property tax (0.98% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $932, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740
1 bedroom$810
2 bedrooms$1,050
3 bedrooms$1,440
4 bedrooms$1,610
18%
of households rent · MI 27%
112
renter households
24%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%
16%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$932
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Boyne Valley vs. its neighbors

Boyne Valley is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Boyne Valley$203K*—$1,050$76,653
Boyne City$421K+3.4%$1,110$64,855
Wilson$300K*+1.6%†$1,050$94,844
Hudson$222K*—$1,080$74,911
Melrose$263K*—$1,070$97,059
Warner—+22.8%†$1,070$75,469

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. 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.

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