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Housing in Broomfield

A typical Broomfield home is worth roughly $196,000

Typical home value
$196K
MI $266K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,050
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,844
MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Broomfield?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3 years of income

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

You could afford about
$252,000
Typical Broomfield home $196K

That covers a typical Broomfield home, with $55K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,180
Loan $970Tax $150Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $130 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Broomfield’s typical property tax (0.94% 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 $1,063.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$850
1 bedroom$870
2 bedrooms$1,050
3 bedrooms$1,360
4 bedrooms$1,450
15%
of households rent · MI 27%
76
renter households
67%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%
19%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,063
median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

86% of Broomfield households own their home

Half of Broomfield’s homes were built before 1988.

Owners and renters
Own 86%Rent 15%

Michigan: 73% own.

1988
typical home built · MI 1972
$1,844
median property tax bill · MI $2,904
0.94%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · MI 1.25%
14%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Next door

Broomfield vs. its neighbors

Broomfield is the 3rd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Broomfield$196K*—$1,050—$65,048
Sherman$157K*+12.3%†$1,130—$61,406
Deerfield$237K*+5.8%†$1,03016$96,667
Lake Isabella$268K+5.5%$1,2107$77,500
Wheatland$189K*—$980—$55,000
Rolland$210K*—$1,200—$55,000

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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