Housing in Bruce

A typical Bruce home is worth roughly $184,000

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Typical home value

$184K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,070

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,940

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Bruce?

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

A building boom#48 in MI for new homes.A town of owners98% of households own their home.Your money goes further31% below the Michigan typical home.

The homes

98% of Bruce households own their home

Half of Bruce’s homes were built before 1985.

Owners and renters

Own 98%Rent 2%

Michigan: 73% own.

1985

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,940

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

1.05%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · MI 1.25%

13%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.1 years of income

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

You could afford about

$328,000

Typical Bruce home $184K

That covers a typical Bruce home, with $144K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,130

Loan $910Tax $160Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $60 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Pickford$206K Soo$241K Dafter$229K

How Bruce ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Bruce’s typical property tax (1.05% 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 $1,070

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740

1 bedroom$830

2 bedrooms$1,070

3 bedrooms$1,280

4 bedrooms$1,420

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%

15%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Chippewa 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

Bruce vs. its neighbors

Bruce is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Soo$241K Dafter$229K Pickford$206K Bruce$184K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Bruce	$184K*	—	$1,070	—	$85,950
Pickford	$206K	+8%	$1,060	0	$99,688
Soo	$241K*	+3.6%†	$1,070	—	$79,107
Dafter	$229K	+10.1%	$1,050	—	$65,588

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.

On the market in Bruce

Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.

69968 Sunset LnRealtor.com · Sep 4 ↗34 Mile Rd in Bruce, MI property recordsRealtor.com · Aug 6 ↗

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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.