Champion, MI housing market
The typical Champion home is worth about $206,000, up 9.4% in a year, 23% below the Michigan typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Champion compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Champion at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Champion | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $114,000 | $144,000 |
| 2018 | $118,000 | $155,000 |
| 2019 | $124,000 | $165,000 |
| 2020 | $130,000 | $175,000 |
| 2021 | $147,000 | $194,000 |
| 2022 | $163,000 | $217,000 |
| 2023 | $175,000 | $230,000 |
| 2024 | $182,000 | $241,000 |
| 2025 | $188,000 | $253,000 |
| 2026 | $191,000 | $262,000 |
| August 2026 | $206,000 | $266,000 |
Champion and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2007 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | $206K | +9.4% | $1,000 | — | $56,250 |
| Michigamme | $230K | +17.2% | $1,020 | — | $57,321 |
| Ishpeming | $202K | +8.5% | $1,010 | 0 | $94,271 |
| Ely | — | +11.8%† | $980 | — | $100,104 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Champion is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $690 · 4 bedrooms $1,530
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (49808, 49814, 49849, 49866; Marquette County, MI), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.