Custer, MI housing market
Home prices around Custer have risen about 37% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Custer compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 37% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Custer rose 37% over the past 5 years, slower than across Michigan (52%). Last year prices fell 2%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Michigan since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −2% | +49% | +97% |
| 2024 | +0.7% | +52% | +88% |
| 2023 | +3.7% | +51% | +76% |
| 2022 | +15% | +46% | +64% |
| 2021 | +16% | +27% | +45% |
| 2020 | +4.9% | +9.1% | +30% |
| 2019 | +1.7% | +4% | +26% |
| 2018 | +6.9% | +2.3% | +20% |
| 2017 | +8.5% | −4.3% | +12% |
| 2016 | +1.6% | −12% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | +6.5% | −13% | 0% |
| 2014 | +13% | −19% | −4.7% |
| 2013 | −4.4% | −28% | −12% |
| 2012 | +1.7% | −25% | −16% |
| 2011 | −7.9% | −26% | −16% |
| 2010 | −9.9% | −19% | −12% |
| 2009 | −18% | −11% | −5% |
| 2008 | +2.6% | +8.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | −1.3% | +5.9% | +11% |
| 2006 | +2.3% | +7.2% | +16% |
| 2005 | −4.3% | +4.8% | +18% |
| 2004 | +4% | +9.5% | +14% |
| 2003 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +10% |
| 2002 | +1.1% | +3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | +2.8% | +2.8% | +5% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 48471, 48427, 48419, covering 79% of Custer’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Custer and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer | — | −2%† | $970 | $60,515 |
| Sandusky | $176K | +5.5% | $970 | $56,563 |
| Bridgehampton | — | +27.8%† | $1,040 | $50,278 |
| Watertown | — | +0.3%† | $990 | $72,750 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Custer is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Custer pay a median of $675, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $670 · 4 bedrooms $1,320
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (48419, 48427, 48471; Sanilac 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. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.