Housing · Dafter
Dafter, MI housing market
The typical Dafter home is worth about $229,000, up 10.1% in a year, 14% below the Michigan typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Dafter compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Dafter at a glance
Typical home value
$229K
▲ 10.1% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Dafter | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $106,000 | $144,000 |
| 2018 | $103,000 | $155,000 |
| 2019 | $121,000 | $165,000 |
| 2020 | $136,000 | $175,000 |
| 2021 | $160,000 | $194,000 |
| 2022 | $182,000 | $217,000 |
| 2023 | $188,000 | $230,000 |
| 2024 | $195,000 | $241,000 |
| 2025 | $213,000 | $253,000 |
| 2026 | $221,000 | $262,000 |
| August 2026 | $229,000 | $266,000 |
Affordability
3.5 years of income
The typical Dafter home costs about 3.5 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Michigan (3.7).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
90.9%
Michigan: 73.2%
Median tax bill
$1,667
Michigan: $2,904
Median rent
$621
Michigan: $1,129
Typical home built
1984
Michigan: 1972
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
On the market
Recent listings in Dafter
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
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. Listings link to their publishers.