A typical Delton home is worth about $275,000
Up 5.5% in a year, close to the Michigan typical home.
Up 30.4% in five years
Faster than Michigan (24.1%).
Show as a table
| January | Delton | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $146,000 | $144,000 |
| 2018 | $159,000 | $155,000 |
| 2019 | $167,000 | $165,000 |
| 2020 | $172,000 | $175,000 |
| 2021 | $196,000 | $194,000 |
| 2022 | $213,000 | $217,000 |
| 2023 | $226,000 | $230,000 |
| 2024 | $236,000 | $241,000 |
| 2025 | $255,000 | $253,000 |
| 2026 | $265,000 | $262,000 |
| August 2026 | $275,000 | $266,000 |
A typical Delton home worth $143K in September 2016 is worth about $275K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A typical home costs 4.5 years of income
More than across Michigan (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $32K short of a typical Delton home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,420 a month here, $220 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Delton’s typical property tax (0.88% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,420
Renters already here pay a median of $1,267, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
86% of Delton households own their home
Half of Delton’s homes were built before 1971.
Michigan: 73% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Delton vs. its neighbors
Delton is the 2nd least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delton | $275K | +5.5% | $1,420 | — | $61,552 |
| Barry | $344K* | +0.3%† | $1,360 | — | $91,071 |
| Prairieville | $407K* | −0.1%† | $1,260 | 9 | $67,332 |
| Hope | $232K* | +2.5%† | $1,360 | 12 | $99,427 |
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, 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.