A typical Dickson home is worth roughly $157,000
No new homes were permitted in 2008.
What kind of housing town is Dickson?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
91% of Dickson households own their home
Half of Dickson’s homes were built before 1975.
Michigan: 73% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A typical home costs 2.8 years of income
Less than across Michigan (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Dickson home, with $59K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260 a month here, $310 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Dickson’s typical property tax (0.97% 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 $1,260
Renters already here pay a median of $1,625.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Manistee County, MI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2008
No permits for new homes were issued in Dickson in 2008. The last year with any was 2006 (9 new homes).
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $450,000 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $450,000 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $400,000 |
Dickson's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2008, so the 2008 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Dickson vs. its neighbors
Dickson is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2008 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickson | $157K* | — | $1,260 | 0 | $55,781 |
| Norman | $157K* | — | $980 | — | $63,634 |
| Slagle | $147K* | — | $1,150 | — | $49,583 |
| Brown | $239K* | +5.9%† | $1,140 | — | $60,938 |
| Maple Grove | $117K* | — | $1,130 | — | $58,452 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Dickson buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.