Housing in Eden

A typical Eden home is worth roughly $185,000

Typical home value

$185K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$970

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,848

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Eden?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A second-home town46% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.Your money goes further31% below the Michigan typical home.A town of owners96% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · The homes

96% of Eden households own their home

Half of Eden’s homes were built before 1974.

Owners and renters

Own 96%Rent 4%

Michigan: 73% own.

1974

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,848

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

1.00%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · MI 1.25%

46%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.1 years of income

Less than across Michigan (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$227,000

Typical Eden home $185K

That covers a typical Eden home, with $42K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,120

Loan $910Tax $150Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $150 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Custer$226K Riverton$186K Crystal$118K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Eden’s typical property tax (1.00% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $970

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$690

1 bedroom$770

2 bedrooms$970

3 bedrooms$1,300

4 bedrooms$1,300

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Mason County, MI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Eden vs. its neighbors

Eden is the 2nd least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Custer$226K Riverton$186K Eden$185K Crystal$118K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Eden	$185K*	—	$970	$58,750
Custer	$226K	+7.5%	$970	$56,172
Riverton	$186K*	−0.8%†	$990	$63,250
Crystal	$118K*	−1.1%†	$1,020	$54,375

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. 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.