Housing in Fairhaven

A typical Fairhaven home is worth roughly $132,000

Typical home value

$132K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,050

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,462

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Fairhaven?

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

Your money goes further51% below the Michigan typical home.A second-home town33% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.2 years of income

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

You could afford about

$231,000

Typical Fairhaven home $132K

That covers a typical Fairhaven home, with $99K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$810

Loan $650Tax $120Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $240 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Sebewaing$140K Winsor$140K Caseville$229K Bay Port$145K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Fairhaven’s typical property tax (1.11% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

82% of Fairhaven households own their home

Half of Fairhaven’s homes were built before 1966.

Owners and renters

Own 82%Rent 18%

Michigan: 73% own.

1966

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,462

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

1.11%

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

33%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $1,060.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$750

1 bedroom$880

2 bedrooms$1,050

3 bedrooms$1,300

4 bedrooms$1,400

18%

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

33%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%

21%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,060

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Huron 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

Fairhaven vs. its neighbors

Fairhaven is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Caseville$229K Bay Port$145K Sebewaing$140K Winsor$140K Fairhaven$132K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Fairhaven	$132K*	—	$1,050	—	$60,500
Sebewaing	$140K	+5.8%	$1,210	—	$53,849
Winsor	$140K*	+17.7%†	$1,100	—	$64,014
Caseville	$229K	+6.4%	$1,050	9	$58,594
Bay Port	$145K	+6.8%	$970	—	$48,333

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.