Housing in Forester

A typical Forester home is worth roughly $192,000

Typical home value

$192K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,020

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,508

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Forester?

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

A second-home town49% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.Your money goes further28% below the Michigan typical home.A town of owners96% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · The homes

96% of Forester households own their home

Half of Forester’s homes were built before 1973.

Owners and renters

Own 96%Rent 4%

Michigan: 73% own.

1973

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,508

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

0.79%

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

49%

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 3.2 years of income

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

You could afford about

$237,000

Typical Forester home $192K

That covers a typical Forester home, with $46K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,130

Loan $950Tax $130Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020 a month here, $110 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Marion$109K Sanilac$174K Delaware$219K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Forester’s typical property tax (0.79% 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 $1,020

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700

1 bedroom$780

2 bedrooms$1,020

3 bedrooms$1,320

4 bedrooms$1,390

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

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

Forester vs. its neighbors

Forester is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Delaware$219K Forester$192K Sanilac$174K Marion$109K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Forester	$192K*	—	$1,020	$59,583
Marion	$109K*	—	$980	$52,500
Sanilac	$174K*	+27.7%†	$1,060	$56,835
Delaware	$219K*	—	$1,080	$55,750

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.