A typical Freeland home is worth about $307,000
Up 6.8% in a year, 15% above the Michigan typical home. Homes typically sell in 27 days, below asking.
What kind of housing town is Freeland?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Up 37.1% in five years
Faster than Michigan (24.1%).
Show as a table
| January | Freeland | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $160,000 | $144,000 |
| 2018 | $166,000 | $155,000 |
| 2019 | $172,000 | $165,000 |
| 2020 | $183,000 | $175,000 |
| 2021 | $204,000 | $194,000 |
| 2022 | $226,000 | $217,000 |
| 2023 | $247,000 | $230,000 |
| 2024 | $261,000 | $241,000 |
| 2025 | $278,000 | $253,000 |
| 2026 | $299,000 | $262,000 |
| August 2026 | $307,000 | $266,000 |
A typical Freeland home worth $158K in September 2016 is worth about $307K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A strong seller's market
Homes are selling faster than new ones are listed: less than two months of supply. Well-priced homes can draw several offers.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
84% of Freeland households own their home
Half of Freeland’s homes were built before 1995.
Michigan: 73% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
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 Freeland home, with $101K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,320 a month here, $630 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Freeland’s typical property tax (1.31% 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 $1,320
Renters already here pay a median of $1,245.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Bay City, MI MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Freeland vs. its neighbors
Freeland is the priciest of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeland | $307K | +6.8% | $1,320 | — | $110,547 |
| Tittabawassee | $276K* | +7.9%† | $1,320 | 41 | $107,146 |
| Ingersoll | $190K* | +8.6%† | $1,210 | 3 | $99,063 |
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 Freeland buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. 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.