Housing · Gaines
Gaines, MI housing market
The typical Gaines home is worth about $417,000, up 4.2% in a year, 56% above the Michigan typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Gaines compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Gaines at a glance
Typical home value
$417K
▲ 4.2% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Gaines | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $220,000 | $144,000 |
| 2018 | $234,000 | $155,000 |
| 2019 | $249,000 | $165,000 |
| 2020 | $261,000 | $175,000 |
| 2021 | $289,000 | $194,000 |
| 2022 | $340,000 | $217,000 |
| 2023 | $359,000 | $230,000 |
| 2024 | $373,000 | $241,000 |
| 2025 | $394,000 | $253,000 |
| 2026 | $410,000 | $262,000 |
| August 2026 | $417,000 | $266,000 |
Nearby
Gaines and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Affordability
5 years of income
The typical Gaines home costs about 5 years of the town's median household income, more than across Michigan (3.7 years).
How Gaines ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
72.1%
Michigan: 73.2%
Median tax bill
$3,241
Michigan: $2,904
Median rent
$1,314
Michigan: $1,129
Typical home built
1994
Michigan: 1972
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.