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Housing in Greenwood

A typical Greenwood home is worth roughly $233,000

Home prices around Greenwood have risen about 77% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$233K
▲ 10.5% in a year · MI $266K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$970
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,834
MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Greenwood?

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

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 77% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Greenwood rose 77% over the past 5 years, faster than across Michigan (52%). Last year prices rose 10%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Greenwood home at roughly $233,000 today.

Greenwood areaMichigan
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+10%
past year
+77%
past 5 years
+138%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $233K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Greenwood, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

The homes

97% of Greenwood households own their home

Half of Greenwood’s homes were built before 1975.

Owners and renters
Own 97%Rent 3%

Michigan: 73% own.

1975
typical home built · MI 1972
$1,834
median property tax bill · MI $2,904
1.01%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · MI 1.25%
48%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Affordability

A typical home costs 4.3 years of income

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

You could afford about
$211,000
Typical Greenwood home $233K

That’s $22K short of a typical Greenwood home.

The typical home, each month
$1,420
Loan $1,150Tax $200Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $450 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Greenwood’s typical property tax (1.01% 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$740
2 bedrooms$970
3 bedrooms$1,170
4 bedrooms$1,590
3%
of households rent · MI 27%
6
renter households
50%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%
21%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom

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

Greenwood vs. its neighbors

Greenwood is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2021Median income
Greenwood$233K*+10.5%†$970—$54,583
Redding—+4%†$970—$37,500
Hayes$94K*+10.5%†$970—$40,250
Lincoln$144K*+18%†$9900$48,953
Summerfield—+8.7%†$970—$37,321

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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.

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