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Housing in Hamilton

A typical Hamilton home is worth roughly $174,000

Typical home value
$174K
MI $266K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,060
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,473
MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Hamilton?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Hamilton

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$271,000
Typical Hamilton home $174K

That covers a typical Hamilton home, with $97K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,090
Loan $860Tax $180Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060 a month here, $30 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, the Michigan typical property tax (1.25% 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

91% of Hamilton households own their home

Half of Hamilton’s homes were built before 1964.

Owners and renters
Own 91%Rent 9%

Michigan: 73% own.

1964
typical home built · MI 1972
$1,473
median property tax bill · MI $2,904
3%
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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060

Renters already here pay a median of $813, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$760
1 bedroom$810
2 bedrooms$1,060
3 bedrooms$1,410
4 bedrooms$1,560
9%
of households rent · MI 27%
13
renter households
$813
median rent paid today · Census

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

Hamilton vs. its neighbors

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

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Hamilton$174K*—$1,060—$64,063
North Star$184K*+13.6%†$980—$75,000
Marion$126K*—$1,1602$55,000
Elba$127K*—$1,070—$52,344

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.

On the market in Hamilton

Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.

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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.

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