Housing in Kasson

A typical Kasson home is worth roughly $403,000

Typical home value

$403K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,550

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,462

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Kasson?

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

Pricier than MI51% above the Michigan typical home.A town of owners89% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 4.7 years of income

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

You could afford about

$345,000

Typical Kasson home $403K

That’s $58K short of a typical Kasson home.

The typical home, each month

$2,320

Loan $1,990Tax $210Insurance $120

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,550 a month here, $770 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Empire$644K Cleveland$442K Solon$376K Almira$285K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Kasson’s typical property tax (0.61% 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

89% of Kasson households own their home

Half of Kasson’s homes were built before 1994.

Owners and renters

Own 89%Rent 11%

Michigan: 73% own.

1994

typical home built · MI 1972

$2,462

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

0.61%

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

15%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,550

Renters already here pay a median of $1,509.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,150

1 bedroom$1,400

2 bedrooms$1,550

3 bedrooms$1,860

4 bedrooms$2,040

11%

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

42%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%

22%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,509

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Kasson vs. its neighbors

Kasson is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Empire$644K Cleveland$442K Kasson$403K Solon$376K Almira$285K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Kasson	$403K*	—	$1,550	$85,417
Empire	$644K	+4%	$1,400	$94,821
Cleveland	$442K*	—	$1,570	$81,607
Solon	$376K*	+16.7%†	$1,400	$96,833
Almira	$285K*	+5.3%†	$1,510	$90,278

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.