Kenockee, MI housing market
Home prices around Kenockee have risen about 50% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 3 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Kenockee compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 50% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Kenockee rose 50% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Michigan. Last year prices rose 3.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Kenockee home at roughly $368,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Michigan since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +3.7% | +75% | +97% |
| 2024 | +6.7% | +69% | +88% |
| 2023 | +12% | +58% | +76% |
| 2022 | +6.5% | +41% | +64% |
| 2021 | +14% | +32% | +45% |
| 2020 | +3.3% | +16% | +30% |
| 2019 | +2.1% | +13% | +26% |
| 2018 | +8.8% | +10% | +20% |
| 2017 | +9.8% | +1.4% | +12% |
| 2016 | +6.5% | −7.6% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | +9.9% | −13% | 0% |
| 2014 | +1.5% | −21% | −4.7% |
| 2013 | +3.2% | −22% | −12% |
| 2012 | +6.1% | −25% | −16% |
| 2011 | −7.3% | −29% | −16% |
| 2010 | −14% | −23% | −12% |
| 2009 | −9.1% | −11% | −5% |
| 2008 | −8.9% | −2.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | −5.7% | +7% | +11% |
| 2006 | −1.9% | +13% | +16% |
| 2005 | +4% | +16% | +18% |
| 2004 | +3.7% | +11% | +14% |
| 2003 | +1.8% | +7.2% | +10% |
| 2002 | −0.6% | +5.3% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | +6% | +6% | +5% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 48006, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Kenockee in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.3 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Michigan (2.3). Over the past 10 years, Kenockee has permitted 52 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Kenockee's population fell by 65 even though 30 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Michigan: 1.2 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3 | 3 | 0 | $753,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $753,000 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $997,000 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $996,000 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $492,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $370,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $469,000 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $854,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $468,000 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2003 | 25 | 25 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2000 | 27 | 27 | 0 | $3 million |
Kenockee's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Kenockee and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenockee | — | +3.7%† | $1,240 | 3 | $61,750 |
| Wales | — | +14.8%† | $1,140 | 8 | $90,417 |
| Emmett | $337K | +6.5% | $1,160 | 6 | $96,809 |
| Clyde | — | +4.3%† | $1,290 | 8 | $84,028 |
| Emmett | — | +5.4%† | $1,160 | — | $120,074 |
| Greenwood | — | +3.7%† | $1,240 | 1 | $82,656 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.8 years of income
The typical Kenockee home costs about 3.8 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Michigan (3.7).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,240
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Kenockee is $1,240 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. A two-bedroom takes about 24% of the town's median household income.
Studio $890 · 4 bedrooms $1,640
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (48006; Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.