Kimball, MI housing market
Home prices around Kimball have risen about 36% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 16 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Kimball compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 36% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Kimball rose 36% over the past 5 years, slower than across Michigan (52%). Prices were about flat last year. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Kimball home at roughly $291,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Michigan since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +0.3% | +73% | +97% |
| 2024 | +8.7% | +73% | +88% |
| 2023 | +2% | +59% | +76% |
| 2022 | +10% | +56% | +64% |
| 2021 | +11% | +41% | +45% |
| 2020 | +5.1% | +28% | +30% |
| 2019 | +3.1% | +21% | +26% |
| 2018 | +8.6% | +18% | +20% |
| 2017 | +8.9% | +8.5% | +12% |
| 2016 | +5.4% | −0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | +5.4% | −5.4% | 0% |
| 2014 | +8.5% | −10% | −4.7% |
| 2013 | +7.1% | −17% | −12% |
| 2012 | −1.2% | −23% | −16% |
| 2011 | −3.3% | −22% | −16% |
| 2010 | −11% | −19% | −12% |
| 2009 | −11% | −8.9% | −5% |
| 2008 | −7.2% | +2.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | −5.8% | +10% | +11% |
| 2006 | −0.5% | +17% | +16% |
| 2005 | +2.4% | +18% | +18% |
| 2004 | +5.1% | +15% | +14% |
| 2003 | +1.6% | +9.5% | +10% |
| 2002 | +3.3% | +7.8% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | +4.4% | +4.4% | +5% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Kimball ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 48074, 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.
16 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 16 new homes in Kimball in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $3.7 million to build. That's 1.7 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Michigan (2.3). Over the past 10 years, Kimball has permitted 203 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Kimball gained 251 residents while 133 new homes were permitted: about 1.9 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Michigan: 1.2 new residents per new home.
How Kimball ranks on housing keeping up with growth →
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) | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | 0 | $4.8 million |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | 0 | $3.9 million |
| 2018 | 31 | 31 | 0 | $5 million |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | 0 | $4.1 million |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | 0 | $4.1 million |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $310,000 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $912,000 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $629,000 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $560,000 |
| 2008 | 62 | 7 | 55 | $6.3 million |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2006 | 52 | 52 | 0 | $6.4 million |
| 2005 | 100 | 96 | 4 | $13.1 million |
| 2004 | 81 | 81 | 0 | $8.7 million |
| 2003 | 100 | 98 | 2 | $10.5 million |
| 2002 | 84 | 84 | 0 | $9.2 million |
| 2001 | 88 | 88 | 0 | $7.5 million |
| 2000 | 107 | 103 | 4 | $9.2 million |
Kimball's permit office reported 2 of 12 months in 2025; the Census estimated the rest.
How Kimball ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Kimball and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball | — | +0.3%† | $1,370 | 16 | $71,047 |
| St. Clair | $322K | +4.5% | $1,400 | 13 | $93,068 |
| Clyde | — | +4.3%† | $1,290 | 8 | $84,028 |
| Wales | — | +14.8%† | $1,140 | 8 | $90,417 |
| Marysville | $235K | +4% | $1,180 | 11 | $66,901 |
| Port Huron | $176K | +3.7% | $1,170 | 6 | $61,983 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
2.8 years of income
The typical Kimball home costs about 2.8 years of the town's median household income, less than across Michigan (3.7 years).
How Kimball ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,370
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Kimball is $1,370 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Kimball pay a median of $1,150, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 23% of the town's median household income.
Studio $980 · 4 bedrooms $1,810
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (48074; 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.