LaGrange, MI housing market
Home prices around LaGrange have risen about 61% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how LaGrange compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 61% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around LaGrange rose 61% 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 LaGrange home at roughly $208,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Michigan since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +10% | +160% | +97% |
| 2024 | +3.3% | +136% | +88% |
| 2023 | +7.7% | +129% | +76% |
| 2022 | +17% | +112% | +64% |
| 2021 | +12% | +81% | +45% |
| 2020 | +4.4% | +62% | +30% |
| 2019 | +3.6% | +55% | +26% |
| 2018 | +5.5% | +50% | +20% |
| 2017 | +5.3% | +42% | +12% |
| 2016 | +5.8% | +35% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | +2.8% | +27% | 0% |
| 2014 | +0.1% | +24% | −4.7% |
| 2013 | −3.2% | +24% | −12% |
| 2012 | +2.9% | +28% | −16% |
| 2011 | −4.1% | +24% | −16% |
| 2010 | −4.9% | +30% | −12% |
| 2009 | −5.1% | +36% | −5% |
| 2008 | +3.3% | +44% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | +0.6% | +39% | +11% |
| 2006 | +4.6% | +38% | +16% |
| 2005 | +9.9% | +32% | +18% |
| 2004 | +2.3% | +20% | +14% |
| 2003 | +4.1% | +17% | +10% |
| 2002 | +3.9% | +13% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | +8.6% | +8.6% | +5% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How LaGrange ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 49031, 49047, 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.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in LaGrange in 2025. The last year with any was 2022 (4 new homes).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $600,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $296,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $587,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $888,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $435,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $471,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $202,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $354,000 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $354,000 |
LaGrange's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
How LaGrange 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.
LaGrange and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange | — | +10.2%† | $990 | 0 | $58,786 |
| Dowagiac | $232K | +5.2% | $1,040 | 2 | $48,166 |
| Penn | — | +19.1%† | $1,060 | 10 | $83,897 |
| Jefferson | — | +7.9%† | $1,020 | 8 | $72,375 |
| Pokagon | — | +5.1%† | $1,060 | 5 | $72,022 |
| Wayne | — | +5.6%† | $1,040 | 3 | $61,210 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
2 years of income
The typical LaGrange home costs about 2 years of the town's median household income, less than across Michigan (3.7 years).
How LaGrange 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 $990
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in LaGrange is $990 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in LaGrange pay a median of $878, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 20% of the town's median household income.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,630
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (49031, 49047; Cass County, 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.