A typical Mackinaw home is worth roughly $279,000
What kind of housing town is Mackinaw?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
1 of Mackinaw’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Mackinaw’s homes were built before 1969.
Michigan: 73% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
What it takes to buy in Mackinaw
Try your own numbers below.
That’s $8K short of a typical Mackinaw home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $680 less than owning.
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.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070
Renters already here pay a median of $404, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Cheboygan County, MI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Mackinaw vs. its neighbors
Mackinaw is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackinaw | $279K* | — | $1,070 | $55,375 |
| Mackinaw City | $320K | +7% | $1,040 | $42,031 |
| Hebron | — | +4.8%† | $1,130 | $72,500 |
| Wawatam | $227K* | — | $1,090 | $49,318 |
| Beaugrand | $206K* | +4.8%† | $1,080 | $62,083 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Mackinaw buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.