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Housing in Maple River

A typical Maple River home is worth roughly $221,000

Typical home value
$221K
MI $266K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,120
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,474
MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Maple River?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.1 years of income

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

You could afford about
$290,000
Typical Maple River home $221K

That covers a typical Maple River home, with $69K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,280
Loan $1,090Tax $120Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120 a month here, $160 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Maple River’s typical property tax (0.67% 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

92% of Maple River households own their home

Half of Maple River’s homes were built before 1991.

Owners and renters
Own 92%Rent 9%

Michigan: 73% own.

1991
typical home built · MI 1972
$1,474
median property tax bill · MI $2,904
0.67%
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 $1,120

Renters already here pay a median of $1,239.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780
1 bedroom$850
2 bedrooms$1,120
3 bedrooms$1,350
4 bedrooms$1,490
9%
of households rent · MI 27%
37
renter households
11%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%
19%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,239
median rent paid today · Census

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.

Next door

Maple River vs. its neighbors

Maple River is the 3rd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Maple River$221K*—$1,120$72,019
Littlefield$257K*+10.1%†$1,040$85,262
Pleasantview$357K*−1.1%†$1,280$70,694
McKinley$117K*—$1,190$54,417
Burt$213K+4.4%$1,110$77,188
Little Traverse$345K*−0.9%†$1,280$88,368

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.

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