Housing in Maple Valley

A typical Maple Valley home is worth roughly $171,000

Typical home value

$171K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,450

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,693

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Maple Valley?

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

Your money goes further36% below the Michigan typical home.A town of owners94% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2 years of income

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

You could afford about

$323,000

Typical Maple Valley home $171K

That covers a typical Maple Valley home, with $152K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,040

Loan $840Tax $140Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,450 a month here, $410 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Pierson$298K Winfield$235K Pine$220K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Maple Valley’s typical property tax (0.99% 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

94% of Maple Valley households own their home

Half of Maple Valley’s homes were built before 1961.

Owners and renters

Own 94%Rent 6%

Michigan: 73% own.

1961

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,693

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

0.99%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · MI 1.25%

19%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,450

Renters already here pay a median of $990, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,050

1 bedroom$1,220

2 bedrooms$1,450

3 bedrooms$1,800

4 bedrooms$1,950

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

15%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%

21%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$990

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Montcalm County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Maple Valley vs. its neighbors

Maple Valley is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Pierson$298K Winfield$235K Pine$220K Maple Valley$171K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Maple Valley	$171K*	—	$1,450	$84,219
Pierson	$298K	+8.1%	$1,220	$86,450
Winfield	$235K*	+5.8%†	$1,220	$74,189
Pine	$220K*	+1.4%†	$1,250	$82,966

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.