Housing in McKinley

A typical McKinley home is worth roughly $165,000

Typical home value

$165K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,050

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,638

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is McKinley?

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

Your money goes further38% below the Michigan typical home.A second-home town32% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in McKinley

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$271,000

Typical McKinley home $165K

That covers a typical McKinley home, with $106K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,040

Loan $820Tax $170Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $10 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Winsor$140K Caseville$229K Fairhaven$132K

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.

The homes

87% of McKinley households own their home

Half of McKinley’s homes were built before 1961.

Owners and renters

Own 87%Rent 13%

Michigan: 73% own.

1961

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,638

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

32%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $770, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740

1 bedroom$870

2 bedrooms$1,050

3 bedrooms$1,290

4 bedrooms$1,390

13%

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

$770

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Huron 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

McKinley vs. its neighbors

McKinley is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Caseville$229K McKinley$165K Winsor$140K Fairhaven$132K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
McKinley	$165K*	—	$1,050	—	$66,000
Winsor	$140K*	+17.7%†	$1,100	—	$64,014
Caseville	$229K	+6.4%	$1,050	9	$58,594
Fairhaven	$132K*	—	$1,050	—	$60,500
Chandler	—	+8.3%†	$1,060	—	$65,000

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.