Housing in Mellen

A typical Mellen home is worth roughly $208,000

Typical home value

$208K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$970

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,308

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Mellen?

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

Your money goes further22% below the Michigan typical home.A town of owners94% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 4 years of income

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

You could afford about

$206,000

Typical Mellen home $208K

That’s $1K short of a typical Mellen home.

The typical home, each month

$1,200

Loan $1,030Tax $110Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $230 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Wagner$180K Menominee$178K Stephenson$194K Ingallston$252K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Mellen’s typical property tax (0.63% 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 Mellen households own their home

Half of Mellen’s homes were built before 1977.

Owners and renters

Own 94%Rent 7%

Michigan: 73% own.

1977

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,308

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

0.63%

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

10%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $970

Renters already here pay a median of $832, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700

1 bedroom$770

2 bedrooms$970

3 bedrooms$1,350

4 bedrooms$1,380

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

70%

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

23%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$832

median rent paid today · Census

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

Mellen vs. its neighbors

Mellen is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Ingallston$252K Mellen$208K Stephenson$194K Wagner$180K Menominee$178K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Mellen	$208K*	—	$970	—	$51,429
Wagner	$180K*	—	$970	3	$75,125
Menominee	$178K	+3.1%	$980	—	$65,771
Stephenson	$194K	+7.4%	$1,010	—	$76,339
Ingallston	$252K*	—	$980	—	$78,594

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.