Housing in Minden

A typical Minden home is worth roughly $163,000

Typical home value

$163K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,060

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,453

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Minden?

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

Your money goes further39% below the Michigan typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.9 years of income

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

You could afford about

$331,000

Typical Minden home $163K

That covers a typical Minden home, with $169K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$970

Loan $800Tax $120Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060 a month here, $90 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Delaware$219K Austin$140K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Minden’s typical property tax (0.89% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060

Renters already here pay a median of $861, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$730

1 bedroom$820

2 bedrooms$1,060

3 bedrooms$1,340

4 bedrooms$1,420

14%

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

$861

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.

The homes

86% of Minden households own their home

Half of Minden’s homes were built before 1958.

Owners and renters

Own 86%Rent 14%

Michigan: 73% own.

1958

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,453

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

0.89%

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

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.

Next door

Minden vs. its neighbors

Minden is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Delaware$219K Minden$163K Austin$140K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Minden	$163K*	—	$1,060	$85,192
Delaware	$219K*	—	$1,080	$55,750
Austin	$140K*	+3.7%†	$1,050	$71,875

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.