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Housing in Osceola

A typical Osceola home is worth roughly $167,000

Home prices around Osceola have risen about 90% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$167K
▼ 0.9% in a year · MI $266K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$970
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,516
MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Osceola?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.9 years of income

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

You could afford about
$212,000
Typical Osceola home $167K

That covers a typical Osceola home, with $46K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,040
Loan $830Tax $170Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $70 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Osceola’s typical property tax (1.22% 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

91% of Osceola households own their home

Half of Osceola’s homes were built before 1938.

Owners and renters
Own 91%Rent 9%

Michigan: 73% own.

1938
typical home built · MI 1972
$1,516
median property tax bill · MI $2,904
1.22%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · MI 1.25%
12%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Price trend

Home prices up 90% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Osceola rose 90% over the past 5 years, faster than across Michigan (52%). Last year prices fell 0.9%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Osceola home at roughly $167,000 today.

Osceola areaMichigan
−50%0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
−0.9%
past year
+90%
past 5 years
+127%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $167K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Osceola, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $970

Renters already here pay a median of $856, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$790
1 bedroom$800
2 bedrooms$970
3 bedrooms$1,350
4 bedrooms$1,640
9%
of households rent · MI 27%
51
renter households
51%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%
20%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$856
median rent paid today · Census

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

Osceola vs. its neighbors

Osceola is the 2nd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Osceola$167K*−0.9%†$970$57,120
Torch Lake$171K*—$970$69,938
Calumet$152K−5.4%$970$52,836
Franklin$197K*+2.9%†$970$78,155
Dollar Bay$188K+10.8%$980$61,250

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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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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