Housing in Wacousta

A typical Wacousta home is worth roughly $359,000

The median sale price was $302,000 in May 2026.

Typical home value

$359K

▲ 7.3% in a year · MI $232K

Estimate

Median sale price

$302K

May 2026 · Redfin

Homes sold

in May · 2 for sale

2-bedroom rent

$1,300

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$3,381

MI $2,904

Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Wacousta?

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

Prices climbing fastUp 7.3% in a year.Pricier than MI55% above the Michigan typical home.A town of owners95% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 53% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Wacousta rose 53% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Michigan. Last year prices rose 7.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Wacousta home at roughly $359,000 today.

Wacousta areaMichigan

+7.3%

past year

+53%

past 5 years

+102%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $359K.

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

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.3 years of income

About the same as across Michigan. Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$408,000

Typical Wacousta home $359K

That covers a typical Wacousta home, with $49K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$2,240

Loan $1,780Tax $360Insurance $100

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,300 a month here, $940 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Watertown$289K Eagle$333K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Wacousta’s typical property tax (1.19% 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

95% of Wacousta households own their home

Half of Wacousta’s homes were built before 1974.

Owners and renters

Own 95%Rent 5%

Michigan: 73% own.

1974

typical home built · MI 1972

$3,381

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

1.19%

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

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,300

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,000

1 bedroom$1,040

2 bedrooms$1,300

3 bedrooms$1,670

4 bedrooms$1,730

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

100%

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

14%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

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

Wacousta vs. its neighbors

Wacousta is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Wacousta$359K Eagle$333K Watertown$289K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Wacousta	$359K*	+7.3%†	$1,300	—	$109,250
Watertown	$289K*	+5.4%†	$1,290	33	$114,870
Eagle	$333K	+2.6%	$1,490	—	$91,582

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, May 2026. 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.