A typical Washington home is worth roughly $162,000
What kind of housing town is Washington?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2.1 years of income
Less than across Michigan (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Washington home, with $139K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130 a month here, $140 more than owning.
How Washington ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Washington’s typical property tax (1.04% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
90% of Washington households own their home
Half of Washington’s homes were built before 1965.
Michigan: 73% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130
Renters already here pay a median of $1,063.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Washington ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Gratiot County, MI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Washington vs. its neighbors
Washington is the 2nd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $162K* | — | $1,130 | $78,750 |
| North Star | $184K* | +13.6%† | $980 | $75,000 |
| Elba | $127K* | — | $1,070 | $52,344 |
| Fulton | $268K | +9.4% | $1,120 | $84,934 |
| Greenbush | $259K* | +2.7%† | $1,070 | $71,607 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Washington buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.