Waterloo, MI housing market
Home prices around Waterloo have risen about 54% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 7 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Waterloo compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 54% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Waterloo rose 54% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Michigan. Last year prices rose 4.5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Waterloo home at roughly $411,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Michigan since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +4.5% | +89% | +97% |
| 2024 | +11% | +81% | +88% |
| 2023 | +4.5% | +63% | +76% |
| 2022 | +15% | +56% | +64% |
| 2021 | +11% | +36% | +45% |
| 2020 | +3.2% | +23% | +30% |
| 2019 | +6% | +19% | +26% |
| 2018 | +5% | +12% | +20% |
| 2017 | +7% | +7.1% | +12% |
| 2016 | +5% | +0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | +5.7% | −4.7% | 0% |
| 2014 | +7.5% | −9.9% | −4.7% |
| 2013 | +6.5% | −16% | −12% |
| 2012 | −2.5% | −21% | −16% |
| 2011 | −5.7% | −19% | −16% |
| 2010 | −5.3% | −14% | −12% |
| 2009 | −8.5% | −9.5% | −5% |
| 2008 | −9.1% | −1.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | −5.6% | +8.8% | +11% |
| 2006 | −0.7% | +15% | +16% |
| 2005 | +3% | +16% | +18% |
| 2004 | +3.4% | +13% | +14% |
| 2003 | +3% | +9% | +10% |
| 2002 | +1.9% | +5.8% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | +3.8% | +3.8% | +5% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Waterloo ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 49240, 49259, 49285, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
7 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 7 new homes in Waterloo in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.4 million to build. That's 2.4 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Michigan as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Waterloo has permitted 72 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Waterloo gained 75 residents while 38 new homes were permitted: about 2 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Michigan: 1.2 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $450,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | 0 | $3 million |
Waterloo's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
How Waterloo ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Waterloo and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | — | +4.5%† | $1,350 | 7 | $74,500 |
| Grass Lake | $347K | +4.2% | $1,440 | 21 | $95,692 |
| Lyndon | — | +7.7%† | $1,840 | — | $122,568 |
| Henrietta | — | +7.1%† | $1,160 | 9 | $81,339 |
| Sylvan | — | +7.3%† | $1,900 | — | $102,656 |
| Stockbridge | $299K | +4.3% | $1,440 | 8 | $79,821 |
| Leoni | — | +5.1%† | $1,220 | 12 | $76,605 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.3 years of income
The typical Waterloo home costs about 3.3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Michigan (3.7 years).
How Waterloo ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,350
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Waterloo is $1,350 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Waterloo pay a median of $1,446. A two-bedroom takes about 22% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,080 · 4 bedrooms $1,880
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (49240, 49259, 49285; Ann Arbor, MI MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.