Housing in West Ishpeming

A typical West Ishpeming home is worth roughly $266,000

The median sale price was $251,000 in April 2026.

Typical home value

$266K

▲ 11.9% in a year · MI $232K

Estimate

Median sale price

$251K

April 2026 · Redfin

Homes sold

in April · 3 for sale

2-bedroom rent

$970

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,357

MI $2,904

Only 3 sales in April 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 West Ishpeming?

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

Prices climbing fastUp 11.9% in a year.A town of owners94% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 85% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around West Ishpeming rose 85% over the past 5 years, faster than across Michigan (52%). Last year prices rose 12%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical West Ishpeming home at roughly $266,000 today.

West Ishpeming areaMichigan

+12%

past year

+85%

past 5 years

+112%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $266K.

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

The homes

94% of West Ishpeming households own their home

Half of West Ishpeming’s homes were built before 1972.

Owners and renters

Own 94%Rent 6%

Michigan: 73% own.

1972

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,357

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

0.70%

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.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.8 years of income

Less than across Michigan (3.2 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$380,000

Typical West Ishpeming home $266K

That covers a typical West Ishpeming home, with $114K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,550

Loan $1,320Tax $160Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $580 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Ishpeming$202K Ishpeming$112K Tilden$143K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, West Ishpeming’s typical property tax (0.70% 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 $970

Renters already here pay a median of $1,063.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$670

1 bedroom$830

2 bedrooms$970

3 bedrooms$1,170

4 bedrooms$1,510

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

19%

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

12%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,063

median rent paid today · Census

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

West Ishpeming vs. its neighbors

West Ishpeming is the priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

West Ishpeming$266K Ishpeming$202K Tilden$143K Ishpeming$112K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2007	Median income
West Ishpeming	$266K*	+11.9%†	$970	—	$95,129
Ishpeming	$202K	+8.5%	$1,010	0	$94,271
Ishpeming	$112K*	+11.3%†	$970	—	$52,754
Tilden	$143K*	+6.2%†	$970	—	$67,596

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, April 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.