Housing in Wright

A typical Wright home is worth roughly $131,000

Typical home value

$131K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,130

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,298

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Wright?

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

Your money goes further51% below the Michigan typical home.Older homesThe typical home was built around 1942.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.4 years of income

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

You could afford about

$208,000

Typical Wright home $131K

That covers a typical Wright home, with $77K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$790

Loan $650Tax $110Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130 a month here, $340 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Pittsford$205K Medina$165K Ransom$171K Mill Creek$114K Amboy$238K

How Wright ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Wright’s typical property tax (0.99% 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

83% of Wright households own their home

Half of Wright’s homes were built before 1942.

Owners and renters

Own 83%Rent 17%

Michigan: 73% own.

1942

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,298

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

0.99%

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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130

Renters already here pay a median of $913, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780

1 bedroom$860

2 bedrooms$1,130

3 bedrooms$1,420

4 bedrooms$1,510

17%

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

29%

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

25%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$913

median rent paid today · Census

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

Wright vs. its neighbors

Wright is the 2nd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Amboy$238K Pittsford$205K Ransom$171K Medina$165K Wright$131K Mill Creek$114K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Wright	$131K*	—	$1,130	—	$54,449
Pittsford	$205K	+7.9%	$1,110	—	$70,625
Medina	$165K*	−3%†	$1,070	0	$72,266
Ransom	$171K*	−8.6%†	$1,040	—	$71,000
Mill Creek	$114K*	—	$1,010	—	$66,067
Amboy	$238K*	+13.4%†	$1,040	—	$60,517

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 Wright buyers, sellers and renters are saying.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Is Wright still affordable for young families?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start the conversation

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.