Delta County, MI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 19
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Home Value
$207,510
+9.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
19
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
51 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
43%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$86
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 43% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 9.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 65% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+9% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (19/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.8% below their final list price; 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $54k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,063 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $86 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.7% to +11.7% (80% range; middle estimate +4.8%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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ZIP codes in Delta County, MI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba, MI 49829 | $191.7K | +9.8% | 17 |
| Gladstone, MI 49837 | $218.4K | +8.5% | 10 |
| Rapid River, MI 49878 | $214.1K | +11.0% | 25 |
| Bark River, MI 49807 | $234.9K | +9.8% | 12 |
| Wells, MI 49894 | – | – | 0 |
| Wetmore, MI 49895 | $248.6K | +8.6% | 56 |
| Garden, MI 49835 | $222.8K | +12.1% | 99 |
| Rapid River, MI 49817 | $228.3K | +15.8% | 16 |
| Perkins, MI 49872 | – | – | 25 |
| Nahma, MI 49864 | – | – | 57 |