Gratiot County, MI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 42
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Home Value
$182,482
+7.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
42
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
49 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
29%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
23%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
14%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$129
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 14% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 7.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 45% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+12% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (42/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.8% below their final list price; 29% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 23% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $49k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,240 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $129 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.9% (80% range; middle estimate +3.0%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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ZIP codes in Gratiot County, MI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma, MI 48801 | $167.4K | +6.9% | 40 |
| Saint Louis, MI 48880 | $168.7K | +3.9% | 14 |
| Ithaca, MI 48847 | $199K | +8.3% | 30 |
| Wheeler, MI 48615 | $179.7K | +8.2% | 19 |
| Perrinton, MI 48871 | $286.8K | +9.8% | 61 |
| Riverdale, MI 48877 | $195K | +9.0% | 44 |
| Ashley, MI 48806 | $193.6K | +11.8% | 10 |
| Sumner, MI 48889 | $214.1K | +10.1% | 14 |
| Elwell, MI 48832 | $203.9K | +12.1% | 23 |
| Wheeler, MI 48662 | $190.3K | +2.5% | 40 |
| Middleton, MI 48856 | $157.9K | +2.4% | 18 |
| Bannister, MI 48807 | $183.5K | +8.9% | 11 |
| Pompeii, MI 48874 | – | – | 4 |
| North Star, MI 48862 | – | – | 1 |