Big Rapids, MI 49307 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 45
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Home Value
$241,083
+8.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
45
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
56 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
38%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,094/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
27%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$184
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 27% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 8.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 35% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+40% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (45/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.2% below their final list price; 38% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $63k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,261 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $489/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $184 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind.
- 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: −4.6% to +11.7% (80% range; middle estimate +4.6%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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