Empire, MI 49636 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 38
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Home Value
$680,378
+4.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
38
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
77 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
38%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
40%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
5.8%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$83
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+6% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 88% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+10% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (38/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.2% of list); 38% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 40% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $160k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,244 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $83 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.5% to +10.8% (80% range; middle estimate +3.7%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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Other ZIP codes in Leelanau County, MI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traverse City, MI 49684 | $491.5K | +1.8% | 38 |
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| Northport, MI 49674 | $1.1M | +6.6% | 82 |