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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in Michigan (2026)

Luce has the lowest home prices of any county in Michigan, at $126,482, followed by Gogebic and Ontonagon (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated April 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in Michigan

Top 25 of 83 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Michigan
RankCountyValue
1Luce$126,482
2Gogebic$126,885
3Ontonagon$131,046
4Iron$143,802
5Oscoda$148,356
6Clare$159,943
7Arenac$160,399
8Lake$166,889
9Baraga$167,253
10Iosco$167,612
11Saginaw$171,070
12Ogemaw$173,990
13Crawford$174,291
14Wayne$177,187
15Menominee$177,728
16Dickinson$178,217
17Bay$181,671
18Gratiot$182,727
19Montmorency$184,703
20Calhoun$185,614
21Houghton$188,161
22Gladwin$188,831
23Roscommon$189,117
24Tuscola$189,356
25Alcona$189,987

How this ranking works

This page ranks Michigan counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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