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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 $129,963, followed by Ontonagon and Gogebic. Source: Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated June 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 2026-06), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Michigan
RankCountyValue
1Luce$129,963
2Ontonagon$132,975
3Gogebic$134,547
4Oscoda$147,606
5Iron$157,529
6Arenac$167,971
7Clare$169,381
8Lake$170,968
9Iosco$172,648
10Baraga$174,178
11Saginaw$177,680
12Crawford$179,615
13Montmorency$181,285
14Wayne$181,365
15Ogemaw$183,890
16Gratiot$185,322
17Dickinson$186,811
18Tuscola$188,265
19Bay$188,911
20Menominee$191,388
21Calhoun$192,155
22Gladwin$192,546
23Roscommon$195,107
24Alpena$195,278
25Houghton$195,813

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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