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Median Home Price in Dowagiac, MI

The median home value in Dowagiac, MI is $235,244 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.11% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$235,244

Year-over-Year

+5.11%

Population

5,660

Dowagiac ranks #97 of 149 Michigan cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 10.3% below the state's city median of $262,319. It sits in Cass County, where the county-wide median is $276,008.

Housing affordability in Dowagiac

Median household income in Dowagiac is $48,166, so the typical home value is about 4.9× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Dowagiac

Dowagiac police recorded a violent crime rate of 689 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,428 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Dowagiac

What is the average home price in Dowagiac, MI?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Dowagiac, that value is $235,244. That's up 5.11% from a year earlier. It is about 10.3% below the typical Michigan city tracked here.

Is Dowagiac expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Dowagiac are cheaper than Cass County as a whole, where the median is $276,008 — a difference of about 14.8%.

Is Dowagiac affordable?

Median household income here is $48,166, so the typical home value is about 4.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Dowagiac a safe place to live?

Dowagiac police reported 689 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,660. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.