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Median Home Price in Harper Woods, MI

The median home value in Harper Woods, MI is $157,299 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.08% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$157,299

Year-over-Year

+1.08%

Population

14,717

Harper Woods ranks #137 of 149 Michigan cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 40.0% below the state's city median of $262,319. It sits in Wayne County, where the county-wide median is $179,490.

Housing affordability in Harper Woods

Median household income in Harper Woods is $65,022, so the typical home value is about 2.4× 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 Harper Woods

Harper Woods police recorded a violent crime rate of 775 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 4,267 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 Harper Woods

What is the average home price in Harper Woods, 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 Harper Woods, that value is $157,299. That's up 1.08% from a year earlier. It is about 40.0% below the typical Michigan city tracked here.

Is Harper Woods expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Harper Woods are cheaper than Wayne County as a whole, where the median is $179,490 — a difference of about 12.4%.

Is Harper Woods affordable?

Median household income here is $65,022, so the typical home value is about 2.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Harper Woods a safe place to live?

Harper Woods police reported 775 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 14,717. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.