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Median Home Price in Howell, MI

The median home value in Howell, MI is $387,741 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.45% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$387,741

Year-over-Year

+2.45%

Population

9,985

Howell ranks #30 of 149 Michigan cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 47.8% above the state's city median of $262,319. It sits in Livingston County, where the county-wide median is $407,859.

Housing affordability in Howell

Median household income in Howell is $60,449, so the typical home value is about 6.4× 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 Howell

Howell police recorded a violent crime rate of 110 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 641 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 Howell

What is the average home price in Howell, 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 Howell, that value is $387,741. That's up 2.45% from a year earlier. It is about 47.8% above the typical Michigan city tracked here.

Is Howell expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Howell are cheaper than Livingston County as a whole, where the median is $407,859 — a difference of about 4.9%.

Is Howell affordable?

Median household income here is $60,449, so the typical home value is about 6.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Howell a safe place to live?

Howell police reported 110 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,985. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.