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Median Home Price in Royal Oak Township, MI

The median home value in Royal Oak Township, MI is $140,469 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.3% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$140,469

Year-over-Year

+3.3%

Population

57,257

Royal Oak Township ranks #144 of 149 Michigan cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 46.5% below the state's city median of $262,319. It sits in Oakland County, where the county-wide median is $373,377.

Housing affordability in Royal Oak Township

Median household income in Royal Oak Township is $101,109, so the typical home value is about 1.4× 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 Royal Oak Township

Royal Oak Township police recorded a violent crime rate of 124 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 802 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 Royal Oak Township

What is the average home price in Royal Oak Township, 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 Royal Oak Township, that value is $140,469. That's up 3.3% from a year earlier. It is about 46.5% below the typical Michigan city tracked here.

Is Royal Oak Township expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Royal Oak Township are cheaper than Oakland County as a whole, where the median is $373,377 — a difference of about 62.4%.

Is Royal Oak Township affordable?

Median household income here is $101,109, so the typical home value is about 1.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Royal Oak Township a safe place to live?

Royal Oak Township police reported 124 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 57,257. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.