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The median home value in Alpena County, MI is $199,568 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.68% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$199,568
Year-over-Year
+6.68%
National Rank
#1943 of 3071
Alpena County ranks 59th out of 83 counties in MI by median home price, and is -14.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MI, the typical county has a median home value of $229,949, making Alpena County -13.2% below the MI state median.
Households here earn a median of $53,950 a year against a typical home value of $199,568 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 52% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Alpena County recorded a violent crime rate of 514 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 989 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 10,108 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Alpena County is $199,568. That's up 6.68% from a year earlier. That is about 14.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Alpena County the 59th most expensive of 83 counties in Michigan.
Median household income here is $53,950, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Alpena County recorded 514 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 10,108 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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