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The median home value in Emmet County, MI is $449,641 as of 2026-07-31, up 9.2% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$449,641
Year-over-Year
+9.2%
National Rank
#307 of 3071
Emmet County ranks 2nd out of 83 counties in MI by median home price, and is +91.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MI, the typical county has a median home value of $229,949, making Emmet County +95.5% above the MI state median.
Households here earn a median of $78,112 a year against a typical home value of $449,641 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.8×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 92% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Emmet County recorded a violent crime rate of 112 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 492 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 7,108 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Emmet County is $449,641. That's up 9.2% from a year earlier. That is about 91.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Emmet County the 2nd most expensive of 83 counties in Michigan.
Median household income here is $78,112, so a typical home costs about 5.8× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Emmet County recorded 112 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,108 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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