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The median home value in Emmet County, MI is $446,798 as of 2026-08-31, up 9.12% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$446,798
Year-over-Year
+9.12%
National Rank
#307 of 3071
Emmet County ranks 2nd out of 83 counties in MI by median home price, and is +90.1% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within MI, the typical county has a median home value of $226,891, making Emmet County +96.9% above the MI state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.1%, from $442,024 in May 2026 to $446,798 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $442,024 | +9.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $451,194 | +9.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $449,641 | +9.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $446,798 | +9.1% |
Households here earn a median of $78,112 a year against a typical home value of $446,798 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.7×, 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 $446,798. That's up 9.12% from a year earlier. That is about 90.1% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, 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 5.7× 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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