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The median home value in Houghton County, MI is $197,278 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$197,278
Year-over-Year
+7.29%
National Rank
#1965 of 3071
Houghton County ranks 60th out of 83 counties in MI by median home price, and is -15.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MI, the typical county has a median home value of $229,949, making Houghton County -14.2% below the MI state median.
Households here earn a median of $58,899 a year against a typical home value of $197,278 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 38% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Houghton County recorded a violent crime rate of 107 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 575 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 14,959 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Houghton County is $197,278. That's up 7.29% from a year earlier. That is about 15.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Houghton County the 60th most expensive of 83 counties in Michigan.
Median household income here is $58,899, so a typical home costs about 3.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Houghton County recorded 107 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 14,959 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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