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The median home value in Jackson County, MI is $228,996 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.17% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$228,996
Year-over-Year
+3.17%
National Rank
#1608 of 3071
Jackson County ranks 43rd out of 83 counties in MI by median home price, and is -2.3% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MI, the typical county has a median home value of $229,949, making Jackson County -0.4% below the MI state median.
Households here earn a median of $66,073 a year against a typical home value of $228,996 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 43% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jackson County recorded a violent crime rate of 816 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,870 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 41,324 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jackson County is $228,996. That's up 3.17% from a year earlier. That is about 2.3% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Jackson County the 43rd most expensive of 83 counties in Michigan.
Median household income here is $66,073, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jackson County recorded 816 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 41,324 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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