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The median home value in Ottawa County, MI is $400,203 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.65% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$400,203
Year-over-Year
+4.65%
National Rank
#446 of 3071
Ottawa County ranks 8th out of 83 counties in MI by median home price, and is +70.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MI, the typical county has a median home value of $229,949, making Ottawa County +74.0% above the MI state median.
Households here earn a median of $90,502 a year against a typical home value of $400,203 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 74% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Ottawa County recorded a violent crime rate of 314 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,091 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 51,222 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Ottawa County is $400,203. That's up 4.65% from a year earlier. That is about 70.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Ottawa County the 8th most expensive of 83 counties in Michigan.
Median household income here is $90,502, so a typical home costs about 4.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Ottawa County recorded 314 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 51,222 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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