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The median home value in Wayne County, MI is $178,627 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.2% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$178,627
Year-over-Year
+1.2%
National Rank
#2224 of 3071
Wayne County ranks 72nd out of 83 counties in MI by median home price, and is -24.0% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within MI, the typical county has a median home value of $226,891, making Wayne County -21.3% below the MI state median.
The typical home value was unchanged, from $178,713 in May 2026 to $178,627 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 | $178,713 | +1.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $181,365 | +1.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $179,490 | +1.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $178,627 | +1.2% |
Households here earn a median of $60,539 a year against a typical home value of $178,627 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 24% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Wayne County recorded a violent crime rate of 1,036 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,802 per 100,000.
Based on 30 reporting cities covering 1,434,157 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Wayne County is $178,627. That's up 1.2% from a year earlier. That is about 24.0% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Wayne County the 72nd most expensive of 83 counties in Michigan.
Median household income here is $60,539, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Wayne County recorded 1,036 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 1,434,157 residents across 30 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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