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Grass Lake, MI Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Grass Lake, MI Housing Market Trends

With 1,105 people, 498 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $328,571, Grass Lake real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Grass Lake, accounting for 80.31% of the village's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Grass Lake include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 13.32%), row houses and other attached homes ( 3.67%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 2.32%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Grass Lake. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 78.92% of Grass Lake's homes, and 52.32% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

The housing in Grass Lake was primarily built before 1939 ( 41.89%), making the housing stock in Grass Lake some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Grass Lake. The next most important housing age is between 1970-1999 ( 24.52%), followed by between 1940-1969 ( 20.27%). There's also some housing in Grass Lake built between 2000 and later ( 13.32%).

Grass Lake Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Grass Lake have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 88.46%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Grass Lake house appreciation rate of 6.54%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Grass Lake's appreciation rate, at 5.59%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Grass Lake's appreciation rate has been 3.84%, which annualizes to a rate of 16.27%.

Importantly, this makes Grass Lake one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the village's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Michigan, our data show that Grass Lake's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in Michigan.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$328,571

Grass Lake, MI Home Prices
> $1,323,000
$992,001 - $1,323,000
$661,001 - $992,000
$529,001 - $661,000
$397,001 - $529,000
$265,001 - $397,000
$132,001 - $265,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
1.1%
7.1%
7.1%
7.1%
7.1%
14.1%
14.1%
37.2%
37.2%
24.5%
24.5%
4.8%
4.8%
4.1%
4.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Michigan

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

498

Grass Lake Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,851 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
78.9%
78.9%
21.1%
21.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.9%
3.9%
96.1%
96.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
13.3%
13.3%
24.5%
24.5%
20.3%
20.3%
41.9%
41.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
80.3%
80.3%
3.7%
3.7%
13.3%
13.3%
2.3%
2.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
5.6%
5.6%
29.9%
29.9%
37.3%
37.3%
15.1%
15.1%
12.2%
12.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes