Cass County, MI real estate

What the numbers say

Cass County, MI real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Cass County listed for $399,800, up 5.0% from a year earlier. That is 33% above the Michigan median of $299,900.

Homes spent a median of 66 days on the market, slower than 57 days a year ago. That makes Cass County the #34 fastest-selling of 34 Michigan counties we track.

Homeowners in Cass County pay a median of $2,116 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $218,000, an effective rate of about 0.97%. The Michigan average is 1.25%, which makes Cass County the #20 lowest-tax of 83 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $916 a month, and $909 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 36 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $400,000 home here comes to about $2,670 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $114,000 a year (the median household here earns $70,443).