Clinton County, MI real estate

What the numbers say

Clinton County, MI real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Clinton County listed for $389,450, up 6.0% from a year earlier. That is 30% above the Michigan median of $299,900.

Homes spent a median of 39 days on the market, slower than 37 days a year ago. That makes Clinton County the #2 fastest-selling of 34 Michigan counties we track.

Homeowners in Clinton County pay a median of $3,185 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $259,500, an effective rate of about 1.23%. The Michigan average is 1.25%, which makes Clinton County the #61 lowest-tax of 83 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,092 a month, and $1,166 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 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 $389,000 home here comes to about $2,684 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $115,000 a year (the median household here earns $88,210).