Genesee County, MI real estate

What the numbers say

Genesee County, MI real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Genesee County listed for $217,375, up 3.6% from a year earlier. That is 28% below the Michigan median of $299,900.

Homes spent a median of 45 days on the market, faster than 50 days a year ago. That makes Genesee County the #15 fastest-selling of 34 Michigan counties we track.

Homeowners in Genesee County pay a median of $2,487 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $182,400, an effective rate of about 1.36%. The Michigan average is 1.25%, which makes Genesee County the #72 lowest-tax of 83 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $989 a month, and $1,016 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 18 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $217,000 home here comes to about $1,523 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $65,000 a year (the median household here earns $62,281).