Ingham County, MI real estate

What the numbers say

Ingham County, MI real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Ingham County listed for $199,975, down 13.0% from a year earlier. That is 33% below the Michigan median of $299,900.

Homes spent a median of 46 days on the market, slower than 39 days a year ago. That makes Ingham County the #17 fastest-selling of 34 Michigan counties we track.

Homeowners in Ingham County pay a median of $3,640 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $198,800, an effective rate of about 1.83%. The Michigan average is 1.25%, which makes Ingham County the #83 lowest-tax of 83 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,084 a month, and $1,140 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 15 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $200,000 home here comes to about $1,479 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $63,000 a year (the median household here earns $65,526).