Livingston County, MI real estate

What the numbers say

Livingston County, MI real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Livingston County listed for $469,900, up 4.5% from a year earlier. That is 57% above the Michigan median of $299,900.

Homes spent a median of 39 days on the market, faster than 41 days a year ago. That makes Livingston County the #3 fastest-selling of 34 Michigan counties we track.

Homeowners in Livingston County pay a median of $3,454 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $356,800, an effective rate of about 0.97%. The Michigan average is 1.25%, which makes Livingston County the #19 lowest-tax of 83 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,287 a month, and $1,269 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 $470,000 home here comes to about $3,137 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $134,000 a year (the median household here earns $103,039).