Midland County, MI real estate

What the numbers say

Midland County, MI real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Midland County listed for $368,475, up 16.8% from a year earlier. That is 23% above the Michigan median of $299,900.

Homes spent a median of 43 days on the market, slower than 38 days a year ago. That makes Midland County the #10 fastest-selling of 34 Michigan counties we track.

Homeowners in Midland County pay a median of $2,875 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $195,400, an effective rate of about 1.47%. The Michigan average is 1.25%, which makes Midland County the #78 lowest-tax of 83 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,016 a month, and $1,039 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 $368,000 home here comes to about $2,614 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $112,000 a year (the median household here earns $77,705).