Home values, rents and more in Detroit, MI
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Detroit compares
The typical home in Detroit, MI is worth about $74,742, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Detroit are 72% below the typical value in the Detroit metro area ($264,000) and 80% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Detroit fell 5.9%, compared with +1.8% in the Detroit metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,328 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 12% below the Detroit metro area ($1,514) and 31% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 5.4% over the past year.
The median household income is $39,938, against $76,664 in the Detroit metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 638,530 people live in Detroit (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Detroit has the lowest typical home value of the 133 cities in the Detroit metro area and the 3rd-lowest of 686 in Michigan with Zillow figures.
Part of: Wayne County, MI · Detroit metro area · Michigan
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Nearby cities
ZIP codes in Detroit, MI
- 48201 · Detroit $421,000
- 48202 · Detroit $184,000
- 48203 · Detroit $60,414
- 48204 · Detroit $56,558
- 48205 · Detroit $50,037
- 48206 · Detroit $90,914
- 48207 · Detroit $147,000
- 48208 · Detroit $137,000
- 48209 · Detroit $89,191
- 48210 · Detroit $71,227
- 48211 · Detroit $56,890
- 48213 · Detroit $43,447
- 48214 · Detroit $91,893
- 48215 · Detroit $91,043
- 48216 · Detroit $191,000
- 48217 · Detroit $55,465
- 48219 · Detroit $86,511
- 48221 · Detroit $134,000
- 48223 · Detroit $84,419
- 48224 · Detroit $79,228
- 48226 · Detroit $319,000
- 48227 · Detroit $67,593
- 48228 · Detroit $66,264
- 48234 · Detroit $52,021
- 48235 · Detroit $92,151
- 48238 · Detroit $54,502
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.