Home values, rents and more in Empire, MI
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Empire compares
The typical home in Empire, MI is worth about $641,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Empire are 1.5 times the typical value in the Traverse City metro area ($419,000) and 1.7 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Empire rose 4.2%, compared with +3.2% in the Traverse City metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $83,929, against $80,889 in the Traverse City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 341 people live in Empire (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Empire has the 6th-highest typical home value of the 22 cities in the Traverse City metro area and the 16th-highest of 686 in Michigan with Zillow figures.
Part of: Leelanau County, MI · Traverse City metro area · Michigan
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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.