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Home values, rents and more in Muskegon Heights, MI

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$86,452
Metro: $255,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−2.8%
Metro: +4.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,025/mo
Metro: $1,288 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
9,841
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$35,239
Metro: $65,024 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Muskegon Heights, MI, shaded by typical home valueMuskegon Heights49441
  • Under $190k
  • $190k–$200k
  • $200k–$230k
  • $230k+
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ZIP codes around Muskegon Heights, MI, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Muskegon Heights is outlined.

How Muskegon Heights compares

The typical home in Muskegon Heights, MI is worth about $86,452, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Muskegon Heights are 66% below the typical value in the Muskegon metro area ($255,000) and 76% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Muskegon Heights fell 2.8%, compared with +4.3% in the Muskegon metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,025 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 20% below the Muskegon metro area ($1,288) and 47% below the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $35,239, against $65,024 in the Muskegon metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 9,841 people live in Muskegon Heights (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Muskegon Heights has the lowest typical home value of the 14 cities in the Muskegon metro area and the 6th-lowest of 686 in Michigan with Zillow figures.

Part of: Muskegon County, MI · Muskegon 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.

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