Home values, rents and more in Pontiac, MI
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Pontiac compares
The typical home in Pontiac, MI is worth about $135,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Pontiac are 49% below the typical value in the Detroit metro area ($264,000) and 63% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Pontiac rose 0.7%, compared with +1.8% in the Detroit metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,351 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 11% below the Detroit metro area ($1,514) and 30% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 0.3% over the past year.
The median household income is $44,329, against $76,664 in the Detroit metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 62,104 people live in Pontiac (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Pontiac has the 5th-lowest typical home value of the 133 cities in the Detroit metro area and the 23rd-lowest of 686 in Michigan with Zillow figures.
Part of: Oakland County, MI · Detroit 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.