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Home values, rents and more in Alpena County, MI

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

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Typical home value
$193,000
Metro: $193,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+8.5%
Metro: +8.5% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
28,853
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$53,950
Metro: $53,950 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Alpena County, MI, shaded by typical home valueAlpenaPresque IsleAlconaMontmorencyOscoda
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  • $180k–$190k
  • $190k–$200k
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  • $240k+
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Counties around Alpena County, MI, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Alpena County, MI is outlined.

How Alpena County, MI compares

The typical home in Alpena County, MI is worth about $193,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Alpena County, MI are about the same as the typical value in the Alpena metro area ($193,000) and 47% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Alpena County, MI rose 8.5%, compared with +8.5% in the Alpena metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $53,950, against $53,950 in the Alpena metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 28,853 people live in Alpena County, MI (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Alpena County, MI has the 24th-lowest typical home value of the 83 counties in Michigan with Zillow figures.

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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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