The story of this market
The typical home in Ionia County, Michigan sells for about $249,252, or $166 per square foot.
Prices are up +10.8% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 8 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 136% since 2000. Last year 11 of 15 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,238 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,238 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.5%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2021 (+14%). Worst: 2010 (-6.4%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+4.5%
MI · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,579
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+3.5%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 15 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
37
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $19,525,982.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
79.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2723 | 1589 | 79.3% | 3.3% | $150,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Ionia County, Michigan
Ionia County is experiencing a period of price appreciation with a median sale price of $249,252, reflecting a 10.8% year-over-year increase. The market is characterized by low inventory and a rapid sales pace, with homes selling in a median of 8 days. Current conditions suggest a balanced market environment.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 10.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 8 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 8.9% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
- Dave & Buster's Kentwood4.128.5 mi
- Zap Zone XL - Lansing4.626.4 mi
- Funcity Trampoline and Adventure Park3.726.3 mi
- Sky Zone Grand Rapids4.228.6 mi
- Main Event Grand Rapids4.229.1 mi
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park4.828.5 mi
- Celebration! Cinema4.528.8 mi
- Dave & Buster's Kentwood4.128.5 mi
- Barry Expo Center4.328.6 mi
- The Score | Restaurant & Sports Bar4.328.6 mi
- Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park4.719.6 mi
- Fallasburg Park4.815.7 mi
- Wagon Wheel American Grill4.59.5 mi
- Buddy's on the Beach4.515.7 mi
- NCG Cinema - Greenville4.418.3 mi
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park4.828.5 mi
- Impression 5 Science Center4.729.9 mi
- Michigan History Center4.729.3 mi
- Historic Charlton Park4.727.2 mi
- R.E. Olds Transportation Museum4.830 mi
- Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park4.719.6 mi
- Fallasburg Park4.815.7 mi
- Grand River Riverfront Park4.718.1 mi
- Creekside Park4.617.2 mi
- Ionia State Recreation Area4.56.7 mi
- Murray Lake Marina4.417.8 mi
- Arrowhead Golf Course4.117.6 mi
- Centennial Acres Golf Course4.617 mi
- Willow Wood Golf Club4.514.2 mi
- Glenkerry Golf Course4.416.7 mi
- Morrison Lake Golf Club4.212.2 mi
- Meijer4.218.2 mi
- Meijer4.318.1 mi
- Meijer4.24 mi
- The Orchards at Red Barn4.617.8 mi
- Heidi's Farmstand and Bakery4.719 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Census Reporter profile for Ionia County, MI
applies when — Real property owned and used as a homestead by a disabled veteran or their surviving spouse.
Provides an exemption from property taxes levied for school operating purposes and potentially other local taxes depending on eligibility.
MCL 211.7b
applies when — Delinquency in real property tax payments.
A three-year forfeiture and foreclosure process. Property is forfeited to the county treasurer after two years of delinquency. If taxes remain unpaid by March 31 of the third year, the property is foreclosed upon by the Foreclosing Governmental Unit.
General Property Tax Act, Public Act 206 of 1893; MCL 211.78k
applies when — Transfer of interest in real estate consisting of not less than 1 or more than 4 residential dwelling units.
Sellers must provide a written disclosure statement to prospective buyers regarding the condition of the property, including known defects.
Seller Disclosure Act, Act 92 of 1993
Property is assessed at 50% of true cash value (State Equalized Value). Taxable value is capped at the lesser of the state equalized value or the previous year's taxable value adjusted by the consumer price index (up to 5%), unless a transfer of ownership occurs. The tax is calculated by multiplying the taxable value by the local millage rate.
General Property Tax Act, Public Act 206 of 1893
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.