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Dearborn Heights, MI Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Dearborn Heights, MI Housing Market Trends

With 61,980 people, 22,070 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $246,831, house prices in Dearborn Heights are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Dearborn Heights, accounting for 86.09% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Dearborn Heights include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 6.57%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.16%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 1.81%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Dearborn Heights. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 71.20% of Dearborn Heights's homes, and 72.32% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Dearborn Heights's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 75.37% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Dearborn Heights include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 15.70%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 4.75%). There's also some housing in Dearborn Heights built between 2000 and later ( 4.18%).

Dearborn Heights Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Dearborn Heights has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Dearborn Heights real estate appreciated 133.46% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.85%, putting Dearborn Heights in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Dearborn Heights definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Dearborn Heights appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Dearborn Heights's appreciation rate has been 4.47%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Dearborn Heights were at 1.70%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 6.96%.

Relative to Michigan, our data show that Dearborn Heights's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Michigan.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Dearborn Heights differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Dearborn Heights - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Dearborn Heights real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$246,831

Dearborn Heights, MI Home Prices
> $1,389,000
$1,041,001 - $1,389,000
$694,001 - $1,041,000
$555,001 - $694,000
$417,001 - $555,000
$278,001 - $417,000
$139,001 - $278,000
$69,001 - $139,000
$0 - $69,000
0.4%
0.4%
1.0%
1.0%
1.9%
1.9%
5.4%
5.4%
7.5%
7.5%
20.0%
20.0%
40.5%
40.5%
17.0%
17.0%
6.3%
6.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Michigan

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

22,070

Dearborn Heights Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,995 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
71.2%
71.2%
28.8%
28.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.8%
5.8%
94.2%
94.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
4.2%
4.2%
15.7%
15.7%
75.4%
75.4%
4.7%
4.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
86.1%
86.1%
1.8%
1.8%
4.2%
4.2%
6.6%
6.6%
1.3%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.3%
0.3%
7.4%
7.4%
18.0%
18.0%
59.3%
59.3%
13.0%
13.0%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes