MI area data
Free soil, MI
Free soil, MI.
Population: 1,698 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $271,851
- 1-year appreciation
- +11.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +20.4%
- 5-year appreciation
- +34.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +83.5%
- All-time peak (2026-05)
- $272,673
- House Price Index
- 387.5 (+5.5% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $332,500
- Median list price
- $300,000
- Median days on market
- 134.5 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 92.1%
- Active listings
- 12
- 1-year forecast
- +0.5%
- New listings (monthly)
- 4
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,261/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,639/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 20.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, strongWind
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 79.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 78.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 178
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (59 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL) (12 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 339
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +85 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,978
- Median annual property tax
- $2,314
- Mean commute to work
- 35 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 27.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 8,620
- Average weekly wage
- $901
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 80
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