MI · Metro #135

Flint - MI housing market

The Flint metro has a typical home value of $199,857, up 5.3% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 11 days on market, a strong seller's market. 26% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$199,857
+5.3% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$212,936
+11.7% YoY
Median list price
$223,233
Sale-to-list ratio
98.7%
Selling below ask
Days on market
11d
Listings w/ price cut
26.5%
New listings / mo
566
+2.0% YoY
Homes for sale
1,321
-5.1% YoY
Typical rent
$1,060/mo
+6.0% YoY
Rent vs buy
15.7x
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($199,857) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Flint - MI metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 5.3% over the past year. In Flint - MI, that means a home worth $189,798 last year is now worth roughly $199,857.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $212,936. Homes are selling at 98.7% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Flint - MI sit on the market for roughly 11 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 26.5% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 566 new listings hit the market each month in Flint - MI. There are currently 1,321 homes for sale, down 5.1% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Flint - MI is $1,060, up 6.0% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.7x, toss-up (#128 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,027 a month in principal and interest, $33 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.97% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in MI

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Detroit - MI$270,370 +2.3% 11.0d
Grand Rapids - MI$360,930 +4.7% 7.0d
Lansing - MI$252,339 +3.5% 7.0d
Ann Arbor - MI$423,247 +2.5% 9.0d
Kalamazoo - MI$281,585 +4.3% 9.0d
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