MI · Metro #190

Kalamazoo - MI housing market

The Kalamazoo metro has a typical home value of $281,585, up 4.3% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 9 days on market, a strong seller's market. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$281,585
+4.3% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$275,482
+7.8% YoY
Median list price
$308,300
Sale-to-list ratio
99.0%
Selling below ask
Days on market
9d
Listings w/ price cut
29.0%
New listings / mo
352
+5.4% YoY
Homes for sale
770
+10.3% YoY
Typical rent
$1,264/mo
+4.8% YoY
Rent vs buy
18.6x
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($281,585) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Kalamazoo - 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 4.3% over the past year. In Kalamazoo - MI, that means a home worth $269,976 last year is now worth roughly $281,585.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $275,482. Homes are selling at 99.0% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Kalamazoo - MI sit on the market for roughly 9 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 29.0% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 352 new listings hit the market each month in Kalamazoo - MI. There are currently 770 homes for sale, up 10.3% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Kalamazoo - MI is $1,264, up 4.8% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 18.6x, toss-up (#68 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.71% 30-year rate, runs about $1,455 a month in principal and interest, $191 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.39% 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
Flint - MI$199,857 +5.3% 11.0d
Ann Arbor - MI$423,247 +2.5% 9.0d
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