The typical owner-occupied home in Grand Marais is worth about $166,700, 28% below the Michigan median of $231,600 and 50% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,378 a year in property taxes, about 0.83% of their home's value, lower than the Michigan rate of 1.25%. The median household earns $49,625 a year, so the median home costs 3.4 times the median income (3.2 times for Michigan). 94% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 32% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Grand Marais at a glance
| Grand Marais | Michigan | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $166,700 | $231,600 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | $1,378 | $2,904 | $3,119 |
| Property tax as a share of value | 0.83% | 1.25% | 0.94% |
| Median household income | $49,625 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 94% | 73% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 32% | 58% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $980 | $1,569 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 18.0% | 19.3% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | – | $1,129 | $1,413 |
| Median year homes were built | 1980 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 77.6% | 11.8% | 10.1% |
| Population | 153 | 10,077,761 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Grand Marais
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Grand Marais home of $166,700 with 20% down costs about $1,082 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,360, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.
Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $46,366 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 26% of the median Grand Marais household income of $49,625; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $178,000.
| Down payment | $33,340 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $133,360 |
| Principal and interest | $897 |
| Property taxes (0.83% a year) | $115 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $69 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $1,082 |
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| Down payment | $5,834 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $163,681 |
| Principal and interest | $1,101 |
| Property taxes (0.83% a year) | $115 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $69 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $74 |
| Total per month | $1,360 |
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Questions about home buying in Grand Marais
What is the median home value in Grand Marais?
About $166,700 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
How much are property taxes in Grand Marais?
Homeowners pay a median $1,378 a year, which is about 0.83% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.
What income do you need to buy a home in Grand Marais?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $1,082 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $46,366 a year.
More about Grand Marais
- Mortgage Refinance in Grand Marais
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data