Here is what the numbers say. 42 homes are for sale under $150,000 in Canton in October 2026.
Their median asking price is $47,700, from $14,999 to $149,800.
The market in this slice
Asking prices work out to a median $45 a square foot. The typical home in the group has 1,056 square feet and 3 bedrooms.
The typical listing here has been on the market 49 days. By type that is 37 houses, 4 lots and land, and 1 condos.
Beside the rest of the market
That is 15% of the 272 homes for sale in the city.
Against what homes are worth
The Census puts the median value of an owner's home in Canton at $372,400, so these asking prices run 87% below that figure. 76.6% of the occupied homes there are lived in by their owners.
The Census counts 4.9% of Canton's homes as vacant.
How we count
Every active listing in the Rebuild Detroit homes index counts, MLS and off-market homes alike, read on October 29, 2026. A slice is written only where at least five homes are for sale in it.
Final word
A new edition follows on schedule, so the trend is always one click away. That is the story so far.
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Editor In Chief, Detroit Ledger
Victoria Jackson is a lifelong student and sharp-eyed documentarian of all things Detroit, from its rich musical roots and cultural icons to its shifting neighborhoods, storied architecture, and underground legends.