Here is what the numbers say. 7 homes came on the market in ZIP 48081 (ST Clair Shores area) in the seven days to October 28, 2026.
Their median asking price is $259,900, from $134,900 to $699,900.
The market in this slice
Asking prices work out to a median $175 a square foot. The typical home in the group has 1,600 square feet and 3 bedrooms.
The typical listing here has been on the market 4 days. By type that is 5 houses and 2 condos.
Beside the rest of the market
That is 9% of the 75 homes for sale there. Every home for sale there has a median asking price of $260,000, so the new ones ask about the same as that.
Against what homes are worth
The Census puts the median value of an owner's home in ZIP 48081 at $217,900, so these asking prices run 19% above that figure. 85.3% of the occupied homes there are lived in by their owners.
The Census counts 4.5% of ZIP 48081'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 28, 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.