Twenty-two homes are listed for sale in Riverbend as of October 2026. The prices range from five thousand dollars to one million two hundred thousand dollars, with a median asking price of one hundred twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars.
The end result? A market where buyers can find options across the full spectrum of value.
The market in this slice
Asking prices work out to a median $55 a square foot. The typical home in the group has 1,939 square feet and 3 bedrooms.
The typical listing here has been on the market 366 days. The median build year among them is 1925.
By type that is 8 houses, 7 lots and land, and 2 multi-family buildings.
Beside the rest of the market
Across Detroit the median asking price is $109,000.
Against what homes are worth
In Riverbend, the Census counts 45.6% of homes as vacant while 43.2% are lived in by owners. That means more than half the houses sit empty.
The end result? A neighborhood where nearly every second home is not being used.
How we count
Every active listing in the Rebuild Detroit homes index counts, MLS and off-market homes alike, read on October 27, 2026. A slice is written only where at least five homes are for sale in it.
Final word
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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.