Every place has a story, and the numbers tell more of it than you might think. 141 homes are for sale in ZIP 48202 (Detroit area) in October 2026.
Their median asking price is $229,000, from $3,299 to $7,500,000.
The market in this slice
Asking prices work out to a median $144 a square foot. The typical home in the group has 2,087 square feet and 4 bedrooms.
The typical listing here has been on the market 221 days. The median build year among them is 1913.
By type that is 47 lots and land, 46 houses, 28 condos, and 17 multi-family buildings.
Beside the rest of the market
Across Detroit the median asking price is $109,000.
Against what homes are worth
The Census puts the median value of an owner's home in ZIP 48202 at $186,500, so these asking prices run 23% above that figure. 30.9% of the occupied homes there are lived in by their owners.
The Census counts 27.0% of ZIP 48202'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 25, 2026. A slice is written only where at least five homes are for sale in it.
Final word
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Sources
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.