Here is what the numbers say. 34 homes are for sale in ZIP 48209 (Detroit area) in October 2026.
Their median asking price is $202,950, from $10,000 to $35,917,900.
The market in this slice
Asking prices work out to a median $101 a square foot. The typical home in the group has 2,150 square feet and 3 bedrooms.
The typical listing here has been on the market 200 days. The median build year among them is 1912.
By type that is 11 houses, 8 lots and land, 6 multi-family buildings, and 1 condos.
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 48209 at $89,000, so these asking prices run 128% above that figure. 61.2% of the occupied homes there are lived in by their owners.
The Census counts 15.1% of ZIP 48209'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.