13 of the 150 Canton houses recorded sold in the last year went to a company or an LLC. Type the address and Rebuild Detroit makes you a real cash offer, checked against our network of local buyers.
What a typical Canton house could bring, three ways
Worked on a house worth $372,400 once fixed up, the median here, that needs a new roof and a furnace. Repairs are priced from our cost book: permit values filed in Metro Detroit blended with published Detroit figures.
Rebuild Detroit's cash offer
$206,000
Worth after repairs
$372,400
60% of that
$223,440
Minus a new roof and a furnace
-$17,650
A real offer, confirmed at one walkthrough. Close in as little as 2 days with a clear title.
List it on the MLS
$354,000
Sale price, fixed up
$372,400
Listing, buyer's agent and closing
-$18,400
The most money if the house is ready, after 30 to 90 days.
Keep it and take cash out
$298,000
Home value
$372,400
Up to 80% of it
$297,920
A cash-out refinance, less what you owe, subject to a lender's approval.
Price my own house three waysWorked on the typical house here. Type your own address for your own offer from Rebuild Detroit, real and confirmed at one walkthrough. Loans are made by lenders on their own terms.
The houses
What Canton houses are like
The Census puts the median home in Canton at $372,400, 109% above Wayne County's $178,500.
The median house was built in 1991, and 34% of the 38,169 homes here date from 1980 to 1999. Houses from those years are usually sound, but many are due for a roof, a furnace and an air conditioner.
32% of owners have no mortgage, so a cash price goes to them less closing costs and any taxes owed.
5% of homes stand vacant, by the Census count.
The median property tax bill is $5,236 a year; it is split at closing by the days each side owned the house.
When Canton's homes were built
Before 19401%
1940 to 19593%
1960 to 197933%
1980 to 199934%
2000 and later29%
Share of 38,169 homes, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024.
On the record
Who is buying and selling in Canton
Our homes index has 272 houses for sale in Canton right now at a median asking price of $366,450, on the market a median 46 days. It also holds 264 sold listings here.
The assessor recorded 150 sales in the last 12 months at a median of $365,000. 13 of them went to a company or an LLC, the buyers who usually pay cash.
15 building permits went out here in the last 12 months, 15 new buildings among them.
From Rebuild Detroit's homes index, the assessors' recorded sales, the building departments' permits and the City of Detroit's open data, refreshed daily.
Local cash buyers
Cash buyers who buy Canton houses as is
No cash buyer lists an office here yet. Rebuild Detroit buys here itself: type the address above for your offer, checked against the buyers who work this part of Metro Detroit.
The local rules
Selling a house in Canton, by the rules here
City inspection before a sale
Some Metro Detroit towns require a sale inspection or certificate before closing and others do not. Ask the building department before you list.
Canton Township Administration Building 1150 S Canton Center Rd (734) 394-5100
Behind on property taxes
March 1, 20262025 taxes still unpaid go to the Wayne County Treasurer as delinquent, with a 4% fee and 1% a month interest.
March 1, 2027The house forfeits to the Wayne County Treasurer: a $175 fee is added and the interest grows by half a percent a month.
March 31, 2028The last day to pay. After a circuit court judgment, the Wayne County Treasurer takes title and the house goes to auction that summer or fall.
A sale before the last day pays the taxes at closing, and what is left is yours. A former owner can claim what a foreclosure sale brings above the taxes owed by filing Form 5743 with the Wayne County Treasurer by the July 1 after the foreclosure.
The county offices
Wayne County Treasurer
400 Monroe Street, 5th Floor, Detroit MI 48226 (313) 224-5990
A warranty deed or a land contract must be certified by the Wayne County Treasurer for paid property taxes before the Register of Deeds records it, so back taxes surface before a closing, not after. Wayne County Register of Deeds, document recording
Rebuild Detroit buys houses in Canton, the company Tevin Jackson founded and runs. When you ask for an offer here, the offer comes from us, not from a list of your details sold to investors, and it is checked against the local cash buyers in our network so you see the best way to sell.
How much would Rebuild Detroit pay for a Canton house?
Our offer starts from what the house would sell for fixed up, less the repairs, and never above what listing it would leave you. On a Canton house worth $372,400 fixed up that needs a new roof and a furnace, that is about $206,000. Type your own address for your own offer; it holds 95% of the time when the condition you give is accurate.
Do I need a city inspection to sell a house in Canton?
Some Metro Detroit towns require a sale inspection or certificate before closing and others do not. Ask Canton's building department before you list. Canton Township Administration Building is at 1150 S Canton Center Rd, (734) 394-5100.
What if I am behind on property taxes in Wayne County?
Unpaid taxes go to the Wayne County Treasurer ((313) 224-5990) on March 1. If they stay unpaid, the house forfeits a year later and the foreclosure takes title on March 31 of the year after that. Selling before then pays the taxes at closing, and the rest is yours.
Can I sell my Canton house as is?
Yes. Rebuild Detroit and the cash buyers in our network buy as is, with no repairs or cleanout. You still fill out the Michigan seller disclosure with what you know about the house, and a title company checks for liens and pays you at closing.