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Wayne County, 42 towns

Sell your Wayne County house for cash

99 of the 892 houses recorded sold in Wayne County 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.

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No cost, no obligation. Rebuild Detroit buys houses, and the offer you get is a real offer from us, confirmed at one walkthrough.

  • A real offer from Rebuild DetroitTentative only until one walkthrough confirms the condition. 95% hold when the condition you give is accurate.
  • Close in as little as 2 daysWhen the title is clear, at a fair price for the condition, on the date you pick.
  • Checked against our buyer networkEvery request is matched against local cash buyers too, so you get the best offer, plus the MLS and other routes.
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Wayne County's line from the U.S. Census Bureau; the dots are its towns, each listed below.
Median home value
$178,500
Median year built
1956
Sales recorded, 12 months
892

The largest towns here

Three ways to sell

What a typical Wayne County house could bring, three ways

Worked on a house worth $178,500 once fixed up, the median here, that needs a new roof, a furnace, and updated wiring. Repairs are priced from our cost book: permit values filed in Metro Detroit blended with published Detroit figures.

  1. Rebuild Detroit's cash offer

    $82,000

    Worth after repairs
    $178,500
    60% of that
    $107,100
    Minus a new roof, a furnace, and updated wiring
    -$24,700

    A real offer, confirmed at one walkthrough. Close in as little as 2 days with a clear title.

  2. List it on the MLS

    $169,000

    Sale price, fixed up
    $178,500
    Listing, buyer's agent and closing
    -$9,500

    The most money if the house is ready, after 30 to 90 days.

  3. Keep it and take cash out

    $143,000

    Home value
    $178,500
    Up to 80% of it
    $142,800

    A cash-out refinance, less what you owe, subject to a lender's approval.

Price my own house three ways Worked 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 Wayne County houses are like

The Census puts the median home in Wayne County at $178,500.

The median house was built in 1956, and 38% of the 801,083 homes here date from 1940 to 1959. Houses from those years are often on their second or third furnace and roof, and many still have their original sewer line.

49% of owners have no mortgage, so a cash price goes to them less closing costs and any taxes owed.

13% of homes stand vacant, by the Census count.

The median property tax bill is $2,904 a year; it is split at closing by the days each side owned the house.

When Wayne County's homes were built
  • Before 1940 21%
  • 1940 to 1959 38%
  • 1960 to 1979 21%
  • 1980 to 1999 11%
  • 2000 and later 9%

Share of 801,083 homes, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024.

On the record

Who is buying and selling in Wayne County

  • Our homes index has 7,047 houses for sale in Wayne County right now. It also holds 11,715 sold listings here.
  • The assessor recorded 892 sales in the last 12 months. 99 of them went to a company or an LLC, the buyers who usually pay cash.
  • 17,418 building permits went out here in the last 12 months, 179 rehabs, 567 demolitions, and 212 new buildings among them.
  • 42,872 parcels in Wayne County carry a public distress signal in the city's records, 1,526 on the vacant property registry and 295 with a demolition order.

From Rebuild Detroit's homes index, the assessors' recorded sales, the building departments' permits and the City of Detroit's open data, refreshed daily.

Town by town

Every town in Wayne County

The Census median value, the sales the assessor recorded in the last 12 months and the cash buyers with an office there. Each town's page has its own buyers, records and rules.

Town Median home Sales, 12 months Built before 1960 Cash buyers with an office
Detroit $83,900 78%
Dearborn Sale inspection $218,800 71%
Canton $372,400 150 4%
Livonia $281,100 41%
Westland Sale inspection $184,600 138 32%
Taylor $152,600 43%
Dearborn Heights $185,100 61% 1
Redford $155,600 79%
Lincoln Park Sale inspection $131,000 93 74%
Brownstown Township $272,700 68 10%
Northville Township $551,800 5%
Van Buren Township $269,700 18%
Southgate Sale inspection $173,600 45%
Allen Park Sale inspection $183,700 48 77%
Hamtramck $131,000 86%
Plymouth Township $400,800 15%
Garden City $168,800 69%
Inkster Sale inspection $80,400 60%
Romulus $159,500 26%
Wyandotte Sale inspection $166,900 57 78%
Trenton $210,600 62 50%
Wayne $157,800 56%
Huron Township $276,700 22%
Grosse Pointe Woods $342,100 42 74%
Harper Woods $157,200 40 74%
Woodhaven $231,800 20 8%
Melvindale $125,800 66%
Riverview $215,100 12 33%
Grosse Pointe Park $473,100 87%
Sumpter Township $270,700 24%
Grosse Ile Township $355,900 34%
Flat Rock Sale inspection $228,800 26%
Grosse Pointe Farms $442,000 22 86%
Plymouth $448,600 28 49%
Ecorse $65,400 10 63%
Highland Park $79,200 66%
River Rouge $65,100 15 73%
Northville $465,400 69 36%
Grosse Pointe $436,800 18 83%
Gibraltar $223,200 35%
Belleville $148,300 35%
Rockwood $188,600 26%

Local cash buyers

Cash buyers who buy Wayne County houses as is

Cash buyers in our network keep an office in Wayne County, and more work here from the towns next door. Rebuild Detroit makes its own offer and checks your request against these buyers too, so you see the best one. Look any of them up.

As-is houses investors posted in Wayne County

Asking prices on the off-market listings, the houses local investors are selling as is.

Before you list

Towns in Wayne County that inspect a house before it sells

  • Dearborn

    Dearborn requires a pre-sale housing inspection, and the city issues a Certificate of Occupancy in the buyer's name before closing. When violations are left, the buyer can agree to fix them and close on a compliance agreement from the city instead.

    City of Dearborn, buying or selling a home

  • Westland

    Westland requires a Certificate of Approval on every house sold or transferred, before closing. The seller applies and pays $250. If the inspection is not finished, the buyer buys a $40 Approval Letter to Close and has 90 days to make the repairs.

    City of Westland, buying or selling a home

  • Lincoln Park

    Since July 1, 2005, Lincoln Park has inspected the outside of every house before it sells, for $150, and a Certificate of Approval covers one sale. If the house sells before the violations are fixed, the buyer signs an as-is affidavit and closes on a temporary certificate.

    City of Lincoln Park, residential inspections prior to sale

  • Southgate

    Since July 12, 2021, Southgate has inspected the outside of every house before it sells, for $200, and a Certificate of Compliance covers one sale. The owner can fix what the inspector lists or sell as is, with the buyer taking on the repairs.

    City of Southgate, home sales

  • Allen Park

    Since March 1, 2022, a house for sale in Allen Park needs a Certificate of Occupancy before closing, from an inside and outside inspection that costs $175. A house can still sell as is: the buyer signs an affidavit taking on the repairs and puts at least $500 in escrow, 10% of it kept by the city.

    City of Allen Park, residential sales inspection

  • Inkster

    Inkster requires a Certificate of Approval on every house sold or transferred, before closing. The seller applies and pays $180, and the certificate is good for six months. If the inspection is not finished, the buyer buys a $40 Approval Letter to Close.

    City of Inkster, buying or selling a home

  • Wyandotte

    Wyandotte requires an inspection for the sale of any dwelling in the city, done by the Engineering and Building Department on set weekday mornings and afternoons.

    City of Wyandotte, inspections for sale (FAQ)

  • Flat Rock

    Since July 6, 2020, every house sold in Flat Rock needs a resale inspection, $200 paid before it is done. With an affidavit signed by seller and buyer, the buyer closes on a temporary certificate and has three months for the repairs.

    City of Flat Rock, certificate of occupancy for resale

The local rules

Selling a house in Wayne County, by the rules here

Behind on property taxes

  1. March 1, 2026 2025 taxes still unpaid go to the Wayne County Treasurer as delinquent, with a 4% fee and 1% a month interest.
  2. March 1, 2027 The house forfeits to the Wayne County Treasurer: a $175 fee is added and the interest grows by half a percent a month.
  3. March 31, 2028 The 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
Wayne County Register of Deeds
MI
(313) 224-5850

On a $178,500 sale, Michigan's transfer taxes come to about $1,535: $1,339 to the state and $196 to the county, usually paid by the seller at closing.

Tevin Jackson, founder of Rebuild Detroit

Who you are dealing with

Tevin Jackson, founder of Rebuild Detroit

Rebuild Detroit buys houses in Wayne County, 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.

  • Detroit real estate investor
  • Author of Against All Odds and The Spark
  • Helped scale 100+ home service brands
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Questions

Selling a house for cash in Wayne County

Who buys houses for cash in Wayne County?

Rebuild Detroit buys houses in Wayne County itself, and cash buyers and wholesalers in our network serve it too, among them Dearborn Heights Carpet & Flooring Group. Rebuild Detroit makes its own offer and checks your request against them, so you see the best one.

How much would Rebuild Detroit pay for a Wayne County 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 Wayne County house worth $178,500 fixed up that needs a new roof, a furnace, and updated wiring, that is about $82,000. Type your own address for your own offer; it holds 95% of the time when the condition you give is accurate.

Where in Wayne County do houses sell for the least and the most?

By the Census median, River Rouge is lowest at $65,100 and Northville Township highest at $551,800. Each town's page has its own buyers, sales and rules.

Do I need a city inspection to sell a house in Wayne County?

Some towns require one. Dearborn, Westland, Lincoln Park, Southgate, Allen Park, Inkster, Wyandotte, and Flat Rock require a sale inspection or certificate before closing, by their own ordinances, as each city posts it. Rules change town by town, so each town's page names the rule or the city hall to call.

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 Wayne County 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.

Cash offers in the other counties

Sources

Where these facts come from

County and city rules checked October 24, 2026 on each office's own site. Rules, fees and phone numbers change, so call before you count on one.

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