What is the median home value in Elk Township (Sanilac County), MI?

Name: Home values in Elk Township (Sanilac County), MI, 2020–2024
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Elk Township (Sanilac County), MI is $144,100 (±$20,771), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Elk Township (Sanilac County), the median home value went from $91,400 in 2015–2019 to $144,100 in 2020–2024 (+57.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $144,100 (±$20,771)
Owner-occupied homes: 503 (±68)
Most common range: $50,000 to $99,999

Home values in Elk Township (Sanilac County)

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Elk Township (Sanilac County)	Sanilac County	Michigan	United States
Less than $50,000	2.4% (±1.7 points)	7.4%	7.6%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	25.0% (±8.0 points)	15.1%	9.2%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	24.5% (±5.9 points)	17.7%	10.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	22.1% (±5.1 points)	18.9%	14.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	14.1% (±5.1 points)	22.0%	23.4%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	8.5% (±4.7 points)	13.3%	24.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	3.4% (±3.2 points)	4.7%	9.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±5.8 points)	0.9%	1.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $50,000 to $99,999, 25.0% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Elk Township (Sanilac County) against Sanilac County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elk Township (Sanilac County)	Sanilac County	Michigan	United States
Median home value	$144,100 (±$20,771)	$168,300 (±$2,743)	$231,600 (±$642)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	503 (±68)	14,465 (±214)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142

In Elk Township (Sanilac County), the median home value is lower than in Sanilac County ($168,300).

It is also lower than in Michigan ($231,600).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Sanilac County, Elk Township (Sanilac County) ranks 22 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 1244 of 1,518.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Elk Township (Sanilac County) have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$91,400 (±$6,035)	$144,100 (±$20,771)	+57.7%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,036 (±$76)	$1,116 (±$71)	+7.7%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,168 (±$71)	$1,193 (±$103)	+2.1%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Elk Township (Sanilac County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elk Township (Sanilac County)
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Elk Township (Sanilac County)	—	$144,100 (±$20,771)	—
Flynn Township	5.5 mi	$239,100 (±$40,198)	Higher
Speaker Township	6.1 mi	$182,100 (±$24,746)	Higher
Watertown Township (Sanilac County)	6.3 mi	$175,100 (±$10,548)	Higher
Buel Township	6.5 mi	$164,000 (±$21,336)	Not measurably different
Melvin	6.9 mi	$95,000 (±$37,586)	Lower
Maple Valley Township (Sanilac County)	8.1 mi	$221,400 (±$15,037)	Higher
Elmer Township (Sanilac County)	8.5 mi	$195,500 (±$39,196)	Higher
Fremont Township (Sanilac County)	8.8 mi	$192,000 (±$32,745)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Melvin, MI ($95,000).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Flynn Township, MI ($239,100), Speaker Township, MI ($182,100), Watertown Township (Sanilac County), MI ($175,100).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Sanilac County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
16	Buel Township	$164,000 (±$21,336)
17	Minden Township	$162,500 (±$35,416)
18	Argyle Township	$159,200 (±$15,441)
19	Washington Township (Sanilac County)	$150,900 (±$21,189)
20	Croswell	$149,600 (±$14,121)
21	Moore Township	$148,300 (±$24,584)
22	Elk Township (Sanilac County)	$144,100 (±$20,771)
23	Custer Township (Sanilac County)	$142,200 (±$56,876)
24	Austin Township (Sanilac County)	$140,200 (±$40,371)
25	Marlette	$132,300 (±$19,232)
26	Brown City	$127,700 (±$24,831)
27	Bridgehampton Township	$123,400 (±$36,584)
28	Evergreen Township (Sanilac County)	$117,400 (±$24,826)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Sanilac County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Elk Township (Sanilac County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Peck.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Elk Township (Sanilac County)

What is the average home value in Elk Township (Sanilac County), MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $144,100 (±$20,771) for owner-occupied homes in Elk Township (Sanilac County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Elk Township (Sanilac County) gone up?

In Elk Township (Sanilac County), the median home value went from $91,400 in 2015–2019 to $144,100 in 2020–2024 (+57.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Elk Township (Sanilac County) sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Elk township, Sanilac County, Michigan (county subdivision:25280, in state:26 county:151).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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