What is the median home value in Empire Township, MI?

Name: Home values in Empire Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Empire Township, MI is $452,500 (±$30,102), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Empire Township, the median home value went from $275,900 in 2015–2019 to $452,500 in 2020–2024 (+64.0%).

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: $452,500 (±$30,102)
Owner-occupied homes: 506 (±64)
Most common range: $300,000 to $499,999

Home values in Empire Township

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Empire Township	Leelanau County	Michigan	United States
Less than $50,000	4.5% (±2.4 points)	3.0%	7.6%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	1.8% (±1.4 points)	1.2%	9.2%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	2.8% (±2.5 points)	2.7%	10.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	5.3% (±3.4 points)	3.0%	14.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	10.3% (±3.7 points)	16.2%	23.4%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	34.8% (±7.7 points)	30.1%	24.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	19.6% (±5.4 points)	30.0%	9.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	20.9% (±5.0 points)	13.9%	1.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 34.8% 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.

Empire Township against Leelanau County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Empire Township	Leelanau County	Michigan	United States
Median home value	$452,500 (±$30,102)	$458,400 (±$13,150)	$231,600 (±$642)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	506 (±64)	8,837 (±256)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142

In Empire Township, the median home value is not measurably different from Leelanau County ($458,400).

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

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

In Leelanau County, Empire Township ranks 4 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 41 of 1,518.

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

How home values in Empire Township 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	$275,900 (±$28,209)	$452,500 (±$30,102)	+64.0%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,395 (±$129)	$1,779 (±$160)	+27.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,466 (±$255)	$3,150 (±$480)	+27.7%	No measurable change 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 Empire Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Empire Township
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Empire Township	—	$452,500 (±$30,102)	—
Platte Township	5.6 mi	$242,200 (±$73,724)	Lower
Glen Arbor Township	6.3 mi	$886,200 (±$137,010)	Higher
Kasson Township	6.5 mi	$402,600 (±$44,351)	Not measurably different
Almira Township	8.1 mi	$284,600 (±$31,114)	Lower
Lake Township (Benzie County)	9.9 mi	$650,000 (±$78,924)	Higher
Lake Ann	10 mi	$338,900 (±$124,613)	Not measurably different
Cleveland Township	11 mi	$442,400 (±$73,436)	Not measurably different
Honor	11 mi	$223,800 (±$29,659)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Platte Township, MI ($242,200), Almira Township, MI ($284,600), Honor, MI ($223,800).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Glen Arbor Township, MI ($886,200), Lake Township (Benzie County), MI ($650,000).

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

Median home value across Leelanau County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Glen Arbor Township	$886,200 (±$137,010)
2	Leland Township	$675,900 (±$134,619)
3	Leelanau Township	$569,400 (±$81,983)
4	Empire Township	$452,500 (±$30,102)
5	Centerville Township	$444,400 (±$56,902)
6	Cleveland Township	$442,400 (±$73,436)
7	Suttons Bay Township	$440,500 (±$57,331)
8	Elmwood Charter Township	$436,400 (±$32,385)
9	Kasson Township	$402,600 (±$44,351)
10	Solon Township (Leelanau County)	$376,100 (±$27,497)

Showing 10 of 11 places in Leelanau County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Empire Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Empire.

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 Empire Township

What is the average home value in Empire Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $452,500 (±$30,102) for owner-occupied homes in Empire Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Empire Township gone up?

In Empire Township, the median home value went from $275,900 in 2015–2019 to $452,500 in 2020–2024 (+64.0%).

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 Empire Township 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 Empire township, Leelanau County, Michigan (county subdivision:26000, in state:26 county:089).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.