What is the median home value in Garfield Township (Clare County), MI?

Name: Home values in Garfield Township (Clare County), MI, 2020–2024
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Garfield Township (Clare County), MI is $171,500 (±$16,757), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Garfield Township (Clare County), the median home value went from $114,200 in 2015–2019 to $171,500 in 2020–2024 (+50.2%).

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: $171,500 (±$16,757)
Owner-occupied homes: 646 (±108)
Most common range: $200,000 to $299,999

Home values in Garfield Township (Clare County)

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Garfield Township (Clare County)	Clare County	Michigan	United States
Less than $50,000	12.7% (±5.1 points)	14.0%	7.6%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	19.7% (±6.2 points)	23.1%	9.2%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	7.3% (±5.2 points)	17.5%	10.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	19.8% (±7.2 points)	15.4%	14.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	20.0% (±7.1 points)	16.3%	23.4%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	17.6% (±6.3 points)	10.6%	24.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	2.0% (±2.0 points)	2.9%	9.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.9% (±1.3 points)	0.4%	1.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 20.0% 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.

Garfield Township (Clare County) against Clare County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garfield Township (Clare County)	Clare County	Michigan	United States
Median home value	$171,500 (±$16,757)	$133,800 (±$9,531)	$231,600 (±$642)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	646 (±108)	10,878 (±347)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142

In Garfield Township (Clare County), the median home value is higher than in Clare County ($133,800).

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

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

In Clare County, Garfield Township (Clare County) ranks 4 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 976 of 1,518.

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

How home values in Garfield Township (Clare 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	$114,200 (±$18,429)	$171,500 (±$16,757)	+50.2%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$969 (±$111)	$1,317 (±$206)	+35.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$995 (±$164)	$1,618 (±$246)	+62.6%	Up 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 Garfield Township (Clare County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garfield Township (Clare County)
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Garfield Township (Clare County)	—	$171,500 (±$16,757)	—
Orient Township	4.2 mi	$173,400 (±$46,096)	Not measurably different
Coldwater Township (Isabella County)	6.4 mi	$158,300 (±$64,846)	Not measurably different
Freeman Township	6.6 mi	$150,600 (±$17,106)	Not measurably different
Sylvan Township (Osceola County)	6.9 mi	$119,000 (±$13,788)	Lower
Surrey Township	7.0 mi	$121,300 (±$29,674)	Lower
Fork Township	8.1 mi	$145,200 (±$26,310)	Not measurably different
Gilmore Township (Isabella County)	9.0 mi	$157,300 (±$21,446)	Not measurably different
Barryton	9.0 mi	$95,900 (±$10,795)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sylvan Township (Osceola County), MI ($119,000), Surrey Township, MI ($121,300), Barryton, MI ($95,900).

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

Median home value across Clare County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Arthur Township	$234,600 (±$33,012)
2	Sheridan Township (Clare County)	$202,100 (±$60,951)
3	Greenwood Township (Clare County)	$181,700 (±$48,411)
4	Garfield Township (Clare County)	$171,500 (±$16,757)
5	Franklin Township (Clare County)	$157,200 (±$15,467)
6	Grant Township (Clare County)	$155,700 (±$28,190)
7	Freeman Township	$150,600 (±$17,106)
8	Frost Township	$148,100 (±$15,851)
9	Hatton Township	$147,800 (±$34,012)
10	Lincoln Township (Clare County)	$143,600 (±$27,776)

Showing 10 of 18 places in Clare County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Garfield Township (Clare County)

What is the average home value in Garfield Township (Clare County), MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $171,500 (±$16,757) for owner-occupied homes in Garfield Township (Clare County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Garfield Township (Clare County) gone up?

In Garfield Township (Clare County), the median home value went from $114,200 in 2015–2019 to $171,500 in 2020–2024 (+50.2%).

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 Garfield Township (Clare 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 Garfield township, Clare County, Michigan (county subdivision:31560, in state:26 county:035).

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.