How much do homeowners pay a month in Port Austin Township, MI?

Name: Homeowner costs in Port Austin Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Port Austin Township, MI pay a median of $1,228 (±$83) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $512 (±$40).

35.8% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Port Austin Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,265 in 2015–2019 to $1,228 in 2020–2024 (−2.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,228 (±$83)
Without a mortgage: $512 (±$40)
Owned with a mortgage: 35.8%

Monthly owner costs in Port Austin Township

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Austin Township	Huron County	Michigan	United States
With a mortgage	$1,228 (±$83)	$1,135 (±$27)	$1,569 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$512 (±$40)	$510 (±$14)	$602 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	35.8% (±6.6 points)	38.9% (±1.5 points)	57.8% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,010 (±$222)	$1,829 (±$46)	$2,904 (±$9)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Port Austin Township, the median cost with a mortgage is higher than in Huron County ($1,135).

It is also lower than in Michigan ($1,569).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Huron County, Port Austin Township ranks 12 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 1081 of 1,516.

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

How owner costs in Port Austin 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 owner cost with a mortgage	$1,265 (±$110)	$1,228 (±$83)	−2.9%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,837 (±$151)	$2,010 (±$222)	+9.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$131,300 (±$16,417)	$176,300 (±$22,115)	+34.3%	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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Port Austin Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Austin Township
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Port Austin Township	—	$1,228 (±$83)	—
Dwight Township	6.1 mi	$1,175 (±$277)	Not measurably different
Huron Township	7.7 mi	$1,469 (±$521)	Not measurably different
Hume Township	10.0 mi	$1,228 (±$132)	Not measurably different
Kinde	10 mi	$875 (±$353)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Huron County)	12 mi	$1,000 (±$160)	Lower
Bloomfield Township (Huron County)	12 mi	$1,266 (±$328)	Not measurably different
Gore Township	13 mi	$1,531 (±$360)	Not measurably different
Port Hope	13 mi	$934 (±$67)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lincoln Township (Huron County), MI ($1,000), Port Hope, MI ($934).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Huron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
6	Sand Beach Township	$1,350 (±$289)
7	Meade Township (Huron County)	$1,271 (±$130)
8	Bloomfield Township (Huron County)	$1,266 (±$328)
9	Sigel Township	$1,264 (±$134)
10	Winsor Township	$1,231 (±$115)
11 (tie)	Hume Township	$1,228 (±$132)
11 (tie)	Port Austin Township	$1,228 (±$83)
13	Verona Township	$1,210 (±$108)
14	Dwight Township	$1,175 (±$277)
15	Colfax Township (Huron County)	$1,151 (±$111)
16	Lake Township (Huron County)	$1,150 (±$90)
17	Harbor Beach	$1,142 (±$60)
18	Caseville Township	$1,114 (±$107)

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

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

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 Port Austin Township

What is the average mortgage payment in Port Austin Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Port Austin Township, MI is $1,228 (±$83) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Port Austin Township?

Owners without a mortgage in Port Austin Township pay a median of $512 (±$40) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Port Austin Township gone up?

In Port Austin Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,265 in 2015–2019 to $1,228 in 2020–2024 (−2.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Port Austin township, Huron County, Michigan (county subdivision:65700, in state:26 county:063).

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

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

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.