How much do homeowners pay a month in Sault Ste. Marie, MI?

Name: Homeowner costs in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Sault Ste. Marie, MI pay a median of $1,064 (±$89) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $515 (±$36).

56.1% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Sault Ste. Marie, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $929 in 2015–2019 to $1,064 in 2020–2024 (+14.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,064 (±$89)
Without a mortgage: $515 (±$36)
Owned with a mortgage: 56.1%

Monthly owner costs in Sault Ste. Marie

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa County	Michigan	United States
With a mortgage	$1,064 (±$89)	$1,207 (±$47)	$1,569 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$515 (±$36)	$470 (±$19)	$602 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	56.1% (±6.5 points)	53.5% (±2.6 points)	57.8% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,538 (±$227)	$2,038 (±$98)	$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 Sault Ste. Marie, the median cost with a mortgage is lower than in Chippewa County ($1,207).

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

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

In Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie ranks 14 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 1383 of 1,516.

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

How owner costs in Sault Ste. Marie 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	$929 (±$55)	$1,064 (±$89)	+14.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,848 (±$102)	$2,538 (±$227)	+37.3%	Up after inflation
Median home value	$92,500 (±$5,197)	$139,400 (±$11,424)	+50.7%	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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Sault Ste. Marie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sault Ste. Marie
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Sault Ste. Marie	—	$1,064 (±$89)	—
Sugar Island Township	8.5 mi	$1,161 (±$101)	Not measurably different
Dafter Township	8.6 mi	$1,345 (±$92)	Higher
Bruce Township (Chippewa County)	12 mi	$1,303 (±$183)	Higher
Kincheloe	15 mi	$1,161 (±$80)	Not measurably different
Superior Township	16 mi	$1,213 (±$117)	Higher
Soo Township	17 mi	$1,354 (±$180)	Higher
Kinross Charter Township	19 mi	$1,238 (±$97)	Higher
Bay Mills Township	20 mi	$1,334 (±$191)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dafter Township, MI ($1,345), Bruce Township (Chippewa County), MI ($1,303), Superior Township, MI ($1,213).

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

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

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
8	Drummond Township	$1,302 (±$207)
9	Rudyard Township	$1,256 (±$175)
10	Kinross Charter Township	$1,238 (±$97)
11	Superior Township	$1,213 (±$117)
12	Sugar Island Township	$1,161 (±$101)
13	Whitefish Township	$1,131 (±$99)
14	Sault Ste. Marie	$1,064 (±$89)
15	Raber Township	$1,027 (±$240)
16	Chippewa Township (Chippewa County)	$891 (±$322)
17	Trout Lake Township	$830 (±$132)

Showing 10 of 17 places in Chippewa 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 Sault Ste. Marie

What is the average mortgage payment in Sault Ste. Marie?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Sault Ste. Marie, MI is $1,064 (±$89) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Sault Ste. Marie?

Owners without a mortgage in Sault Ste. Marie pay a median of $515 (±$36) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Sault Ste. Marie gone up?

In Sault Ste. Marie, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $929 in 2015–2019 to $1,064 in 2020–2024 (+14.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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 Sault Ste. Marie city, Michigan (place:71740, in state:26).

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.