Housing data for Sciota Township, MI
Sciota Township, MI has an estimated 1,588 residents and 691 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Shiawassee County.
4.9% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,588 (±224)
- Housing units
- 691 (±99)
- Households that rent
- 4.9%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +3.6%
What stands out in Sciota Township
Households that rent: 4.9% (±2.4 points) in Sciota Township, lower than in Shiawassee County (19.9%).
Median home value: $240,800 (±$16,707) in Sciota Township, higher than in Shiawassee County ($171,600).
Households without a vehicle: 2.0% (±2.8 points) in Sciota Township, lower than in Shiawassee County (5.6%).
Median real estate taxes: $2,714 (±$284) in Sciota Township, higher than in Shiawassee County ($2,251).
- Renters and owners in Sciota Township
- Home values in Sciota Township
- Commute and cars in Sciota Township
- Property taxes in Sciota Township
Housing in Sciota Township at a glance
- Rent burden: 48.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 4.9% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $83,000 median household income
- Home values: $240,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,613 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,714 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 1.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 78.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 57.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 53.4% heat with propane
- Commute and cars: 29.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +3.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Sciota Township against Shiawassee County, its state and the nation
| Sciota Township | Shiawassee County | Michigan | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,588 (±224) | 67,991 (exact) | 10,077,761 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 691 (±99) | 30,354 (±100) | 4,622,236 (±795) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 4.9% (±2.4 points) | 19.9% (±1.4 points) | 26.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $899 (±$51) | $1,129 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $83,000 (±$18,655) | $67,404 (±$2,587) | $72,875 (±$293) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $240,800 (±$16,707) | $171,600 (±$3,537) | $231,600 (±$642) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,714 (±$284) | $2,251 (±$62) | $2,904 (±$9) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 57.2% (±10.8 points) | 70.4% (±2.9 points) | 62.1% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 29.4 minutes (±3.0) | 27.8 minutes (±0.9) | 24.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 85.5% (±5.6 points) | 88.5% (±1.2 points) | 90.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 47.5 years (±3.6) | 43.2 years (±0.3) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Sciota Township covers 25.2 square miles of land, about 63 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Sciota Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,533 (±163) | 1,588 (±224) | +3.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 697 (±66) | 691 (±99) | −0.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $174,700 (±$16,270) | $240,800 (±$16,707) | +37.8% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $72,250 (±$16,636) | $83,000 (±$18,655) | +14.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,315 (±$151) | $1,613 (±$145) | +22.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,981 (±$225) | $2,714 (±$284) | +37.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 10.0% (±4.6 points) | 4.9% (±2.4 points) | −5.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±30.5 points) | 0.0% (±50.4 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Shiawassee County
Sciota Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Shiawassee County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Shiawassee County recorded 229 violent and 725 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Sciota Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48848 | 34% | 8,344 | $1,038 | $261,400 | $94,519 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Sciota Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laingsburg | 1.8 mi | $888 | $210,100 | 31.3% |
| Lake Victoria | 3.0 mi | — | $370,800 | 0.0% |
| Bennington Township | 5.3 mi | — | $188,100 | 4.6% |
| Victor Township | 5.6 mi | $1,206 | $288,400 | 2.8% |
| Woodhull Township | 6.5 mi | $978 | $280,200 | 12.1% |
| Middlebury Township | 6.5 mi | $868 | $189,600 | 9.5% |
| Ovid | 7.1 mi | $849 | $110,600 | 34.2% |
| Perry | 7.4 mi | $1,091 | $164,000 | 38.7% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Sciota Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $798 | $829 | $1,085 | $1,457 | $1,644 |
HUD income limits for Sciota Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,450 | $30,700 | $49,100 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $35,050 | $56,100 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $39,450 | $63,100 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $43,800 | $70,100 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $47,350 | $75,750 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $50,850 | $81,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $57,850 | $92,550 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Shiawassee County, MI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $87,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Sciota Township
How many renters are there in Sciota Township?
Sciota Township has an estimated 32 (±16) renting households, 4.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Sciota Township?
The median household income in Sciota Township is $83,000 (±$18,655) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Sciota Township, MI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $240,800 (±$16,707) for owner-occupied homes in Sciota Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Sciota Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Sciota Township, MI is $1,613 (±$145) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Sciota Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Sciota Township, MI is $2,714 (±$284) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Sciota Township?
Sciota Township, MI has an estimated 691 (±99) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Sciota Township growing?
In Sciota Township, the number of residents went from 1,533 in 2015–2019 to 1,588 in 2020–2024 (+3.6%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Sciota Township?
The ZIP code that covers Sciota Township is 48848.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 48848?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 48848 is $1,038 (±$252) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sciota township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sciota township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sciota township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sciota township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sciota township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Sciota township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Sciota township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Shiawassee County, MI
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Shiawassee County, MI
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Sciota township, Shiawassee County, Michigan (county subdivision:71960, in state:26 county:155).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .