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August 27, 2026· Updated October 3, 2026
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Midland, MI Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

What homes actually sell for in Midland: a median closing price of $265,900 across 317 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.

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Midland, MI Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

If you invest in or around Midland, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Midland sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of October 2026.

The snapshot

  • •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 317
  • •Median sold price, last 6 months: $265,900
  • •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $157
  • •Middle half of sales closed between: $189,500 and $365,500

What the numbers say

Resideline tracked 317 closed sales in Midland over the last six months, with a median closing price of $265,900. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $189,500 and $365,500. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 86% of the Midland closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 317 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $130 and $189 per square foot.

Figures last updated October 3, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.

Median home price in Midland, MI (October 2026)

The median home price in Midland is $265,900, measured across the 317 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $189,500 and $365,500.

Where Midland sale prices land

What homes actually sell for in Midland
Closed sale prices over the last six months. Middle half of sales: $190k to $366k
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$123k to $178k: 52 sales$123k$178k to $233k: 55 sales$233k to $289k: 64 sales64sales$233k$289k to $344k: 44 sales$344k to $400k: 21 sales$344k$400k to $455k: 26 sales$455k to $511k: 16 sales$455k$511k to $566k: 7 salesMedian $266k

Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Midland over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $189,500 and $365,500. Among the 78 Michigan markets with a published band, Midland's middle-half spread ($189,500 to $365,500) ranks 62nd from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.

Median sold price per square foot
Midland monthly medians for the complete months inside the last six months, May 2026 to Sep 2026, among qualifying closings with usable living area. 5 months plotted.
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May 2026: $149 per square foot across 36 sales$149MayJun 2026: $164 per square foot across 82 sales$164JunJul 2026: $147 per square foot across 55 sales$147JulAug 2026: $152 per square foot across 54 sales$152AugSep 2026: $156 per square foot across 43 sales$156Sep

How long a sale takes here

  • •Listed to under contract: a median of 7 days, across 254 Midland closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
  • •Contract to closing: a median of 27 days, across 258 Midland closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
Both are measured from the closings themselves, not from listing inventory. Each sale is timed using its own listing and contract dates. That is why these counts are smaller than the 317 closings above: a sale is counted here only when we hold both of its dates.

Midland prices by property type

Among the Midland closings with usable living area over the last six months, single-family houses closed at a median of $160 per square foot (271 sales) and condos at $169 (30 sales).

The Midland angle

Midland, Michigan enters our tracked data with 317 closings over the last six months, a median sale price of $265,900, and the middle half of sales between $189,500 and $365,500. Together those facts argue for humility toward citywide numbers. The median is a fine opening reference and a poor closing argument. Let matched closed sales carry a Midland valuation, and when your estimate rises above the midpoint, make sure the comps rise with it.

From market read to offer price

A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator, rehab cost estimator, BRRRR calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.

And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.

Run any Midland address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.

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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Midland, MI
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 2653780
Data updated: October 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 317
Median sold price: $265,900
Median sold $/sqft: $157 (317 qualifying)
Property mix: 86% houses
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.

Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Midland over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median home price in Midland?

The median sold price in Midland over the last 6 months is $265,900, measured across 317 closings Resideline tracked.

How many homes sold in Midland last month?

Resideline has tracked 43 closed sales in Midland in September 2026 so far, out of 317 closings tracked over the last six months. The most recent month keeps filling in for several weeks as closings are recorded, so this count will rise. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.

What is the typical sale price range in Midland?

The middle half of Midland sales over the last six months closed between $189,500 and $365,500, with a median of $265,900.

What is the typical price per square foot in Midland?

Among qualifying Midland closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $157, measured across 317 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.

What does the shape of Midland's price band mean in practice?

The band reaches further above the median than below it, so above-typical sales separated from the midpoint by larger amounts than below-typical ones did. Practically, that gives high-side estimates more ordinary room and therefore more ways to be wrong. Comps matched to the subject remain the control; the band just tells you which direction needs extra care.

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