Measured against area pay, DeWitt costs more to live in than 72% of U.S. towns
It ranks #573 of 701 in Michigan for affordability.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area ($73K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Lansing metro earn ($73K, Census 2020–24). Even so, the typical home costs 4.3 years of metro income, and 30% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,290a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 95prices across the Lansing metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 83)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 4.3 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$73K, Lansing-area income
- 18%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 30%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Michigan: 50%Census 2020–24
- 20%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What DeWitt’s housing numbers say
About half of homes sell above asking
In May, 56% of the homes that sold went for more than the asking price and 89% went under contract within two weeks. There were about 0.8 months of homes for sale at that pace, against 3.1 across Michigan: 7 listings for 9 sales that month. Expect competition on well-priced homes. How fast homes sell ↓
Rent is easier on renters here
30% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent, against 50% across Michigan. A standard two-bedroom is 14% of the median household income. Renting ↓
A high property tax rate
Owners pay about 1.70% of a home’s value a year in property tax, against 1.25% across Michigan. The median bill is $5,281 (Michigan: $2,904). On the typical home, that’s about $540 a month. Property taxes ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for DeWitt, so the typical value is an estimate: the Census median carried forward with the federal house price index; sales and supply are Redfin’s for May 2026; permits are Census figures through 2025; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind DeWitt’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, DeWitt is more affordable than 28% of U.S. towns, #573 of 701 in Michigan. Property tax pulls the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Home prices up 48% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around DeWitt rose 48% over the past 5 years, slower than across Michigan (52%). Last year prices rose 5.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical DeWitt home at roughly $382,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $382K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around DeWitt, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Too few sales to read the market
Only 9 homes sold in May 2026, the latest month in Redfin’s figures: too few to describe the market or quote a median sale price.
A typical home costs 4.3 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to DeWitt’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $126K short of a typical DeWitt home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,290 a month here, $1,250 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, DeWitt’s typical property tax (1.70% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,290
Renters already here pay a median of $1,072, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in DeWitt in 2025. The last year with any was 2024 (4 new homes).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, DeWitt gained 269 residents while 146 new homes were permitted: about 1.8 new residents per new home, more than across Michigan (1.2): growth outpaced building.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $490,000 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2020 | 19 | 15 | 4 | $3.9 million |
| 2019 | 28 | 18 | 10 | $6.1 million |
| 2018 | 31 | 13 | 18 | $6.2 million |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| 2015 | 24 | 16 | 8 | $5.1 million |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $766,000 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $574,000 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| 2004 | 27 | 10 | 17 | $3.2 million |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $467,000 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2001 | 17 | 6 | 11 | $1.7 million |
| 2000 | 148 | 80 | 68 | $15.3 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Property tax runs above the Michigan norm
The median bill is $5,281 (Michigan: $2,904), 1.70% of a home’s value a year, against 1.25% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near DeWitt
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, or Michigan. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 95 | MI 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 94 | MI 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 96 | MI 100 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 100 | MI 101 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Electricity cents per kWh, homes | 23.1¢ | U.S. 18.3¢ | state | EIA, July 2026 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
DeWitt and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeWitt | C | — | $310K | 1.70% | $1,290 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in DeWitt
Is DeWitt expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, DeWitt costs more than 72% of U.S. towns: a C for cost of living, #573 of 701 in Michigan. The typical home costs 4.3 years of the median household income of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area ($73K).
How much is rent in DeWitt?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,290 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,072 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in DeWitt?
The median bill is $5,281 a year, 1.70% of the median home value (Michigan: $2,904, 1.25%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What DeWitt buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.