Photo: Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 3.0Renting in Weldon Township: a two-bedroom costs about $1,160
Weldon Township is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Zillow and Redfin publish no market figures here. How TownRatings grades cost of living
What Weldon Township’s housing numbers say
About half of Weldon Township’s homes are second homes
53% of Weldon Township’s homes are seasonal or vacation homes, empty for much of the year. Year-round rentals are scarce: there are 43 renter households. Property taxes ↓
Prices rose faster than Michigan’s over five years
There’s no Zillow index for Weldon Township, so the page uses the federal house price index for the ZIP codes around it, which follows repeat sales of the same homes. It rose 99% over five years, against 52% across Michigan. Price trend ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Weldon Township, so the typical value is the Census median; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey, which has wide margins in a place this size.
Why Weldon Township isn’t graded
The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.
Next door, Homestead Township grades A− for cost of living.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160
Renters already here pay a median of $708, 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 (Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the Michigan norm
The median bill is $2,143 (Michigan: $2,904), 0.90% 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 Weldon Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: Michigan, or Michigan. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Weldon Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Weldon Township. Homestead Township and Joyfield Township and Springdale Township and Colfax Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Township | – | — | $237K | 0.90% | $1,160 |
| Homestead Township | A− | — | $226K | 0.71% | $1,080 |
| Joyfield Township | – | — | $221K | 0.66% | $1,040 |
| Springdale Township | A− | — | $172K | 0.71% | $1,240 |
| Colfax Township | – | — | $166K | 0.84% | $1,230 |
| Benzonia Township | B | $329K | $327K | 0.72% | $1,040 |
| Thompsonville | – | $301K | $116K | 0.80% | $1,220 |
“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents). “—” 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 Weldon Township
How much is rent in Weldon Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,160 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $708 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Weldon Township?
The median bill is $2,143 a year, 0.90% of the median home value (Michigan: $2,904, 1.25%), from the Census 2020–24.
Why doesn’t Weldon Township have a cost of living grade?
Weldon Township is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What Weldon Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community 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.