Alpena, MI · Alpena County / Market report
Alpena, MI Housing Market and Selling Costs
Use this report to compare a direct as-is sale with listing, repairs, or holding the house. Market measures are context; your home’s condition, occupancy, costs, and timing shape the comparison.
USA Home Buyers buys houses in the City of Alpena and Alpena County, Michigan. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Ask for a cash offer to compare with your other choices, or call 888-274-5006.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Share the Alpena address, the house’s condition, who lives there, and the timing you are considering.
Market numbers
Recent housing measures for Alpena
Compare the available measures with the costs and timing for your own property. Each figure should be read with its source, geography, and period.
Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $176,416 | Redfin · Alpena, MI | Three months ending September 2026 |
| Median days on market | 43 days | Redfin · Alpena, MI | Three months ending September 2026 |
| Homes sold | 47 homes | Redfin · Alpena, MI | Three months ending September 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $192,261 | Zillow · Alpena, MI | As of September 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 116 homes | Zillow · Alpena, MI | As of September 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
Zillow’s typical home value is $192,261 (As of September 2026; Zillow typical home value for Alpena, MI). It is a modeled market measure, not a price for your address.
What the numbers mean
A market measure does not price your house
A median sale price summarizes completed sales for its stated place and period. Zillow’s typical home value is a separate modeled measure. Neither tells you what a particular Alpena house will bring.
Repairs and condition can change the comparison. So can whether the house is vacant, owner-occupied, or rented, what access is available, and how long you can wait. Compare those details for your own property rather than treating a town-wide measure as its value.
Compare an as-is sale with the work, selling costs, and time involved in listing or holding the house. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Local selling costs
Include Michigan transfer taxes in the closing comparison
For an ordinary taxable sale, Michigan state real estate transfer tax is $3.75 for each $500 of the property’s value at the time of sale, or part of $500. The county tax is generally another 55 cents for each $500, or part. At the 55-cent county rate, a $100,000 sale has $750 in state tax and $110 in county tax, $860 total. The seller is generally responsible under state law.
State and county exemptions are separate, so the property’s county, sale value, and any exemption matter for the actual transaction. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Michigan state and county real estate transfer taxes. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate.
The City of Alpena and Alpena Township are separate local units in Alpena County; city-specific details depend on which unit the property is in.
What you may keep
Sale price and money left after costs are different numbers
Compare a realistic sale price or written offer with repairs and cleanout, mortgage payoff, liens and taxes due, listing costs if you list, other selling costs, and the bills you carry while waiting. Money left after costs is not the same as the top-line sale price.
Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home’s condition.
Alpena, MI Home Sale Net Proceeds Calculator
CalculatorCompare what you would keep from listing your house or selling as-is for cash. Change the repair costs, cleanout, monthly bills and closing costs to fit your house.
Alpena market report questions
Do Alpena market measures tell me what my house is worth?
No. A market measure describes its named source, geography, and period; it does not price your particular house. Repairs, condition, tenants, access, and timing can change the comparison for your address.
What Michigan transfer taxes may apply to an Alpena sale?
For an ordinary taxable sale, Michigan state real estate transfer tax is $3.75 for each $500 of value, or part of $500. The county tax is generally another 55 cents for each $500, or part. State and county exemptions are separate, so the property’s county, sale value, and any exemption matter. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Michigan state and county real estate transfer taxes. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate.
How is sale price different from what I may keep?
Sale price is the top-line amount. What may remain depends on costs such as repairs, cleanout, mortgage payoff, liens, taxes due, selling costs, and bills while you wait. Use the calculator to compare your own planning assumptions.
What our sellers say
“LISTEN, PROPERTY TAXES GOT TOO HIGH FOR MY FIXED INCOME. SOLD IT TO THEM. WALKED AWAY WITH CASH. GLAD IT'S OVER.”
“Facing foreclosure ... Very stressful time... They handled it professionally and got me out of the debt...”
“no open houses. no realtors tracking dirt in. just a straight cash sale for our house so we could move. Glad it's over.”
Choose a next step for your situation
Compare the report with the details that matter to your house. Use the form above or call 888-274-5006.
Ready to compare your house? Request a cash offer with the form or call 888-274-5006.