Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?

Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Gratiot County, MI clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.

How is "most affordable" measured here?

ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Gratiot County, MI. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.

How often is this list updated?

This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

Cheapest ZIPs in Gratiot County, MI

No ZIP in Gratiot County, MIclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed July 2026.

1
48856
Middleton, MI
$159,682
HavenScore: 59
2
48801
Alma, MI
$168,694
HavenScore: 54
3
48880
Saint Louis, MI
$170,152
HavenScore: 54
4
48615
Wheeler, MI
$183,578
HavenScore: 55
5
48662
Wheeler, MI
$192,097
HavenScore: 51
6
48877
Riverdale, MI
$196,965
HavenScore: 44
7
48806
Ashley, MI
$197,030
HavenScore: 41
8
48847
Ithaca, MI
$201,959
HavenScore: 53
9
48832
Elwell, MI
$205,157
HavenScore: 46
10
48889
Sumner, MI
$217,795
HavenScore: 47

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?: Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Gratiot County, MI clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?: ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Gratiot County, MI. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?: This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

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