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The Old West Side is Ann Arbor's largest historic district, a dense grid of frame houses built largely for German working-class families between the 1860s and the 1930s. Because it is a designated historic district, exterior changes are reviewed, so the pre-sale improvements a buyer's agent might suggest are not always simple to make. Owners of inherited or long-deferred houses here often sell as-is rather than take that on.

The Old West Side market

The typical home in Old West Side is worth about $616,472 as of July 2026, close to the $536,036 typical across Ann Arbor. Values are up 6.7% over the past year.

Compare it against the rest of Ann Arbor or Washtenaw County. Figures from Zillow Research public data.

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Old West Side questions

What are houses in Old West Side worth?

The typical Old West Side home sits around $616,472 as of July 2026, compared with roughly $536,036 across Ann Arbor as a whole. Condition does more to move that number than the address does — two houses on the same Old West Side block can be tens of thousands apart on the strength of a roof, a furnace and a kitchen.

Is Old West Side one of the more expensive parts of Ann Arbor?

Of the 8 Ann Arbor neighborhoods we cover, Old West Side ranks 2 by typical value, with Burns Park just above it at about $800,256 and Eberwhite Woods just below at $583,443. Those two are the closest points of reference for an Old West Side house, and they are a better guide than a citywide average that spans the whole range.

Have Old West Side home values risen?

The typical Old West Side home has gone from about $471,616 five years ago to $616,472 now, a 30.7% gain. Whether that shows up in your own equity depends on what you paid and what is left on the mortgage.

What does it cost to sell a house in Old West Side?

On a $616,472 sale, a 6% agent commission is about $36,988 and Michigan transfer tax about $5,302, which the seller pays. A cash sale removes the commission and most cash buyers cover the transfer tax, so that combined $42,290 is the figure to weigh against a lower offer price.

Why do sales fall through in Old West Side?

Most often the appraisal. At this price level there are few genuinely comparable recent sales in Old West Side, so one odd comparable can pull a valuation well below the agreed price, and the shortfall is tens of thousands the buyer must produce in cash. Larger loans also draw more underwriting scrutiny, so deals here die later in the process than elsewhere. Cash buyers order no appraisal and answer to no underwriter.

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