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Wayne County is the heart of the Metro Detroit market and where HouseGoodbye buys the most houses. From Detroit's historic neighborhoods and the Downriver communities to Dearborn, Livonia, and Canton, we buy homes in every condition — inherited and probate properties, vacant houses, homes with fire, water, or foundation damage, and houses tangled up in code violations or back taxes. Because so many buyers compete for Wayne County property, homeowners here consistently get strong as-is cash offers.

Selling a house in Wayne County

Across Wayne County the median sale price is $205,317 and homes go under contract in a median of 12 days as of June 2026. We buy houses in 15 Wayne County cities, including Detroit, and every offer comes from buyers who work this county rather than a national call centre.

Wayne County housing market

County-wide conditions as of June 2026, and how the cities inside it differ.

$205,317Median sale priceCounty-wide, June 2026
+11.1%Year over yearChange over 12 months
12Days to go pendingCounty-wide median
44%Sold above askingShare of closed sales
6,428Homes for saleActive inventory

By price, Wayne County ranks 24 of the 27 Michigan counties we cover. It is not a single market though: Plymouth runs around $540,333 while Detroit sits near $88,333, so advice that fits one end of Wayne County rarely fits the other.

How Wayne County cities compare

CityTypical priceDays to pending
Plymouth$540,3337
Canton$396,6337
Livonia$326,9006
Dearborn$280,3338
Allen Park$229,0006
Garden City$227,65010
Westland$224,1678
Southgate$217,7838
Wyandotte$195,3337
Taylor$181,83310
Redford$180,00011
Lincoln Park$164,16710
Harper Woods$157,299—
Inkster$110,37415
Detroit$88,33335

Smaller Wayne County markets are shown as Zillow's Home Value Index rather than a recorded median sale price, because too few sales close there each month to publish one. Follow any city for its own figures and selling costs.

County and city figures from Zillow Research public data, June 2026. Updated quarterly.

Cities we buy houses in across Wayne County

Each city has its own local page with details and a direct path to competing cash offers.

Why homeowners sell fast in Wayne County

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Wayne County questions

Where does a Wayne County home sale get recorded?

With the Wayne County Register of Deeds, which records the deed and any lien releases once the sale closes. The title company handles that filing for you, along with the Michigan property transfer affidavit and the transfer valuation affidavit — the document stating the price the $1,767 transfer tax on a typical Wayne County sale is calculated from. You do not file anything yourself.

Which Wayne County cities do you buy houses in?

We buy across the county, with dedicated local pages for Plymouth, Canton, Livonia, Dearborn, Allen Park, Garden City and 9 more. Sales anywhere in the county are recorded through Detroit, and smaller townships and unincorporated areas are fine too — if the property is in Wayne County, buyers will look at it.

How long does it take to sell a house in Wayne County?

Listed homes across Wayne County take a median of 12 days to go under contract as of June 2026, against a median sale price of $205,317. Add roughly a month for a mortgage-financed closing after that. Cash closings avoid the financing step and typically land in about two weeks.

Is Wayne County an expensive place to sell?

By price, Wayne County ranks 24 of the 27 Michigan counties we cover. It is not a single market though: Plymouth runs around $540,333 while Detroit sits near $88,333, so advice that fits one end of Wayne County rarely fits the other.

Have Wayne County home values gone up?

The typical Wayne County home has moved from about $149,037 five years ago to $179,490 now, a gain of 20.4%, with a rise of 11.1% in the past twelve months. County-wide figures hide a lot of local variation, so check your own city's page for a closer read.

Do sellers in Wayne County have the upper hand right now?

44% of Wayne County sales close above asking, with about 6,428 homes on the market and roughly 2,173 new listings last month. That is a seller's market, so a well-presented house is worth listing if you can wait for it.

Is a cash offer worth it in Wayne County?

It depends on the house more than the county. On a typical $205,317 Wayne County sale, a 6% commission is about $12,319 and the transfer tax another $1,767, both of which a cash sale removes or the buyer covers. A cash offer is still below full retail, so the question is whether that discount is smaller than the repairs, fees and months of carrying costs a listing would cost you.

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