City
Selling a house in Southgate
September 2026 · based on 22 sales
- Median sold price
- $216,500
- Sep 2025: $230,000
- Days on market
- 14
- Sep 2025: 7
- Of original list
- 100%
- Sep 2025: 100%
- Months of supply
- 1.1
8 of 22 closed below their original asking price (Sep 2025: 6 of 23). Across April through September 2026: $224,900 median, 9 days on market, 101% of original list.
181 houses sold in Southgate from April through September, most of them in under two weeks. The city inspects the outside of each one before it sells, and that's the first step, not the listing.
Every address has its own paperwork. Send us yours and we'll check it for open permits and the FEMA flood map.
Check my Southgate address →What this means for your price
In September, the typical Southgate sale took 14 days, against 9 across April through September, and 8 of 22 closed below original asking. With about a month of houses for sale, we have the city's certificate in hand before the sign goes up and price for that first stretch.
Houses that didn't sell
How Southgate listings ended
Every house that left the market in the six months to September 2026. 8% came off without selling and hadn't come back.
The houses that stayed off had been on the market a median of 56 days before they came off. The ones that sold took 9 days.
Each house counts once. One that was withdrawn and listed again counts by how it ended, and one still on the market isn't counted yet.
Days on market, month by month
Each point is the median of three months of sales, ending with that month. Southgate sells too few houses in a month for one month to be steady.
See the numbers
| Month | Median days | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 7 | 23 |
| Oct 2025 | 12 | 36 |
| Nov 2025 | 17.5 | 28 |
| Dec 2025 | 27 | 34 |
| Jan 2026 | 35 | 17 |
| Feb 2026 | 36.5 | 22 |
| Mar 2026 | 24 | 25 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 29 |
| May 2026 | 6.5 | 22 |
| Jun 2026 | 7.5 | 46 |
| Jul 2026 | 10.5 | 38 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.5 | 24 |
| Sep 2026 | 14 | 22 |
Market balance
Months of supply
How long the homes for sale now would take to sell at September's pace. Southgate is at 1.1 months.
Before you list in Southgate
Book the city's exterior inspection first
Southgate requires a Certificate of Compliance for every home sale. The inspection is exterior only: $200, plus $60 for each re-inspection. The report comes by email, mail or pickup within five business days.
If it turns up repairs, the buyer can take them on with $1,000 in escrow and a signed affidavit, before closing. Have the certificate or the affidavit in hand before you schedule the closing.
Call the Home Sales Inspector directly, 734-258-7783. It's a different office from the Building Department.
Look up open permits
An old permit that was never closed turns up in the buyer's inspection or at the title company. Closing it now is usually a call and a final inspection.
Check the flood map
FEMA maps flood zones along the Frank and Poet Drain. If the home is in a zone, the buyer's lender will require flood insurance.
Order the final water bill
Call the Water Department as soon as you have a closing date: 734-258-3074.
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Taxes, commute, and schools
Taxes
In 2025, homestead property taxes in Southgate were 58.43 mills. That's $58.43 a year for every $1,000 of taxable value.
Commute
Downtown Detroit: 20 to 30 minutes by car
Ann Arbor: 45 to 75 minutes by car
Detroit Metro Airport: 15 to 25 minutes by car
School district
Sources: City of Southgate; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; Michigan Treasury (2025 tax rates); Google Maps (weekday drive times). Checked October 2026.
“Southgate is short on houses, not buyers.”
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Send us the address. We'll look up open permits and the FEMA flood map for it, and send you what we find within two business days.
Market data: Realcomp II Ltd. Figures are aggregate city-level statistics for September 2026 and April through September 2026 and describe the market, not any individual property or transaction. All information herein has not been verified and is not guaranteed. Copyright 2026 Realcomp. All rights reserved.