City
Selling a house in Trenton
September 2026 · based on 23 sales
- Median sold price
- $307,500
- Sep 2025: $260,000
- Days on market
- 9
- Sep 2025: 7
- Of original list
- 100%
- Sep 2025: 100%
- Months of supply
- 1.7
8 of 23 closed below their original asking price (Sep 2025: 8 of 25). Across April through September 2026: $275,750 median, 8 days on market, 100% of original list.
118 houses sold in Trenton from April through September, most of them in under two weeks. The city inspects 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 Trenton address →What this means for your price
From April through September, more than half of Trenton's houses sold within two weeks, at about their original asking price. Buyers here decide early, so we book the city inspection before the sign goes up and price for that first stretch, not for the cut that comes later.
Houses that didn't sell
How Trenton listings ended
Every house that left the market in the six months to September 2026. 11% came off without selling and hadn't come back.
The houses that stayed off had been on the market a median of 48 days before they came off. The ones that sold took 8 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 One that was withdrawn and listed again counts by how it ended, and one still on the market isn't counted yet.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. Trenton sells too few houses in a month for one month to be steady.
See the numbers
| Month | Median days | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 7 | 25 |
| Oct 2025 | 12 | 26 |
| Nov 2025 | 16 | 19 |
| Dec 2025 | 19 | 11 |
| Jan 2026 | 22 | 12 |
| Feb 2026 | 35 | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 6 | 17 |
| May 2026 | 7 | 17 |
| Jun 2026 | 7 | 20 |
| Jul 2026 | 11 | 18 |
| Aug 2026 | 9 | 23 |
| Sep 2026 | 9 | 23 |
Market balance
Months of supply
How long the homes for sale now would take to sell at September's pace. Trenton is at 1.7 months.
Before you list in Trenton
Book the city's sale inspection first
Trenton requires an inspection before any house sells. Apply no more than 30 days before you list, with the $210 fee, which covers one re-inspection. Inspections run Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and the power has to be on.
You'll also need a furnace heat-exchanger test from an independent heating contractor. Book it at the same time, so it isn't the thing that holds up the closing. If the inspection finds repairs, the buyer can sign a notarized affidavit to take them on.
Look up open permits
An old permit that was never closed turns up in the city's inspection, 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 a coastal floodplain along the Detroit River and flood zones along Marsh Creek and the Frank and Poet and Blakely drains. Parts of the map were updated in October 2021. If the home is in a zone, the buyer's lender will require flood insurance.
Order the final water bill
The city wants the final water bill ordered before the buyer moves in. Call the Treasurer's office as soon as you have a closing date: 734-675-6510.
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Taxes, commute, and schools
Taxes
In 2025, homestead property taxes in Trenton ran 56.60 to 60.76 mills, depending on which school district's tax area the home is in. That's $56.60 to $60.76 a year for every $1,000 of taxable value.
Commute
Downtown Detroit: 25 to 40 minutes by car
Ann Arbor: 45 to 65 minutes by car
Detroit Metro Airport: 30 to 40 minutes by car
School district
Sources: City of Trenton; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; Michigan Treasury (2025 tax rates); Google Maps (weekday drive times). Checked October 2026.
“In Trenton, the first price does the work. The houses that missed it came off the market instead of selling.”
Check my Trenton address
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.