City
Selling a house in Westland
September 2026 · based on 52 sales
- Median sold price
- $229,950
- Sep 2025: $241,100
- Days on market
- 13.5
- Sep 2025: 11
- Of original list
- 98%
- Sep 2025: 100%
- Months of supply
- 2.4
28 of 52 closed below their original asking price (Sep 2025: 31 of 66). Across April through September 2026: $232,000 median, 9 days on market, 100% of original list.
411 houses sold in Westland from April through September, most of them in under two weeks. The city inspects each one before it sells, and it wants a furnace report from a contractor registered with Westland.
Every address has its own paperwork. Send us yours and we'll check it for open permits and the FEMA flood map.
Check my Westland address →What this means for your price
From April through September, Westland houses priced right sold within two weeks. September showed what happens to the rest: more than half of the month's sales closed below their original price. We price for the market buyers see now, not the one from this spring, and book the city inspection and the furnace report before the sign goes up.
Houses that didn't sell
How Westland 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 34 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 One that was withdrawn and listed again counts by how it ended, and one still on the market isn't counted yet.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
The median for the houses that sold each month.
See the numbers
| Month | Median days | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 66 |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 73 |
| Nov 2025 | 12 | 55 |
| Dec 2025 | 16 | 63 |
| Jan 2026 | 19 | 36 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.5 | 46 |
| Mar 2026 | 17 | 54 |
| Apr 2026 | 8 | 63 |
| May 2026 | 9 | 75 |
| Jun 2026 | 8 | 72 |
| Jul 2026 | 8 | 75 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 75 |
| Sep 2026 | 13.5 | 52 |
Market balance
Months of supply
How long the homes for sale now would take to sell at September's pace. Westland is at 2.4 months.
Before you list in Westland
Book the city's sale inspection first
Westland requires a Certificate of Approval on every house that's sold or transferred, before closing. It's $250 for a house, and the certificate is good for six months.
You'll also need a furnace certification on the city's form, from a mechanical contractor registered with Westland. If the house has a fireplace, add a safety report from a licensed chimney contractor.
If the repairs aren't done by closing, the buyer buys a $40 Approval Letter to Close and has 90 days to finish them. Building Division: 734-467-3210.
Westland's home sale inspection →The city's inspection checklist →
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 flood zones along Tonquish Creek and Willow Creek. If the home is in a zone, the buyer's lender will require flood insurance.
Order the final water bill
Call Water Billing as soon as you have a closing date: 734-467-3175.
Want these checked for your address? Send it to us and we'll run the lookups for you.
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Taxes, commute, and schools
Taxes
In 2025, homestead property taxes in Westland ran 43.48 to 53.87 mills, depending on which school district's tax area the home is in. That's $43.48 to $53.87 a year for every $1,000 of taxable value.
Commute
Downtown Detroit: 30 to 40 minutes by car
Ann Arbor: 30 to 50 minutes by car
Detroit Metro Airport: 15 to 30 minutes by car
School district
Sources: City of Westland; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; Michigan Treasury (2025 tax rates); Google Maps (weekday drive times). Checked October 2026.
“Close to asking is only half of Westland's story. The other half is the houses that came off the market unsold.”
Check my Westland 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.