Jackson VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

JACKSON, MI

A VA loan is a mortgage loan that’s backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for those who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. The VA does not directly lend, it guarantees the loans made by private lenders to veterans, active military personnel, and qualifying military spouses.

The most obvious benefit of VA loans is that no downpayment is necessary to purchase a home. They will also typically have significantly lower fees-- meaning that if you're eligible to receive a VA loan, it will likely be the most favorable option. VA loans come in 3 varities: purchase, refinance and cash out refis.

For additional benefits of VA loans, click here.

Jackson's 49 lenders originated 220 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $60,200,000, with an average VA loan value of $273,636.

Jackson VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Jackson averaged 6.76% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.06% for the same period.

Jackson's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,086.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.58% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.55%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.66%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.52%.

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Jackson VA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for VA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Jackson level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 59 6.44% $4,907
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 20 6.30% $10,114
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 14 6.04% $7,913
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 9 5.65% $6,177
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 8 6.33% $8,619
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 6 7.56% $7,801
USAA Federal Savings Bank 6 6.48% $3,564
MORTGAGE 1 INCORPORATED 6 6.35% $9,973
Flagstar Bank, FSB 6 6.38% $6,141
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 6 5.88% $6,652
The Huntington National Bank 5 6.75% $4,047
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 5 6.20% $4,388
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 4 5.91% $7,572
NEWREZ LLC 4 6.34% $5,999
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 3 6.25% $4,224
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 3 4.83% $5,060
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.08% $3,723
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 2 6.00% $3,069
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.69% $7,911
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 2 7.00% $15,629
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 2 6.13% $8,499
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2 6.56% $5,998
LAKE MICHIGAN CREDIT UNION 2 6.13% $4,266
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 2 5.25% $4,274
STAUNTON FINANCIAL, INC. 2 6.38% $5,405
The Federal Savings Bank 2 5.56% $21,364
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 2 6.63% $5,305
JMAC LENDING, INC. 1 5.75% $16,776
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 1 6.99% $18,422
NFM, INC. 1 6.63% $3,993
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 7.13% $8,646
PHH Mortgage Corporation 1 7.13% $5,880
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.75% $3,916
Civista Bank 1 6.25% $9,946
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 1 4.99% $33,760
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 1 6.25% $4,863
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC. 1 6.50% $11,048
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 6.00% $4,023
The Dart Bank 1 6.25% $7,129
VAN DYK MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.13% $1,623
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.25% $2,925
THE MORTGAGE LINK, INC. 1 6.13% $11,353
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 6.25% $12,468
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 5.88% $12,663
BLG HOLDINGS, INC. 1 6.25% $11,405
University Bank 1 5.75% $6,823
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.00% $10,751
MORTGAGE CENTER L.C 1 6.50% $5,224
NBKC BANK 1 6.63% $8,534

The top Jackson VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 59 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,907, which is $5,207 lower than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Jackson VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($4,907), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($7,913), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC ($10,114), .

The lowest rate Jackson VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (6.04%), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.30%), Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.44%), .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Jackson (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $139,900 (4.6%) $166,736 (-5.4%) 0.52 631
2018-02-01 $134,998 (-3.5%) $167,922 (-7.2%) 0.49 602
2018-03-01 $139,900 (0.0%) $168,114 (-8.6%) 0.49 610
2018-04-01 $139,900 (0.0%) $173,855 (-6.3%) 0.47 642
2018-05-01 $149,900 (2.3%) $181,355 (-3.1%) 0.50 680
2018-06-01 $155,000 (3.4%) $189,977 (0.9%) 0.52 703
2018-07-01 $149,900 (0.0%) $186,718 (0.6%) 0.50 748
2018-08-01 $151,955 (1.3%) $187,828 (0.3%) 0.51 762
2018-09-01 $154,900 (-3.1%) $192,477 (2.2%) 0.52 797
2018-10-01 $152,900 (2.0%) $200,706 (8.8%) 0.52 786
2018-11-01 $149,700 (-0.1%) $194,703 (7.9%) 0.51 758
2018-12-01 $144,950 (0.0%) $192,672 (12.5%) 0.50 690
2019-01-01 $143,700 (2.7%) $194,341 (16.6%) 0.50 621
2019-02-01 $144,925 (7.4%) $196,136 (16.8%) 0.49 612
2019-03-01 $147,114 (5.2%) $196,768 (17.0%) 0.48 596
2019-04-01 $152,450 (9.0%) $213,797 (23.0%) 0.48 598
2019-05-01 $157,816 (5.3%) $215,467 (18.8%) 0.49 642
2019-06-01 $161,250 (4.0%) $218,633 (15.1%) 0.50 670
2019-07-01 $162,500 (8.4%) $218,032 (16.8%) 0.51 706
2019-08-01 $163,091 (7.3%) $212,941 (13.4%) 0.52 720
2019-09-01 $160,227 (3.4%) $204,467 (6.2%) 0.51 744
2019-10-01 $159,268 (4.2%) $199,765 (-0.5%) 0.51 746
2019-11-01 $158,950 (6.2%) $199,632 (2.5%) 0.52 680
2019-12-01 $149,900 (3.4%) $191,952 (-0.4%) 0.50 596
2020-01-01 $149,900 (4.3%) $189,344 (-2.6%) 0.50 542
2020-02-01 $145,000 (0.1%) $184,483 (-5.9%) 0.47 539
2020-03-01 $149,900 (1.9%) $192,727 (-2.1%) 0.47 534
2020-04-01 $156,500 (2.7%) $196,888 (-7.9%) 0.49 492
2020-05-01 $174,900 (10.8%) $208,313 (-3.3%) 0.53 508
2020-06-01 $178,450 (10.7%) $208,537 (-4.6%) 0.53 551
2020-07-01 $186,500 (14.8%) $216,709 (-0.6%) 0.54 563
2020-08-01 $176,900 (8.5%) $214,654 (0.8%) 0.51 534
2020-09-01 $174,925 (9.2%) $220,830 (8.0%) 0.50 504
2020-10-01 $174,900 (9.8%) $225,728 (13.0%) 0.50 494
2020-11-01 $169,950 (6.9%) $217,422 (8.9%) 0.50 469
2020-12-01 $162,450 (8.4%) $207,429 (8.1%) 0.48 433
2021-01-01 $149,900 (0.0%) $202,742 (7.1%) 0.45 375
2021-02-01 $149,900 (3.4%) $202,757 (9.9%) 0.44 308
2021-03-01 $145,750 (-2.8%) $210,125 (9.0%) 0.41 285
2021-04-01 $147,000 (-6.1%) $209,403 (6.4%) 0.40 292
2021-05-01 $162,900 (-6.9%) $217,040 (4.2%) 0.43 355
2021-06-01 $175,000 (-1.9%) $230,496 (10.5%) 0.46 417
2021-07-01 $179,900 (-3.5%) $236,488 (9.1%) 0.47 464
2021-08-01 $181,475 (2.6%) $254,881 (18.7%) 0.48 252
2021-09-01 $180,950 (3.4%) $234,776 (6.3%) 0.48 291
2021-10-01 $169,900 (-2.9%) $215,217 (-4.7%) 0.45 290
2021-11-01 $157,150 (-7.5%) $197,765 (-9.0%) 0.42 262
2021-12-01 $153,475 (-5.5%) $200,618 (-3.3%) 0.42 226
2022-01-01 $164,000 (9.4%) $212,332 (4.7%) 0.44 213
2022-02-01 $173,675 (15.9%) $226,694 (11.8%) 0.45 198
2022-03-01 $177,975 (22.1%) $234,701 (11.7%) 0.45 178
2022-04-01 $179,950 (22.4%) $223,799 (6.9%) 0.43 174
2022-05-01 $189,975 (16.6%) $248,341 (14.4%) 0.43 197
2022-06-01 $219,925 (25.7%) $274,681 (19.2%) 0.49 223
2022-07-01 $229,000 (27.3%) $282,730 (19.6%) 0.52 278
2022-08-01 $217,400 (19.8%) $283,247 (11.1%) 0.50 283
2022-09-01 $219,950 (21.6%) $286,814 (22.2%) 0.51 298
2022-10-01 $220,000 (29.5%) $277,095 (28.8%) 0.52 308
2022-11-01 $212,250 (35.1%) $270,966 (37.0%) 0.51 291
2022-12-01 $199,999 (30.3%) $255,607 (27.4%) 0.49 267
2023-01-01 $193,200 (17.8%) $252,845 (19.1%) 0.48 229
2023-02-01 $223,750 (28.8%) $269,783 (19.0%) 0.54 183
2023-03-01 $235,750 (32.5%) $288,415 (22.9%) 0.56 159
2023-04-01 $239,900 (33.3%) $307,151 (37.2%) 0.56 179
2023-05-01 $264,325 (39.1%) $314,388 (26.6%) 0.60 206
2023-06-01 $262,400 (19.3%) $310,825 (13.2%) 0.59 216
2023-07-01 $245,000 (7.0%) $301,167 (6.5%) 0.56 228
2023-08-01 $233,425 (7.4%) $305,038 (7.7%) 0.54 239
2023-09-01 $229,000 (4.1%) $303,602 (5.9%) 0.53 249
2023-10-01 $239,950 (9.1%) $310,634 (12.1%) 0.56 287
2023-11-01 $247,450 (16.6%) $307,652 (13.5%) 0.59 274
2023-12-01 $233,750 (16.9%) $299,287 (17.1%) 0.57 262
2024-01-01 $224,975 (16.5%) $287,859 (13.9%) 0.55 243
2024-02-01 $209,750 (-6.3%) $279,780 (3.7%) 0.50 219
2024-03-01 $245,900 (4.3%) $308,511 (7.0%) 0.58 213
2024-04-01 $259,900 (8.3%) $328,592 (7.0%) 0.60 210
2024-05-01 $273,250 (3.4%) $359,210 (14.3%) 0.62 236
2024-06-01 $285,000 (8.6%) $366,225 (17.8%) 0.65 278
2024-07-01 $260,975 (6.5%) $363,217 (20.6%) 0.60 303
2024-08-01 $254,950 (9.2%) $352,670 (15.6%) 0.59 337
2024-09-01 $243,975 (6.5%) $324,733 (7.0%) 0.57 375
2024-10-01 $236,400 (-1.5%) $299,430 (-3.6%) 0.56 387
2024-11-01 $230,000 (-7.1%) $289,712 (-5.8%) 0.55 381
2024-12-01 $217,400 (-7.0%) $274,070 (-8.4%) 0.54 355
2025-01-01 $214,950 (-4.5%) $269,029 (-6.5%) 0.54 321
2025-02-01 $212,400 (1.3%) $270,119 (-3.5%) 0.52 282
2025-03-01 $215,000 (-12.6%) $280,182 (-9.2%) 0.00 260
Jackson's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $215,000, a difference of $-30,900 (-12.6%) versus the prior year and $2,600 versus the prior month.

Jackson's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Jackson's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $280,182, a difference of $-28,329 (-9.2%) versus the prior year and $10,063 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Jackson had 260 MLS listings, a difference of -22 listings (-8%) versus the prior month and 47 listings (22%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Jackson (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 79 days 1,598 sqft
2018-02-01 72 days 1,576 sqft
2018-03-01 53 days 1,600 sqft
2018-04-01 48 days 1,582 sqft
2018-05-01 44 days 1,606 sqft
2018-06-01 43 days 1,679 sqft
2018-07-01 42 days 1,663 sqft
2018-08-01 45 days 1,684 sqft
2018-09-01 47 days 1,710 sqft
2018-10-01 52 days 1,701 sqft
2018-11-01 55 days 1,661 sqft
2018-12-01 64 days 1,603 sqft
2019-01-01 73 days 1,590 sqft
2019-02-01 68 days 1,600 sqft
2019-03-01 59 days 1,650 sqft
2019-04-01 46 days 1,676 sqft
2019-05-01 44 days 1,658 sqft
2019-06-01 45 days 1,750 sqft
2019-07-01 46 days 1,763 sqft
2019-08-01 48 days 1,750 sqft
2019-09-01 51 days 1,711 sqft
2019-10-01 52 days 1,692 sqft
2019-11-01 56 days 1,693 sqft
2019-12-01 67 days 1,642 sqft
2020-01-01 74 days 1,639 sqft
2020-02-01 62 days 1,590 sqft
2020-03-01 55 days 1,594 sqft
2020-04-01 62 days 1,579 sqft
2020-05-01 69 days 1,650 sqft
2020-06-01 43 days 1,709 sqft
2020-07-01 44 days 1,740 sqft
2020-08-01 46 days 1,708 sqft
2020-09-01 41 days 1,700 sqft
2020-10-01 40 days 1,697 sqft
2020-11-01 46 days 1,696 sqft
2020-12-01 46 days 1,675 sqft
2021-01-01 50 days 1,558 sqft
2021-02-01 49 days 1,556 sqft
2021-03-01 43 days 1,555 sqft
2021-04-01 33 days 1,565 sqft
2021-05-01 30 days 1,623 sqft
2021-06-01 32 days 1,611 sqft
2021-07-01 31 days 1,600 sqft
2021-08-01 23 days 1,602 sqft
2021-09-01 32 days 1,613 sqft
2021-10-01 37 days 1,600 sqft
2021-11-01 44 days 1,558 sqft
2021-12-01 50 days 1,561 sqft
2022-01-01 53 days 1,540 sqft
2022-02-01 51 days 1,597 sqft
2022-03-01 47 days 1,559 sqft
2022-04-01 40 days 1,525 sqft
2022-05-01 32 days 1,588 sqft
2022-06-01 33 days 1,618 sqft
2022-07-01 32 days 1,728 sqft
2022-08-01 39 days 1,725 sqft
2022-09-01 45 days 1,698 sqft
2022-10-01 47 days 1,660 sqft
2022-11-01 50 days 1,650 sqft
2022-12-01 58 days 1,649 sqft
2023-01-01 65 days 1,633 sqft
2023-02-01 59 days 1,674 sqft
2023-03-01 52 days 1,698 sqft
2023-04-01 37 days 1,673 sqft
2023-05-01 29 days 1,716 sqft
2023-06-01 32 days 1,740 sqft
2023-07-01 38 days 1,695 sqft
2023-08-01 40 days 1,707 sqft
2023-09-01 42 days 1,756 sqft
2023-10-01 46 days 1,681 sqft
2023-11-01 50 days 1,704 sqft
2023-12-01 52 days 1,628 sqft
2024-01-01 56 days 1,589 sqft
2024-02-01 55 days 1,536 sqft
2024-03-01 43 days 1,653 sqft
2024-04-01 43 days 1,735 sqft
2024-05-01 32 days 1,826 sqft
2024-06-01 35 days 1,811 sqft
2024-07-01 38 days 1,790 sqft
2024-08-01 39 days 1,798 sqft
2024-09-01 40 days 1,698 sqft
2024-10-01 44 days 1,624 sqft
2024-11-01 53 days 1,602 sqft
2024-12-01 57 days 1,615 sqft
2025-01-01 68 days 1,592 sqft
2025-02-01 72 days 1,594 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 1,585 sqft
Jackson's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-03-01 was 0 days. This is -100% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Jackson's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 1,585 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,653 sqft.

VA Loan Features

  • No down payment required
  • Negotiable and competitive interest rate.
  • Ability to finance the VA funding fee (plus reduced funding fees with a down payment of at least 5 percent and exemption for veterans receiving VA compensation).
  • VA rules limit the amount you can be charged for closing costs.
  • Closing costs are comparable with other financing types (and may be lower).
  • Closing costs may be paid by the seller.
  • No private mortgage insurance premiums are required.
  • An assumable mortgage.
  • Right to prepay your mortgage without penalty.
  • For homes inspected by VA during construction, a warranty from builder and assistance from VA to obtain cooperation of builder.
  • VA assistance to veteran borrowers in default due to temporary financial difficulty.