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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Clarkston, MI

2 county programs and 9 statewide.

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What’s local to Clarkston

No program run for Clarkston alone is listed. A home in Clarkston can use Oakland County’s programs below, plus the Michigan statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Pontiac, about 9 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Oakland

2 county programs

1 more program is for homes in Pontiac. See them
  • Pontiac — City of Pontiac Down Payment Assistance Program

Income limits in Oakland County

How programs here set their income limits

$104,800
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)

See the published limits for Oakland County

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2 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

2 programs here ask for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across Michigan and nationwide

71 statewide & federal programs

Clarkston questions

Does Clarkston have its own down payment program?

No program run for Clarkston alone is listed. A home in Clarkston can use the 2 programs that cover Oakland County and the 9 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Clarkston?

None of Clarkston’s 2 local and county programs list condos as eligible. Oakland County Treasurer's Independent Bank Home Buyer Assistance Program lists single family. Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County Homeownership Program lists single family. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Oakland County?

Each program sets its own. 14 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Oakland County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Clarkston?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 2 agencies are within 15 miles of Clarkston. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

48346 · 48347 · 48348

Sources: agency sites (June–September 2026), HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.