Zip lookup · MI

48638
Saginaw, Michigan.

Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI · Saginaw, MI metro · population 12,875

What it costs per month · 48638 $1,064/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$653 (+159%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $9,415 +5%
$193,318$202,733 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $62,632 +45%
$140,101$202,733 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 48638 $1,064 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 48638$1,064
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 9 years.

Typical home values in zip 48638 rose 4.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Saginaw, MI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $202,733 as of Sep 2026
+4.9%year on year

Typical home value — 48638

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 48638 $202,733 Saginaw $175,095 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 48638$202,733
  • Saginaw$175,095
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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2.3 48602 Saginaw 27,127 $1,073 $84,229
3.3 48603 Saginaw 27,757 $1,132 $231,896
4.0 48609 Saginaw 11,966 — $218,380
4.4 48607 Saginaw 1,614 $1,022 $38,655
6.3 48601 Saginaw 31,601 $927 $60,273
6.4 48604 Saginaw 11,011 $1,670 $142,849
9.2 48623 Freeland 15,129 — $301,166
10.3 48722 Bridgeport 3,127 — $178,619
10.4 48626 Hemlock 5,766 — $252,099
11.1 48655 Saint Charles 5,760 — $204,887
11.6 48417 Burt 2,222 — $208,750
12.9 48708 Bay City 25,635 $859 $137,802
13.0 48706 Bay City 38,974 $938 $192,332
14.5 48734 Frankenmuth 7,746 — $321,686
14.8 48747 Munger 1,549 — $221,379
14.9 48415 Birch Run 8,918 — $238,983
15.3 48611 Auburn 6,093 — $236,559
15.9 48637 Merrill 3,024 — $204,383
16.1 48616 Chesaning 7,577 — $216,790
16.9 48457 Montrose 8,770 — $209,988
17.4 48757 Reese 3,708 — $221,740
17.7 48732 Essexville 11,340 $973 $207,418
18.2 48614 Brant 943 — $216,121
18.5 48631 Kawkawlin 3,681 — $230,529
19.6 48662 Wheeler 1,185 — $186,885
19.6 48640 Midland 32,492 $1,355 $247,709

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.