49011
Athens, Michigan.
Athens, Calhoun County, MI · Battle Creek, MI metro · population 2,236
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$591 (+109%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $3,604 +2%
- $212,720$216,324 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $22,588 +12%
- $193,735$216,324 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.
- 49011$1,135
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 31 years.
Typical home values in zip 49011 rose 1.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Calhoun County, MI 89% · Branch County, MI 9% · Saint Joseph County, MI 2%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Athens, MI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 49011
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 49011$216,324
- Battle Creek$190,005
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 49052 | Fulton | 1,234 | — | $255,973 |
| 5.5 | 49051 | East Leroy | 2,787 | — | $293,111 |
| 6.6 | 49094 | Union City | 3,778 | — | $172,393 |
| 7.0 | 49089 | Sherwood | 2,154 | — | $154,572 |
| 7.3 | 49029 | Burlington | 1,415 | — | $226,315 |
| 8.1 | 49066 | Leonidas | 720 | — | $202,937 |
| 10.6 | 49034 | Climax | 1,938 | — | $263,783 |
| 10.6 | 49040 | Colon | 3,384 | — | $204,402 |
| 10.9 | 49033 | Ceresco | 1,719 | — | $298,454 |
| 11.8 | 49088 | Scotts | 3,807 | — | $323,798 |
| 11.9 | 49015 | Battle Creek | 27,765 | $1,214 | $214,029 |
| 12.8 | 49092 | Tekonsha | 1,908 | — | $189,278 |
| 13.6 | 49072 | Mendon | 2,937 | — | $211,086 |
| 13.7 | 49097 | Vicksburg | 11,754 | $1,600 | $282,853 |
| 15.5 | 49014 | Battle Creek | 21,980 | $1,057 | $204,914 |
| 16.0 | 49037 | Battle Creek | 20,550 | $1,081 | $133,369 |
| 16.2 | 49053 | Galesburg | 7,805 | — | $290,663 |
| 17.0 | 49036 | Coldwater | 24,826 | $1,282 | $217,468 |
| 17.9 | 49012 | Augusta | 3,219 | — | $338,532 |
| 18.0 | 49028 | Bronson | 5,811 | — | $182,813 |
| 18.0 | 49030 | Burr Oak | 2,650 | — | $204,760 |
| 18.3 | 49048 | Kalamazoo | 22,791 | $1,335 | $198,489 |
| 18.5 | 49002 | Portage | 19,737 | $1,949 | $272,805 |
| 18.8 | 49068 | Marshall | 14,729 | — | $248,553 |
| 19.4 | 49032 | Centreville | 3,287 | — | $239,255 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.