49047
Dowagiac, Michigan.
Dowagiac, Cass County, MI · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro · population 14,858
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$634 (+117%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $11,730 +6%
- $212,256$223,986 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $40,218 +22%
- $183,767$223,986 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.
- 49047$1,176
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 18 years.
Typical home values in zip 49047 rose 5.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Cass County, MI 90% · Van Buren County, MI 8% · Berrien County, MI 2%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Dowagiac, MI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 49047
Against the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro and the national benchmark.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Typical home value — 49047
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 49047$223,986
- South Bend$237,622
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 49102 | Berrien Center | 1,472 | — | $291,622 |
| 8.6 | 49111 | Eau Claire | 3,159 | — | $260,903 |
| 9.2 | 49045 | Decatur | 5,321 | — | $212,833 |
| 10.0 | 49031 | Cassopolis | 7,869 | — | $275,941 |
| 12.8 | 49057 | Hartford | 6,434 | — | $179,846 |
| 12.8 | 49126 | Sodus | 1,623 | — | $241,218 |
| 12.9 | 49098 | Watervliet | 6,215 | — | $239,924 |
| 13.2 | 49120 | Niles | 36,495 | $1,396 | $213,434 |
| 13.7 | 49103 | Berrien Springs | 11,590 | $1,495 | $302,527 |
| 13.9 | 49095 | Vandalia | 2,432 | — | $349,770 |
| 14.7 | 49022 | Benton Harbor | 29,460 | $1,050 | $159,714 |
| 14.9 | 49112 | Edwardsburg | 10,544 | — | $304,217 |
| 15.4 | 49064 | Lawrence | 3,635 | — | $246,861 |
| 16.6 | 49067 | Marcellus | 3,974 | — | $249,163 |
| 17.1 | 49065 | Lawton | 7,092 | — | $284,982 |
| 17.4 | 49038 | Coloma | 8,616 | — | $254,490 |
| 17.5 | 49061 | Jones | 1,799 | — | $248,890 |
| 17.6 | 49085 | Saint Joseph | 23,827 | $1,628 | $339,202 |
| 18.2 | 46530 | Granger | 31,598 | $2,026 | $416,295 |
| 18.5 | 49107 | Buchanan | 10,323 | — | $243,073 |
| 19.1 | 49101 | Baroda | 2,947 | — | $335,984 |
| 19.6 | 49079 | Paw Paw | 13,414 | — | $276,644 |
| 19.7 | 46637 | South Bend | 16,200 | $1,205 | $255,304 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.