49405
Custer, Michigan.
Custer, Mason County, MI · Ludington, MI metro · population 1,635
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$683 (+137%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $18,244 +9%
- $207,057$225,301 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $30,037 +15%
- $195,263$225,301 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.
- 49405$1,183
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 24 years.
Typical home values in zip 49405 rose 8.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Custer, MI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 49405
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 49405$225,301
- Ludington$267,083
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | 49454 | Scottville | 4,873 | — | $216,209 |
| 7.9 | 49410 | Fountain | 1,734 | — | $177,784 |
| 8.1 | 49402 | Branch | 1,411 | — | $210,254 |
| 11.2 | 49431 | Ludington | 17,184 | — | $302,602 |
| 12.0 | 49449 | Pentwater | 2,587 | — | $389,045 |
| 12.7 | 49459 | Walkerville | 1,524 | — | $178,994 |
| 14.0 | 49420 | Hart | 6,202 | — | $216,107 |
| 14.2 | 49411 | Free Soil | 1,698 | — | $262,904 |
| 15.7 | 49304 | Baldwin | 5,408 | — | $149,527 |
| 18.7 | 49309 | Bitely | 1,859 | — | $172,218 |
| 19.1 | 49644 | Irons | 1,715 | — | $199,485 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.