Zip lookup · MI

49612
Alden, Michigan.

Alden, Antrim County, MI · Traverse City, MI metro · population 1,220

What it costs per month · 49612 $2,175/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,242 (+133%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $21,660 +6%
$392,786$414,446 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $75,933 +22%
$338,513$414,446 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 49612 $2,175 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 49612$2,175
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 17 years.

Typical home values in zip 49612 rose 5.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Antrim County, MI 51% · Kalkaska County, MI 49%

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

Typical home value $414,446 as of Sep 2026
+5.5%year on year

Typical home value — 49612

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 49612 $414,446 Traverse City $419,457 United States $366,157
$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 49612$414,446
  • Traverse City$419,457
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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3.5 49676 Rapid City 3,620 — $381,276
7.7 49615 Bellaire 4,120 — $368,891
8.9 49629 Elk Rapids 2,038 — $509,684
9.9 49690 Williamsburg 6,657 $1,830 $476,155
10.1 49659 Mancelona 7,140 — $201,171
10.2 49648 Kewadin 2,577 — $843,727
12.7 49646 Kalkaska 8,852 — $214,032
15.1 49622 Central Lake 2,634 — $348,130
15.3 49680 South Boardman 2,206 — $217,100
15.4 49686 Traverse City 25,492 $1,945 $399,620
18.0 49696 Traverse City 10,477 $2,200 $440,231
19.7 49727 East Jordan 6,755 — $329,147

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