49630
Empire, Michigan.
Empire, Leelanau County, MI · Traverse City, MI metro · population 1,390
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,845 (+130%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $23,739 +4%
- $598,012$621,751 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $124,382 +25%
- $497,369$621,751 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.
- 49630$3,263
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.
Typical home values in zip 49630 rose 4.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Leelanau County, MI 97% · Benzie County, MI 3%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Empire, MI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 49630
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 49630$621,751
- Traverse City$419,457
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | 49636 | Glen Arbor | 643 | — | $685,721 |
| 6.3 | 49664 | Maple City | 2,332 | — | $621,661 |
| 7.2 | 49654 | Leland | 691 | — | $1,333,802 |
| 11.8 | 49621 | Cedar | 3,483 | — | $529,175 |
| 13.7 | 49653 | Lake Leelanau | 1,766 | — | $853,569 |
| 14.0 | 49640 | Honor | 1,252 | — | $418,258 |
| 14.3 | 49650 | Lake Ann | 3,411 | — | $407,336 |
| 16.7 | 49684 | Traverse City | 21,585 | $1,994 | $487,847 |
| 17.5 | 49682 | Suttons Bay | 4,699 | — | $643,305 |
| 19.5 | 49617 | Beulah | 3,526 | — | $431,214 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.