49878
Rapid River, Michigan.
Rapid River, Delta County, MI · Escanaba, MI metro · population 3,329
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$642 (+138%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $21,978 +12%
- $188,731$210,709 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $54,204 +35%
- $156,505$210,709 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.
- 49878$1,106
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in zip 49878 rose 11.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Delta County, MI 97% · Alger County, MI 3%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Rapid River, MI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 49878
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 49878$210,709
- Escanaba$203,915
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.7 | 49837 | Gladstone | 10,265 | — | $217,075 |
| 17.3 | 49895 | Wetmore | 840 | — | $247,696 |
| 17.6 | 49817 | Cooks | 580 | — | $228,194 |
| 19.6 | 49829 | Escanaba | 16,416 | — | $187,246 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.