Zip lookup · MI

49968
Wakefield, Michigan.

Wakefield, Gogebic County, MI · population 2,203

What it costs per month · 49968 $577/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$353 (+157%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $11,990 +12%
$97,939$109,929 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $28,001 +34%
$81,928$109,929 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 49968 $577 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 49968$577
  • 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 49968 rose 12.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $109,929 as of Sep 2026
+12.2%year on year

Typical home value — 49968

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 49968 $109,929 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 49968$109,929
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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