Zip lookup · MI

48471
Sandusky, Michigan.

Sandusky, Sanilac County, MI · population 5,414

What it costs per month · 48471 $893/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$456 (+104%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $10,225 +6%
$159,816$170,041 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $8,122 +5%
$161,919$170,041 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 48471 $893 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 48471$893
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 71 years.

Typical home values in zip 48471 rose 6.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $170,041 as of Sep 2026
+6.4%year on year

Typical home value — 48471

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 48471 $170,041 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 48471$170,041
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.3 48472 Snover 1,359 — $167,465
9.9 48419 Carsonville 2,268 — $201,585
10.0 48466 Peck 1,514 — $180,758
10.5 48453 Marlette 5,046 — $176,406
10.5 48427 Deckerville 2,861 — $189,415
10.7 48401 Applegate 1,323 — $210,084
12.1 48426 Decker 1,317 — $190,220
14.8 48422 Croswell 6,094 — $196,966
14.9 48469 Port Sanilac 1,388 — $263,056
15.2 48454 Melvin 1,175 — $224,708
15.3 48465 Palms 458 — $244,188
15.4 48416 Brown City 4,996 — $228,153
16.5 48741 Kingston 2,107 — $205,406
17.1 48729 Deford 1,555 — $187,322
18.0 48475 Ubly 2,235 — $204,988
18.1 48456 Minden City 788 — $157,929
18.1 48727 Clifford 958 — $213,281
19.4 48450 Lexington 4,320 — $234,888

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