Zip lookup · MI

48811
Carson City, Michigan.

Carson City, Montcalm County, MI · Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI metro · population 7,440

What it costs per month · 48811 $1,097/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$589 (+116%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $19,424 +10%
$189,530$208,954 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $36,890 +21%
$172,064$208,954 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 48811 $1,097 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 48811$1,097
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 18 years.

Typical home values in zip 48811 rose 10.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Montcalm County, MI 63% · Gratiot County, MI 37%

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

Typical home value $208,954 as of Sep 2026
+10.2%year on year

Typical home value — 48811

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 48811 $208,954 Grand Rapids $355,636 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 48811$208,954
  • Grand Rapids$355,636
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.2 48845 Hubbardston 1,218 — $203,251
6.1 48856 Middleton 966 — $157,476
6.8 48818 Crystal 2,554 — $214,868
8.1 48889 Sumner 1,528 — $207,932
9.1 48871 Perrinton 2,103 — $284,210
9.5 48860 Muir 1,339 — $242,179
9.6 48834 Fenwick 2,139 — $241,978
9.6 48884 Sheridan 5,091 — $224,134
9.9 48853 Maple Rapids 721 — $163,526
11.9 48835 Fowler 2,635 — $302,830
12.0 48873 Pewamo 1,250 — $279,603
14.3 48865 Orleans 1,884 — $256,037
14.9 48888 Stanton 5,813 — $229,092
15.1 48877 Riverdale 1,962 — $191,223
15.1 48891 Vestaburg 2,915 — $210,878
15.2 48885 Sidney 1,129 — $240,181
15.3 48847 Ithaca 5,663 — $196,048
16.2 48851 Lyons 2,462 — $251,009
16.3 48801 Alma 13,278 — $164,806
16.4 48832 Elwell 1,307 — $200,597
17.0 48846 Ionia 21,613 — $228,875
17.2 48829 Edmore 3,652 — $202,385
17.8 48894 Westphalia 2,193 — $351,024
18.1 48806 Ashley 1,752 — $192,976
18.5 48879 Saint Johns 18,413 — $294,578

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