Zip lookup · MI

48838
Greenville, Michigan.

Greenville, Montcalm County, MI · Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI metro · population 18,212

What it costs per month · 48838 $1,453/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$787 (+118%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $14,718 +6%
$262,178$276,896 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $53,140 +24%
$223,756$276,896 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 48838 $1,453 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 48838$1,453
  • 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 48838 rose 5.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Montcalm County, MI 77% · Kent County, MI 21% · Ionia County, MI 1%

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

Asking rent $1,638 as of Sep 2026
Typical home value $276,896 as of Sep 2026
+5.6%year on year

Asking rent — 48838

Against the Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI metro and the national benchmark.

$1,600 $1,800 $2,000 2026 48838 $1,638 Grand Rapids $1,614 United States $1,932
$1,600 $1,800 $2,000 2026
  • 48838$1,638
  • Grand Rapids$1,614
  • United States$1,932

Typical home value — 48838

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 48838 $276,896 Grand Rapids $355,636 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 48838$276,896
  • Grand Rapids$355,636
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.6 49326 Gowen 3,980 — $308,564
7.4 48885 Sidney 1,129 — $240,181
8.2 48809 Belding 11,038 — $272,056
10.1 49347 Trufant 1,570 — $240,787
10.1 48865 Orleans 1,884 — $256,037
11.1 48884 Sheridan 5,091 — $224,134
12.0 48888 Stanton 5,813 — $229,092
12.1 48834 Fenwick 2,139 — $241,978
12.4 49341 Rockford 39,409 $1,890 $458,773
12.9 49322 Coral 1,245 — $248,834
13.9 49319 Cedar Springs 18,802 — $346,033
15.8 49343 Sand Lake 5,664 — $312,775
15.9 49339 Pierson 2,188 — $300,782
16.6 49331 Lowell 17,661 — $410,551
17.0 48846 Ionia 21,613 — $228,875
17.1 48886 Six Lakes 1,565 — $194,985
17.4 49306 Belmont 11,028 — $495,614
17.4 48881 Saranac 5,499 — $302,433
17.6 48850 Lakeview 4,659 — $224,778
17.9 49301 Ada 19,846 $2,472 $665,233
19.2 49329 Howard City 9,156 — $279,171
19.3 48829 Edmore 3,652 — $202,385
19.4 48818 Crystal 2,554 — $214,868
19.9 48860 Muir 1,339 — $242,179

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