49098
Watervliet, Michigan.
Watervliet, Berrien County, MI · Niles, MI metro · population 6,215
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$661 (+110%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $19,523 +9%
- $220,401$239,924 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $41,327 +21%
- $198,597$239,924 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.
- 49098$1,259
- 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 49098 rose 8.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Berrien County, MI 77% · Van Buren County, MI 23%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Watervliet, MI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 49098
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 49098$239,924
- Niles$281,191
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 49057 | Hartford | 6,434 | — | $179,846 |
| 5.0 | 49038 | Coloma | 8,616 | — | $254,490 |
| 7.4 | 49022 | Benton Harbor | 29,460 | $1,050 | $159,714 |
| 8.3 | 49043 | Covert | 2,102 | — | $229,838 |
| 10.1 | 49111 | Eau Claire | 3,159 | — | $260,903 |
| 10.5 | 49064 | Lawrence | 3,635 | — | $246,861 |
| 11.7 | 49013 | Bangor | 5,346 | — | $208,177 |
| 11.8 | 49126 | Sodus | 1,623 | — | $241,218 |
| 12.9 | 49047 | Dowagiac | 14,858 | $1,290 | $223,986 |
| 13.1 | 49045 | Decatur | 5,321 | — | $212,833 |
| 13.8 | 49085 | Saint Joseph | 23,827 | $1,628 | $339,202 |
| 14.9 | 49102 | Berrien Center | 1,472 | — | $291,622 |
| 16.7 | 49090 | South Haven | 13,250 | $2,016 | $371,562 |
| 16.8 | 49103 | Berrien Springs | 11,590 | $1,495 | $302,527 |
| 17.8 | 49079 | Paw Paw | 13,414 | — | $276,644 |
| 18.0 | 49127 | Stevensville | 11,155 | $1,381 | $337,732 |
| 18.6 | 49056 | Grand Junction | 4,478 | — | $216,431 |
| 19.8 | 49101 | Baroda | 2,947 | — | $335,984 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.