Zip lookup · MI

49679
Sears, Michigan.

Sears, Osceola County, MI · Big Rapids, MI metro · population 1,375

What it costs per month · 49679 $1,016/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$587 (+137%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $10,482 +6%
$183,036$193,518 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $30,392 +19%
$163,126$193,518 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 49679 $1,016 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 49679$1,016
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 20 years.

Typical home values in zip 49679 rose 5.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Osceola County, MI 87% · Mecosta County, MI 13%

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

Typical home value $193,518 as of Sep 2026
+5.7%year on year

Typical home value — 49679

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 49679 $193,518 Big Rapids $229,042 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 49679$193,518
  • Big Rapids$229,042
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.2 49631 Evart 5,765 — $195,006
6.6 48632 Lake 5,268 — $180,395
8.7 49305 Barryton 2,378 — $143,010
11.1 49320 Chippewa Lake 157 — $196,361
12.5 49639 Hersey 2,634 — $206,195
13.5 48622 Farwell 6,345 — $202,348
15.0 49342 Rodney 1,527 — $200,153
15.6 49665 Marion 3,983 — $190,476
15.7 48893 Weidman 5,921 — $230,746
17.5 49340 Remus 2,437 — $208,628
17.9 49655 Leroy 3,383 — $208,797
18.0 49332 Mecosta 3,044 — $229,921
19.7 49677 Reed City 7,028 — $201,354
19.8 48625 Harrison 12,704 — $129,735

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