Most Affordable ZIP Codes in Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI (2026)

The lowest entry prices that still hold a decent investability rating — cheap is only useful if the market underneath it is sound.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 48886 Lakeview, MI $194,065 $1,242 4.99% 5.2%
2 48829 Edmore, MI $205,904 $954 3.61% 5.3%
3 48845 Hubbardston, MI $206,292 $954 3.61% 4.2%
4 48818 Crystal, MI $211,988 $1,044 3.84% 5.4%
5 48811 Carson City, MI $213,387 $945 3.45% 4.3%
6 48891 Vestaburg, MI $215,436 $1,044 3.78% 5.1%
7 48884 Sheridan, MI $228,464 $1,107 3.78% 4.3%
8 48888 Stanton, MI $231,493 $1,116 3.76% 3.9%
9 48846 Ionia, MI $233,499 $819 2.74% 6.0%
10 48885 Sidney, MI $240,434 $1,107 3.59% 3.6%
11 49347 Trufant, MI $241,029 $1,197 3.87% 4.4%
12 49507 Grand Rapids, MI $244,108 $1,637 5.23% 5.7%
13 48860 Muir, MI $245,774 $954 3.03% 6.3%
14 48834 Fenwick, MI $248,595 $1,170 3.67% 4.5%
15 49322 Coral, MI $249,565 $1,458 4.56% 6.2%
16 48851 Lyons, MI $256,633 $1,161 3.53% 5.4%
17 49548 Kentwood, MI $257,222 $1,494 4.53% 5.9%
18 48865 Orleans, MI $260,523 $1,008 3.02% 6.0%
19 49509 Wyoming, MI $266,348 $1,442 4.22% 6.3%
20 48849 Lake Odessa, MI $268,897 $1,035 3.00% 6.2%
21 48809 Belding, MI $277,817 $1,170 3.28% 6.7%
22 48838 Greenville, MI $278,152 $2,000 5.61% 5.2%
23 48873 Pewamo, MI $282,744 $954 2.63% 5.8%
24 49329 Howard City, MI $285,000 $1,143 3.13% 6.7%
25 49503 Grand Rapids, MI $291,641 $1,503 4.02% 5.6%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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