Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 48838 Greenville, MI $278,152 $2,000 5.61% 5.2%
2 49507 Grand Rapids, MI $244,108 $1,637 5.23% 5.7%
3 48886 Lakeview, MI $194,065 $1,242 4.99% 5.2%
4 49505 Grand Rapids, MI $309,546 $1,819 4.58% 5.6%
5 49322 Coral, MI $249,565 $1,458 4.56% 6.2%
6 49548 Kentwood, MI $257,222 $1,494 4.53% 5.9%
7 49464 Zeeland, MI $394,217 $2,242 4.44% 6.5%
8 49509 Wyoming, MI $266,348 $1,442 4.22% 6.3%
9 49508 Kentwood, MI $345,042 $1,831 4.14% 5.8%
10 49418 Grandville, MI $386,591 $2,006 4.05% 5.7%
11 49503 Grand Rapids, MI $291,641 $1,503 4.02% 5.6%
12 49347 Trufant, MI $241,029 $1,197 3.87% 4.4%
13 48818 Crystal, MI $211,988 $1,044 3.84% 5.4%
14 48884 Sheridan, MI $228,464 $1,107 3.78% 4.3%
15 48891 Vestaburg, MI $215,436 $1,044 3.78% 5.1%
16 49504 Grand Rapids, MI $292,255 $1,416 3.78% 5.6%
17 48888 Stanton, MI $231,493 $1,116 3.76% 3.9%
18 49426 Hudsonville, MI $429,169 $2,070 3.76% 5.4%
19 48834 Fenwick, MI $248,595 $1,170 3.67% 4.5%
20 49428 Jenison, MI $371,495 $1,748 3.67% 6.3%
21 49519 Wyoming, MI $300,188 $1,408 3.66% 5.8%
22 48829 Edmore, MI $205,904 $954 3.61% 5.3%
23 48845 Hubbardston, MI $206,292 $954 3.61% 4.2%
24 48885 Sidney, MI $240,434 $1,107 3.59% 3.6%
25 49534 Walker, MI $388,979 $1,792 3.59% 5.9%

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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