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Home values, rents and more in Dowagiac, MI

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$227,000
Metro: $238,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+5.2%
Metro: +6.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
5,732
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$48,166
Metro: $67,217 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Dowagiac, MI, shaded by typical home valueDowagiac49047
  • Under $230k
  • $230k–$240k
  • $240k–$260k
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  • $270k+
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ZIP codes around Dowagiac, MI, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Dowagiac is outlined.

How Dowagiac compares

The typical home in Dowagiac, MI is worth about $227,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Dowagiac are 5% below the typical value in the South Bend metro area ($238,000) and 38% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Dowagiac rose 5.2%, compared with +6.3% in the South Bend metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $48,166, against $67,217 in the South Bend metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 5,732 people live in Dowagiac (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Dowagiac has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 13 cities in the South Bend metro area and the 286th-lowest of 686 in Michigan with Zillow figures.

Part of: Cass County, MI · South Bend metro area · Michigan

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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