Home values, rents and more in Gaines, MI
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Gaines compares
The typical home in Gaines, MI is worth about $415,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Gaines are 17% above the typical value in the Grand Rapids metro area ($356,000) and 13% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Gaines rose 4.5%, compared with +4.9% in the Grand Rapids metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,135 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 32% above the Grand Rapids metro area ($1,614) and 11% above the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $82,738, against $82,874 in the Grand Rapids metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 29,469 people live in Gaines (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Gaines has the 10th-highest typical home value of the 61 cities in the Grand Rapids metro area and the 66th-highest of 686 in Michigan with Zillow figures.
Part of: Kent County, MI · Grand Rapids 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.