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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 48879 (Saint Johns, MI)

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

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Typical home value
$295,000
Metro: $246,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+5.7%
Metro: +3.6% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
18,413
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$79,129
Metro: $72,550 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 48879, shaded by typical home value4887948847488674887548848488314883748820488064881148835488724886648614
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ZIP codes around 48879, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 48879 is outlined.

How 48879 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 48879 (Saint Johns, MI) is worth about $295,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 48879 are 20% above the typical value in the Lansing metro area ($246,000) and 20% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 48879 rose 5.7%, compared with +3.6% in the Lansing metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $79,129, against $72,550 in the Lansing metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 18,413 people live in 48879 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

48879 has the 13th-highest typical home value of the 35 ZIP codes in the Lansing metro area and the 290th-highest of 891 in Michigan with Zillow figures.

Part of: Saint Johns, MI · Clinton County, MI · Lansing 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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