Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 49017 (Battle Creek, MI)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 49017 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 49017 (Battle Creek, MI) is worth about $189,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 49017 are about the same as the typical value in the Battle Creek metro area ($190,000) and 48% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 49017 rose 2.3%, compared with +3.2% in the Battle Creek metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,124 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Battle Creek metro area ($1,146) and 42% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $60,885, against $63,177 in the Battle Creek metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 21,295 people live in 49017 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
49017 has the 4th-lowest typical home value of the 12 ZIP codes in the Battle Creek metro area and the 192nd-lowest of 891 in Michigan with Zillow figures.
Part of: Battle Creek, MI · Calhoun County, MI · Battle Creek 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.