Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 49685 (Traverse City, MI)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 49685 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 49685 (Traverse City, MI) is worth about $434,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 49685 are 3% above the typical value in the Traverse City metro area ($419,000) and 18% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 49685 rose 2.6%, compared with +3.2% in the Traverse City metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,740 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 6% below the Traverse City metro area ($1,853) and 10% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $84,590, against $80,889 in the Traverse City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 21,308 people live in 49685 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
49685 has the 14th-highest typical home value of the 28 ZIP codes in the Traverse City metro area and the 79th-highest of 891 in Michigan with Zillow figures.
Part of: Traverse City, MI · Grand Traverse County, MI · Traverse City 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.