Where rents are rising fastest in the Grand Rapids area
Rents, 1-year change, September 2026 · Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow) · updated 2026-11-15
Rents rose over the past year in 14 of the 14 ZIP codes in the Grand Rapids area with figures; the median change was +4.2%.
The largest rise was 7.9% in ZIP code 49546 (Kentwood, MI), and the tenth-largest was 3.8% in ZIP code 49534 (Walker, MI).
Rents rose 4.6% across the Grand Rapids area and rose 2.9% nationally over the same 12 months.
Where rents are rising fastest in the Grand Rapids area: the 14
| Rank | ZIP code | Rents, 1-year change | Typical rent (monthly) | Home values, 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49546Kentwood, MI | +7.9% | $1,759 | +5.5% |
| 2 | 49417Grand Haven, MI | +7.8% | $1,690 | +4.4% |
| 3 | 49512Kentwood, MI | +7.2% | $1,603 | +2.2% |
| 4 | 49507Grand Rapids, MI | +6.7% | $1,690 | +1.8% |
| 5 | 49503Grand Rapids, MI | +4.8% | $1,506 | +1.5% |
| 6 | 49505Grand Rapids, MI | +4.8% | $1,869 | +4.0% |
| 7 | 49504Grand Rapids, MI | +4.6% | $1,384 | +3.2% |
| 8 | 49508Kentwood, MI | +3.9% | $1,779 | +4.1% |
| 9 | 49519Wyoming, MI | +3.8% | $1,390 | +3.8% |
| 10 | 49534Walker, MI | +3.8% | $1,922 | +6.0% |
| 11 | 49424Holland, MI | +3.4% | $1,851 | +3.9% |
| 12 | 49506East Grand Rapids, MI | +3.4% | $1,846 | +5.3% |
| 13 | 49525Grand Rapids, MI | +3.3% | $1,729 | +4.9% |
| 14 | 49418Grandville, MI | +2.7% | $2,027 | +3.9% |
- Under +3.5%
- +3.5% to +4.0%
- +4.0% to +5.0%
- +5.0% to +7.0%
- +7.0% or more
- Not ranked
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Where rents are rising fastest in other metro areas
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Dallas, TX
- Houston, TX
- Atlanta, GA
- Washington, DC
- Miami, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Boston, MA
- Riverside, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Detroit, MI
- Seattle, WA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Tampa, FL
- San Diego, CA
- Denver, CO
- Orlando, FL
- Charlotte, NC
- Baltimore, MD
- St. Louis, MO
- San Antonio, TX
- Austin, TX
- Portland, OR
- Sacramento, CA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Las Vegas, NV
- Cincinnati, OH
- Kansas City, MO
- Columbus, OH
- Indianapolis, IN
- Nashville, TN
- Cleveland, OH
- San Jose, CA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Jacksonville, FL
- Providence, RI
- Raleigh, NC
- Milwaukee, WI
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Louisville, KY
- Richmond, VA
- Memphis, TN
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Fresno, CA
- Birmingham, AL
- Buffalo, NY
Source and method
Rents, 1-year change: Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow); figures for September 2026. ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents and a published figure are ranked (14 of them in the Grand Rapids area). This page lists only the 14 where the figure rose. The metro area is the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan statistical area. Place names for ZIP codes are the neighborhood or city the ZIP code mostly covers. Compiled by Home Economics.
Zillow's "typical" home value and rent are index values for the middle of the market (the Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index), not median sale prices or asking rents. One-year changes are over the 12 months to September 2026. Income and population come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and carry sampling error, most of all in small places.