Rental numbers for the Mount Pleasant, MI metro
The typical home here runs -$871 a month at 7.78% with 25% down. 0 of 1 ZIP codes with full Zillow data in this metro are cash-flow positive; the median gross yield is 5.5%.
- Gross yield
- 5.5%
- typical home, Zillow
- Median ZIP yield
- 5.5%
- 1 ZIPs with full data
- Cash flow
- -$871/mo
- at 7.78%, 25% down
- Typical price
- $230,000
- Zillow ZHVI, Aug 2026
- Typical rent
- $1,048/mo
- Zillow ZORI, Aug 2026
ZIP codes in the metro
8 with published figures
| 49310Blanchard | $229,000 | $1,210* | 6.3% | 2.6% | -$731 | n/a |
| 48632Lake | $186,000 | $980* | 6.3% | 2.8% | -$565 | n/a |
| 48893Weidman | $232,000 | $1,210* | 6.3% | 2.9% | -$683 | n/a |
| 48622Farwell | $208,000 | $1,040* | 6.0% | 2.5% | -$685 | n/a |
| 48883Shepherd | $224,000 | $1,030* | 5.5% | 1.8% | -$876 | n/a |
| 48617Clare | $227,000 | $1,040* | 5.5% | 1.8% | -$876 | n/a |
| 48858Mount Pleasant | $229,000 | $1,044 | 5.5% | 1.7% | -$901 | n/a |
| 48878Rosebush | $228,000 | $970* | 5.1% | 1.7% | -$909 | n/a |
* HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedroom, where Zillow publishes no rent index. Conservative.
Trends
Five years to August 2026
- Price, 12 months
- +7.7%
- Rent, 12 months
- +12.7%
- Rent minus price growth
- +5.0 pts
- Property tax
- 1.26%
- effective rate, ACS 2024
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| Month | Typical value | Rent |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | $191,837 | n/a |
| Aug 2022 | $207,135 | n/a |
| Aug 2023 | $210,292 | $834 |
| Aug 2024 | $216,077 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | $213,916 | $930 |
| Aug 2026 | $230,401 | $1,048 |
Counties
- Clare County, MIn/a median yield
- Isabella County, MI5.5% median yield
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- Is the Mount Pleasant, MI metro good for rental property?
- The typical home here runs -$871 a month at 7.78% with 25% down. 0 of 1 ZIP codes with full Zillow data in this metro are cash-flow positive; the median gross yield is 5.5%. Figures assume a typical home, 7.78% with 25% down and the default costs on the methodology page.
- Which ZIP codes in the Mount Pleasant, MI metro have the highest rental yield?
- 48858 (Mount Pleasant) at 5.5%, on Zillow value and rent. The full table above sorts by any column.
Sources and method
- Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), mid tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical home value by ZIP, county, metro and state, and the price trend.
- Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), all homes plus multifamily, smoothed
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical market rent by ZIP, county and metro, and the rent trend (tier A pages).
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2026
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2026.
Rent by bedroom count for every ZIP. The rent used on tier B pages, and a reference on all pages. It is the 40th percentile gross rent, so it runs below market.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024 (B25103 median real estate taxes paid, B25077 median home value, B11001 households)
US Census Bureau. Read: 2020 to 2024.
Effective property tax rate (median taxes paid divided by median value) by ZIP code tabulation area, county and state; households for the permits ratio.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed (FRED series MORTGAGE30US)
Freddie Mac via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Read: 2026-09-24.
The weekly 30-year rate. The site adds a disclosed investor premium to it for the loan payment.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI), HUD, US Census Bureau, Freddie Mac. Every formula is on the methodology page.
Estimates from public data for a typical property. Not investment, tax or legal advice. Your property, financing and costs will differ.