The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 49002 sells for about $299,999, or $165 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (0%), a market in balance. Homes take about 36 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $962 a month.
ZIP 49002 — Portage
The housing market in the 49002 ZIP code reflects the broader stability of the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area. Market metrics are largely reported at the county level, indicating a steady pace for buyers and sellers with minimal year-over-year price volatility.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 36 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 2.7% · poverty 7.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 49002, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
The area is part of the Kalamazoo-Portage metro economy, which is anchored by diverse industries including life sciences, manufacturing, and education.
Data sourced from 49002 income statistics and county-level census profiles.
- Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center4.83.3 mi
- Airway Fun Center4.53.8 mi
- Revel & Roll West4.37.3 mi
- Airborne Adventure Park - Kalamazoo, MI44.4 mi
- Kids Empire Kalamazoo4.89.1 mi
- Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center4.83.3 mi
- Bell's Eccentric Cafe4.67.9 mi
- Wings Event Center4.45.4 mi
- Miller Auditorium4.77.2 mi
- Kalamazoo County Expo Center4.66.9 mi
- Airway Fun Center4.53.8 mi
- Celebration! Cinema4.53.1 mi
- One Well Brewing4.74.7 mi
- Kalamazoo Nature Center4.712.7 mi
- Revel & Roll West4.37.3 mi
- Gilmore Car Museum4.919.5 mi
- Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center4.83.3 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum4.77.8 mi
- Kalamazoo Institute of Arts4.77.6 mi
- Air Zoo Flight Discovery Center4.93.6 mi
- Kalamazoo Nature Center4.712.7 mi
- Ramona Park4.52 mi
- River Oaks County Park4.69.9 mi
- Bronson Park4.37.6 mi
- Al Sabo Land Preserve4.65.6 mi
- Gull Lake Marine Bayside4.616.2 mi
- Angels Crossing Golf Club4.44.9 mi
- Milham Park Golf Club4.34.7 mi
- Kalamazoo Country Club4.35.2 mi
- Olde Mill Golf Club3.88 mi
- Pine View Golf Club4.410.7 mi
- Meijer4.14.4 mi
- The Crossroads Mall4.13 mi
- Meijer4.29.9 mi
- Meijer4.210.3 mi
- Meijer4.21.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
A notable park featuring trails and green space serving the Portage area.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.