The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 49045 sells for about $215,000, or $178 per square foot.
Prices are up +7.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 13 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $838 a month.
ZIP 49045 — Decatur
The Kalamazoo market shows strong demand with low inventory and a tight supply of 1.7 months. Prices are rising year-over-year, supported by a competitive environment where homes sell quickly at near-asking prices.
Median prices moved up 7.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 13 days on market with 1.7 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
41% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.7% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.7% · poverty 18.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 49045
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Data aggregated from Kalamazoo city/county profiles
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.