ZIP 49735 · Gaylord, Michigan
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
20,773 people call ZIP 49735 home.
20,773
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 49% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$1,020
a month. Michigan's median is $1,129.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$808–$1,212
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,020 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2021 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 76% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.7% to the 11,509 homes here.
21–82
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2021 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 2% less than Michigan's.
$227,200
median home value in ZIP 49735.
- $227,200 ZIP 49735
- $231,600 Michigan
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year