Housing market/Michigan/ZIP 48473
ZIP 48473 Swartz Creek, Michigan
Flint, MI MSA · Michigan. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 48473 · MI
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 48473 — Swartz Creek, MI HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 48473
- 1-unit detached7,83379.5%
- 1-unit attached5605.7%
- 2–4 units870.9%
- 5–49 units6296.4%
- 50+ units450.5%
- Mobile6997.1%
2–4 unit share 0.9% · 5–49 unit share 6.4% · combined 2–49 7.3%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,092 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $897.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 44.0%; ≥50% 27.3%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,330 (1.218× ACS median gross rent).
Population
22,793 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +3.3%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 2 projects, 262 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 150 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 64 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 48473 14.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 4.1%; ACS median gross rent is $1,092; population increased +3.3% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 87 units in 2–4-unit structures and 629 units in 5–49-unit structures; 2 LIHTC projects totaling 262 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,330 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,092. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Michigan research
ZIP 48473 is a Census / HUD profile for Flint, MI. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 48473 — Swartz Creek, MI HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Michigan ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Michigan research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 48473?
ZIP 48473 (Flint, MI MSA) has 22,793 residents, 9,447 households, a renter share of 14.7%, median household income of $76,765, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,092. Vacancy is 4.1%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 48473?
ACS counts 32 units in 2-unit buildings, 55 in 3–4 unit buildings, 249 in 5–9, 360 in 10–19, and 20 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 716 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 48473?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,330. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 48473 — Swartz Creek, MI HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Michigan ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 48473 is Census / HUD research for Flint, MI MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Michigan property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.