ZIP Code 48309 · Oakland County · Michigan
Southeast Rochester Hills · Oakland University
A neighborhood-level guide to the 48309 zip code: housing stock, price expectations, and what daily life is actually like here — from a licensed Michigan agent who works this area every week.
Southeast Rochester Hills' 48309 wraps the Oakland University campus and the National Historic Landmark Meadow Brook Hall estate. The university brings cultural programming, employment, and a steady rental-adjacent market, while surrounding subdivisions hold classic 1970s-90s colonials.
Downtown Rochester remains five minutes west, and the I-75 ramp at University makes Auburn Hills' job centers an easy commute.
Based on the Rochester Hills city-wide median of $365k and this ZIP's housing profile, homes in 48309 typically list and close around a $365k median, with most transactions landing between $321k and $409k. Condos and smaller ranches trade below that band; updated four-bedroom colonials and anything on a larger or water-adjacent lot trade above it.
Estimates are derived from city-wide medians and ZIP-level housing characteristics. For live Realcomp MLS comps in 48309 — free, no obligation — call (313) 288-8905.
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