housing costs · Michigan
Housing costs in Kent County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,243 | ± $18 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,176 | ± $15 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,111 | ± $15 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $993 | ± $12 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $289,900 | ± $2,942 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $265,700 | ± $3,150 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $242,200 | ± $2,164 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $206,600 | ± $2,792 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 29.6 % | ± 0.6 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 29.5 % | ± 0.6 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 29.3 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 29.2 % | ± 0.6 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Kent County is $1,243, above the Michigan median of $884 across 83 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.