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Housing costs in Ottawa 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 | $1,211 | ± $30 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,148 | ± $23 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,080 | ± $28 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $985 | ± $22 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $323,400 | ± $4,476 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $291,200 | ± $3,271 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $269,200 | ± $3,628 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $228,400 | ± $2,644 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 29.7 % | ± 1.6 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 28.5 % | ± 1.4 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 28.0 % | ± 1.5 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 28.8 % | ± 1.4 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Ottawa County is $1,211, 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.