What is the median rent in Allendale Charter Township, MI?

The median gross rent in Allendale Charter Township, MI is $1,274 (±$415) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,922 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Allendale Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $972 in 2015–2019 to $1,274 in 2020–2024 (+31.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,274 (±$415)
Rented homes
2,922 (±353)
$2,000 or more
29.7%
Since 2015–2019
+31.1%

How much rent costs in Allendale Charter Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentAllendale Charter TownshipOttawa CountyMichiganUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±1.0 points)2.1%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99944.2% (±10.1 points)26.9%30.1%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49911.7% (±4.8 points)42.3%38.4%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99914.4% (±6.1 points)16.4%15.1%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49916.7% (±9.0 points)7.6%5.0%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9995.2% (±5.5 points)1.3%1.4%5.5%
$3,000 or more7.8% (±5.4 points)3.4%1.7%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 44.2% of renting households.

29.7% of rented homes in Allendale Charter Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Allendale Charter Township against Ottawa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Allendale Charter TownshipOttawa CountyMichiganUnited States
Median gross rent$1,274 (±$415)$1,211 (±$30)$1,129 (±$4)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent2,922 (±353)22,271 (±1,035)1,032,697 (±7,764)42,849,984

In Allendale Charter Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Ottawa County ($1,211).

It is not measurably different from Michigan ($1,129).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Ottawa County, Allendale Charter Township ranks 7 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 205 of 1,305.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Allendale Charter Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$972 (±$104)$1,274 (±$415)+31.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent44.8% (±3.1 points)36.5% (±3.8 points)−8.3 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate7.7% (±5.3 points)4.0% (±3.5 points)−3.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Allendale Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Allendale Charter Township
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Allendale Charter Township—$1,274 (±$415)—
Blendon Township5.6 mi$1,164 (±$222)Not measurably different
Tallmadge Charter Township6.0 mi$1,432 (±$80)Not measurably different
Coopersville6.2 mi$943 (±$115)Not measurably different
Polkton Charter Township6.3 mi$1,236 (±$344)Not measurably different
Robinson Township6.6 mi$1,106 (±$689)Not measurably different
Georgetown Charter Township7.6 mi$1,395 (±$146)Not measurably different
Jenison8.5 mi$2,306 (±$596)Higher
Olive Township (Ottawa County)8.5 mi$784 (±$403)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jenison, MI ($2,306).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Ottawa County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Port Sheldon Township$1,551 (±$789)
2Tallmadge Charter Township$1,432 (±$80)
3Grand Haven Charter Township$1,407 (±$92)
4Georgetown Charter Township$1,395 (±$146)
5Jamestown Charter Township$1,302 (±$116)
6Spring Lake Township$1,287 (±$76)
7Allendale Charter Township$1,274 (±$415)
8Hudsonville$1,264 (±$179)
9Ferrysburg$1,257 (±$338)
10Polkton Charter Township$1,236 (±$344)
11Holland Charter Township$1,226 (±$52)
12Holland$1,193 (±$36)
13Blendon Township$1,164 (±$222)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Ottawa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Allendale Charter Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Allendale.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Allendale Charter Township

What is the average rent in Allendale Charter Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Allendale Charter Township is $1,274 (±$415) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Allendale Charter Township?

In Allendale Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $972 in 2015–2019 to $1,274 in 2020–2024 (+31.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Allendale Charter Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

29.7% of rented homes in Allendale Charter Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Allendale Charter Township higher than in Ottawa County?

In Allendale Charter Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Ottawa County ($1,211).

It is not measurably different from Michigan ($1,129).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Allendale charter township, Ottawa County, Michigan (county subdivision:01360, in state:26 county:139).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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