What is the median rent in Almena Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Almena Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Almena Township, MI is $1,614 (±$149) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 156 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Almena Township, the median gross rent went from $747 in 2015–2019 to $1,614 in 2020–2024 (+116.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,614 (±$149)
Rented homes: 156 (±77)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +116.1%

How much rent costs in Almena Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Almena Township	Van Buren County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±17.4 points)	15.6%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	8.3% (±12.9 points)	47.4%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	26.9% (±20.2 points)	23.8%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	64.7% (±22.8 points)	11.7%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±17.4 points)	0.5%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±17.4 points)	0.1%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±17.4 points)	0.8%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 64.7% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Almena Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Almena Township against Van Buren County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Almena Township	Van Buren County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,614 (±$149)	$870 (±$37)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	156 (±77)	5,263 (±342)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Almena Township, median gross rent is higher than in Van Buren County ($870).

It is also higher than in Michigan ($1,129).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Van Buren County, Almena Township ranks 2 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 58 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Almena Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$747 (±$233)	$1,614 (±$149)	+116.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	8.3% (±5.2 points)	9.2% (±4.0 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±15.7 points)	0.0% (±14.4 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not 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 Almena Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Almena Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Almena Township	—	$1,614 (±$149)	—
Mattawan	5.0 mi	$1,066 (±$248)	Lower
Antwerp Township	5.6 mi	$860 (±$75)	Lower
Oshtemo Charter Township	5.8 mi	$1,064 (±$64)	Lower
Waverly Township (Van Buren County)	6.0 mi	$1,098 (±$160)	Lower
Gobles	6.0 mi	$630 (±$146)	Lower
Paw Paw	6.2 mi	$761 (±$114)	Lower
Pine Grove Township	6.4 mi	$842 (±$86)	Lower
Texas Charter Township	7.9 mi	$1,470 (±$487)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mattawan, MI ($1,066), Antwerp Township, MI ($860), Oshtemo Charter Township, MI ($1,064).

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

Median gross rent across Van Buren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Arlington Township	$1,643 (±$151)
2	Almena Township	$1,614 (±$149)
3	Waverly Township (Van Buren County)	$1,098 (±$160)
4	South Haven Charter Township	$997 (±$364)
5	Porter Township (Van Buren County)	$958 (±$311)
6	Bangor	$924 (±$404)
7	Covert Township	$888 (±$378)
8	Bangor Township	$879 (±$224)

Showing 8 of 19 places in Van Buren County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Almena Township

What is the average rent in Almena Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Almena Township is $1,614 (±$149) 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 Almena Township?

In Almena Township, the median gross rent went from $747 in 2015–2019 to $1,614 in 2020–2024 (+116.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

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

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

Is rent in Almena Township higher than in Van Buren County?

In Almena Township, median gross rent is higher than in Van Buren County ($870).

It is also higher than in Michigan ($1,129).

It is higher than 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 Almena township, Van Buren County, Michigan (county subdivision:01600, in state:26 county:159).

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.