What is the median rent in Alpine Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Alpine Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Alpine Township, MI is $1,172 (±$45) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,286 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Alpine Township, the median gross rent went from $837 in 2015–2019 to $1,172 in 2020–2024 (+40.0%).

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: $1,172 (±$45)
Rented homes: 2,286 (±305)
$2,000 or more: 3.0%
Since 2015–2019: +40.0%

How much rent costs in Alpine Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Alpine Township	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	0.3% (±0.5 points)	6.9%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	21.6% (±8.0 points)	19.9%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	68.2% (±9.2 points)	42.6%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.0% (±5.8 points)	20.2%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.7% (±4.0 points)	7.0%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.3% (±0.4 points)	2.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±1.3 points)	1.4%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 68.2% of renting households.

3.0% of rented homes in Alpine Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Alpine Township against Kent County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alpine Township	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,172 (±$45)	$1,243 (±$18)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,286 (±305)	74,074 (±1,739)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Alpine Township, median gross rent is lower than in Kent County ($1,243).

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

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

In Kent County, Alpine Township ranks 20 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 302 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Alpine 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	$837 (±$34)	$1,172 (±$45)	+40.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	43.6% (±3.1 points)	39.9% (±4.8 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±1.0 points)	10.1% (±6.0 points)	+10.1 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 Alpine Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alpine Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Alpine Township	—	$1,172 (±$45)	—
Sparta	5.5 mi	$983 (±$60)	Lower
Sparta Township	5.7 mi	$968 (±$52)	Lower
Walker	5.8 mi	$1,202 (±$40)	Not measurably different
Wright Township (Ottawa County)	5.8 mi	$1,132 (±$75)	Not measurably different
Plainfield Charter Township	6.4 mi	$1,269 (±$125)	Not measurably different
Northview	7.3 mi	$1,247 (±$144)	Not measurably different
Chester Township (Ottawa County)	8.0 mi	$983 (±$148)	Lower
Tallmadge Charter Township	8.2 mi	$1,432 (±$80)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sparta, MI ($983), Sparta Township, MI ($968), Chester Township (Ottawa County), MI ($983).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tallmadge Charter Township, MI ($1,432).

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

Median gross rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
14	Plainfield Charter Township	$1,269 (±$125)
15	Grand Rapids	$1,266 (±$35)
16	Kentwood	$1,260 (±$61)
17	Oakfield Township	$1,203 (±$665)
18	Walker	$1,202 (±$40)
19	Wyoming	$1,196 (±$34)
20	Alpine Township	$1,172 (±$45)
21	Tyrone Township (Kent County)	$1,147 (±$492)
22	Grandville	$1,143 (±$54)
23	Grattan Township	$1,138 (±$35)
24	Rockford	$1,111 (±$226)
25	Cedar Springs	$1,086 (±$79)
26	Lowell	$1,056 (±$215)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Kent County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Alpine Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Comstock Park.

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 Alpine Township

What is the average rent in Alpine Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Alpine Township is $1,172 (±$45) 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 Alpine Township?

In Alpine Township, the median gross rent went from $837 in 2015–2019 to $1,172 in 2020–2024 (+40.0%).

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 Alpine Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.0% of rented homes in Alpine Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Alpine Township higher than in Kent County?

In Alpine Township, median gross rent is lower than in Kent County ($1,243).

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

It is lower 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 Alpine township, Kent County, Michigan (county subdivision:01840, in state:26 county:081).

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.