What is the median rent in Berlin Township (Ionia County), MI?

Name: Median rent in Berlin Township (Ionia County), MI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Berlin Township (Ionia County), MI is $1,212 (±$525) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 102 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Berlin Township (Ionia County), the median gross rent went from $654 in 2015–2019 to $1,212 in 2020–2024 (+85.3%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,212 (±$525)
Rented homes: 102 (±52)
$2,000 or more: 22.5%
Since 2015–2019: +85.3%

How much rent costs in Berlin Township (Ionia County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Berlin Township (Ionia County)	Ionia County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	9.8% (±11.2 points)	16.5%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	29.4% (±27.5 points)	41.2%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	26.5% (±20.8 points)	34.4%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	11.8% (±13.3 points)	4.2%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.9% (±7.2 points)	1.7%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±25.1 points)	0.1%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	17.6% (±21.5 points)	2.0%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 29.4% of renting households.

22.5% of rented homes in Berlin Township (Ionia County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Berlin Township (Ionia County) against Ionia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Berlin Township (Ionia County)	Ionia County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,212 (±$525)	$884 (±$64)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	102 (±52)	4,968 (±423)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Berlin Township (Ionia County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Ionia County ($884).

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

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

In Ionia County, Berlin Township (Ionia County) ranks 4 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 253 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Berlin Township (Ionia County) 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	$654 (±$218)	$1,212 (±$525)	+85.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	13.1% (±4.5 points)	18.8% (±7.2 points)	+5.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±19.1 points)	0.0% (±21.6 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 Berlin Township (Ionia County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Berlin Township (Ionia County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Berlin Township (Ionia County)	—	$1,212 (±$525)	—
Saranac	4.6 mi	$538 (±$193)	Lower
Orange Township (Ionia County)	5.2 mi	$1,133 (±$101)	Not measurably different
Ionia	5.5 mi	$852 (±$57)	Not measurably different
Easton Township	6.0 mi	$829 (±$88)	Not measurably different
Boston Township	6.6 mi	$698 (±$184)	Not measurably different
Odessa Township	7.0 mi	$978 (±$168)	Not measurably different
Clarksville	7.5 mi	$480 (±$60)	Lower
Ionia Township	8.4 mi	$1,289 (±$242)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Saranac, MI ($538), Clarksville, MI ($480).

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

Median gross rent across Ionia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Portland Township	$1,506 (±$498)
2	Keene Township	$1,292 (±$239)
3	Ionia Township	$1,289 (±$242)
4	Berlin Township (Ionia County)	$1,212 (±$525)
5	Sebewa Township	$1,190 (±$463)
6	Orange Township (Ionia County)	$1,133 (±$101)
7	Otisco Township	$1,091 (±$316)
8	Odessa Township	$978 (±$168)
9	Portland	$972 (±$84)
10	Lyons Township	$971 (±$195)

Showing 10 of 17 places in Ionia 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 Berlin Township (Ionia County)

What is the average rent in Berlin Township (Ionia County), MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Berlin Township (Ionia County) is $1,212 (±$525) 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 Berlin Township (Ionia County)?

In Berlin Township (Ionia County), the median gross rent went from $654 in 2015–2019 to $1,212 in 2020–2024 (+85.3%).

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 Berlin Township (Ionia County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

22.5% of rented homes in Berlin Township (Ionia County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Berlin Township (Ionia County) higher than in Ionia County?

In Berlin Township (Ionia County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Ionia County ($884).

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 Berlin township, Ionia County, Michigan (county subdivision:07700, in state:26 county:067).

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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