What is the median rent in Blair Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Blair Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Blair Township, MI is $1,332 (±$79) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 360 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Blair Township, the median gross rent went from $853 in 2015–2019 to $1,332 in 2020–2024 (+56.2%).

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: $1,332 (±$79)
Rented homes: 360 (±171)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +56.2%

How much rent costs in Blair Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Blair Township	Grand Traverse County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±8.0 points)	10.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	26.7% (±17.5 points)	22.5%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	60.0% (±20.6 points)	32.2%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.3% (±16.2 points)	25.7%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±8.0 points)	6.6%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±8.0 points)	1.5%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±8.0 points)	1.4%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 60.0% of renting households.

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

Blair Township against Grand Traverse County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Blair Township	Grand Traverse County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,332 (±$79)	$1,288 (±$65)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	360 (±171)	8,668 (±669)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Blair Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Grand Traverse County ($1,288).

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

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

In Grand Traverse County, Blair Township ranks 8 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 161 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Blair 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	$853 (±$77)	$1,332 (±$79)	+56.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	22.7% (±6.2 points)	11.7% (±5.1 points)	−11.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	5.0% (±7.7 points)	0.0% (±7.3 points)	−5.0 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 Blair Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blair Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Blair Township	—	$1,332 (±$79)	—
Mayfield Township (Grand Traverse County)	4.5 mi	$942 (±$110)	Lower
Kingsley	4.9 mi	$982 (±$232)	Lower
Paradise Township	6.4 mi	$1,080 (±$114)	Lower
East Bay Township	6.7 mi	$1,517 (±$192)	Not measurably different
Garfield Charter Township	6.9 mi	$1,405 (±$73)	Not measurably different
Traverse City	8.8 mi	$995 (±$97)	Lower
Grant Township (Grand Traverse County)	8.9 mi	$1,344 (±$754)	Not measurably different
Long Lake Township	9.2 mi	$1,507 (±$259)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mayfield Township (Grand Traverse County), MI ($942), Kingsley, MI ($982), Paradise Township, MI ($1,080).

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

Median gross rent across Grand Traverse County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
2	East Bay Township	$1,517 (±$192)
3	Long Lake Township	$1,507 (±$259)
4	Fife Lake Township	$1,500 (±$268)
5	Acme Township	$1,490 (±$263)
6	Garfield Charter Township	$1,405 (±$73)
7	Grant Township (Grand Traverse County)	$1,344 (±$754)
8	Blair Township	$1,332 (±$79)
9	Paradise Township	$1,080 (±$114)
10	Traverse City	$995 (±$97)
11	Mayfield Township (Grand Traverse County)	$942 (±$110)

Showing 10 of 11 places in Grand Traverse County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Blair Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Chums Corner.

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 Blair Township

What is the average rent in Blair Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Blair Township is $1,332 (±$79) 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 Blair Township?

In Blair Township, the median gross rent went from $853 in 2015–2019 to $1,332 in 2020–2024 (+56.2%).

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

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

Is rent in Blair Township higher than in Grand Traverse County?

In Blair Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Grand Traverse County ($1,288).

It is also higher than in 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 Blair township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan (county subdivision:08880, in state:26 county:055).

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.