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

Name: Median rent in Brandon Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Brandon Charter Township, MI is $1,048 (±$152) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 332 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Brandon Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $985 in 2015–2019 to $1,048 in 2020–2024 (+6.4%).

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: $1,048 (±$152)
Rented homes: 332 (±141)
$2,000 or more: 5.7%
Since 2015–2019: +6.4%

How much rent costs in Brandon Charter Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Brandon Charter Township	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±8.6 points)	4.6%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	43.4% (±23.1 points)	15.4%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	43.7% (±24.4 points)	39.5%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.2% (±7.7 points)	24.3%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.4% (±4.2 points)	9.7%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.3% (±5.3 points)	3.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±8.6 points)	3.6%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 43.7% of renting households.

5.7% of rented homes in Brandon Charter Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Brandon Charter Township against Oakland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brandon Charter Township	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,048 (±$152)	$1,376 (±$14)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	332 (±141)	139,230 (±2,220)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Brandon Charter Township, median gross rent is lower than in Oakland County ($1,376).

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

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

In Oakland County, Brandon Charter Township ranks 43 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 500 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Brandon Charter 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	$985 (±$147)	$1,048 (±$152)	+6.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	7.5% (±1.9 points)	6.1% (±2.5 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.3% (±4.1 points)	0.0% (±7.6 points)	−3.3 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 Brandon Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brandon Charter Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Brandon Charter Township	—	$1,048 (±$152)	—
Oxford Charter Township	5.3 mi	$1,350 (±$166)	Higher
Hadley Township	5.8 mi	$1,382 (±$256)	Higher
Groveland Township	5.8 mi	$1,584 (±$271)	Higher
Independence Charter Township	6.6 mi	$1,453 (±$88)	Higher
Oxford	7.4 mi	$962 (±$78)	Not measurably different
Goodrich	7.7 mi	$1,014 (±$221)	Not measurably different
Village of Clarkston	7.8 mi	$1,382 (±$114)	Higher
Atlas Township	8.1 mi	$1,269 (±$242)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oxford Charter Township, MI ($1,350), Hadley Township, MI ($1,382), Groveland Township, MI ($1,584).

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

Median gross rent across Oakland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
37	Madison Heights	$1,176 (±$45)
38	Rose Township (Oakland County)	$1,150 (±$63)
39	Sylvan Lake	$1,113 (±$223)
40	Waterford Charter Township	$1,111 (±$30)
41	Addison Township	$1,102 (±$49)
42	Pontiac	$1,063 (±$41)
43 (tie)	Brandon Charter Township	$1,048 (±$152)
43 (tie)	Highland Charter Township	$1,048 (±$222)
45	Wixom	$1,035 (±$36)
46	Holly Township	$997 (±$206)
47	Orchard Lake Village	$936 (±$268)
48	Royal Oak Charter Township	$864 (±$151)

Showing 12 of 48 places in Oakland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Brandon Charter Township

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Brandon Charter Township is $1,048 (±$152) 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 Brandon Charter Township?

In Brandon Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $985 in 2015–2019 to $1,048 in 2020–2024 (+6.4%).

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 Brandon Charter Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.7% of rented homes in Brandon Charter Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Brandon Charter Township higher than in Oakland County?

In Brandon Charter Township, median gross rent is lower than in Oakland County ($1,376).

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 Brandon charter township, Oakland County, Michigan (county subdivision:10040, in state:26 county:125).

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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