What is the median rent in Burr Oak Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Burr Oak Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Burr Oak Township, MI is $977 (±$331) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 159 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Burr Oak Township, the median gross rent went from $756 in 2015–2019 to $977 in 2020–2024 (+29.2%).

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: $977 (±$331)
Rented homes: 159 (±57)
$2,000 or more: 5.0%
Since 2015–2019: +29.2%

How much rent costs in Burr Oak Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Burr Oak Township	St. Joseph County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	6.3% (±7.4 points)	18.3%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	45.3% (±21.1 points)	49.6%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	37.7% (±18.0 points)	26.2%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	5.7% (±10.6 points)	4.0%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.5% (±3.8 points)	0.7%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.5% (±3.6 points)	0.1%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±17.1 points)	1.1%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 45.3% of renting households.

5.0% of rented homes in Burr Oak Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Burr Oak Township against St. Joseph County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Burr Oak Township	St. Joseph County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$977 (±$331)	$849 (±$28)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	159 (±57)	5,048 (±397)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Burr Oak Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from St. Joseph County ($849).

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

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

In St. Joseph County, Burr Oak Township ranks 5 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 615 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Burr Oak 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	$756 (±$167)	$977 (±$331)	+29.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	19.5% (±4.8 points)	18.8% (±6.4 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.7% (±9.3 points)	0.0% (±14.9 points)	−8.7 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 Burr Oak Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Burr Oak Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Burr Oak Township	—	$977 (±$331)	—
Fawn River Township	3.9 mi	$938 (±$172)	Not measurably different
Sturgis	5.1 mi	$826 (±$89)	Not measurably different
Bronson Township	5.3 mi	$1,102 (±$126)	Not measurably different
Sherman Township (St. Joseph County)	6.9 mi	$889 (±$299)	Not measurably different
Colon Township	7.0 mi	$794 (±$90)	Not measurably different
Sturgis Township	8.0 mi	$799 (±$466)	Not measurably different
Bronson	8.1 mi	$938 (±$218)	Not measurably different
Colon	8.1 mi	$785 (±$73)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across St. Joseph County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Florence Township	$1,158 (±$218)
2	Mottville Township	$1,073 (±$142)
3	Leonidas Township	$1,051 (±$161)
4	Mendon Township	$978 (±$145)
5	Burr Oak Township	$977 (±$331)
6	Lockport Township	$955 (±$59)
7	Fawn River Township	$938 (±$172)
8	Sherman Township (St. Joseph County)	$889 (±$299)
9	White Pigeon Township	$878 (±$351)
10	Nottawa Township (St. Joseph County)	$847 (±$177)
11	Three Rivers	$839 (±$46)

Showing 11 of 18 places in St. Joseph County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Burr Oak Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Burr Oak.

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 Burr Oak Township

What is the average rent in Burr Oak Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Burr Oak Township is $977 (±$331) 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 Burr Oak Township?

In Burr Oak Township, the median gross rent went from $756 in 2015–2019 to $977 in 2020–2024 (+29.2%).

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 Burr Oak Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.0% of rented homes in Burr Oak Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Burr Oak Township higher than in St. Joseph County?

In Burr Oak Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from St. Joseph County ($849).

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 Burr Oak township, St. Joseph County, Michigan (county subdivision:11940, in state:26 county:149).

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.