Housing data for Caledonia, MI

Caledonia, MI has an estimated 1,671 residents and 660 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Kent County.

26.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,128 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,671 (±300)
Housing units
660 (±104)
Households that rent
26.3%
Median gross rent
$1,128
Residents since 2015–2019
+8.2%

What stands out in Caledonia

Median real estate taxes: $4,411 (±$375) in Caledonia, higher than in Kent County ($3,217).

Median household income: $106,250 (±$19,220) in Caledonia, higher than in Kent County ($82,631).

Median home value: $339,000 (±$20,683) in Caledonia, higher than in Kent County ($289,900).

Households without a vehicle: 3.7% (±2.3 points) in Caledonia, lower than in Kent County (6.2%).

Housing in Caledonia at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,128 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,164 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 44.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income
  • Renters and owners: 26.3% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $106,250 median household income
  • Home values: $339,000 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,771 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $4,411 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 13.3% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 68.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 44.1% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 84.5% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 21.5 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +8.2% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 23.6% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Caledonia against Kent County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
CaledoniaKent CountyMichiganUnited States
Residents1,671 (±300)663,150 (exact)10,077,761 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units660 (±104)269,136 (±174)4,622,236 (±795)143,775,355
Households that rent26.3% (±6.5 points)29.7% (±0.7 points)26.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,128 (±$109)$1,243 (±$18)$1,129 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$106,250 (±$19,220)$82,631 (±$1,165)$72,875 (±$293)$80,734
Median home value$339,000 (±$20,683)$289,900 (±$2,942)$231,600 (±$642)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$4,411 (±$375)$3,217 (±$40)$2,904 (±$9)$3,119
Built before 198044.1% (±9.3 points)54.0% (±1.1 points)62.1% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute21.5 minutes (±2.2)21.0 minutes (±0.3)24.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband95.7% (±2.7 points)92.2% (±0.5 points)90.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents38.0 years (±3.0)35.9 years (±0.1)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Caledonia covers 1.3 square miles of land, about 1,246 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Caledonia has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,544 (±254)1,671 (±300)+8.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units591 (±79)660 (±104)+11.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$842 (±$97)$1,128 (±$109)+34.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$209,000 (±$12,953)$339,000 (±$20,683)+62.2%Up after inflation
Median household income$77,857 (±$12,269)$106,250 (±$19,220)+36.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,470 (±$103)$1,771 (±$121)+20.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,945 (±$260)$4,411 (±$375)+49.8%Up after inflation
Households that rent24.0% (±6.0 points)26.3% (±6.5 points)+2.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate16.1% (±15.6 points)0.0% (±16.0 points)−16.1 percentage pointsNot 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.

Crime reported to police in Kent County

Caledonia has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Kent County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Kent County recorded 453 violent and 1,551 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Caledonia

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Gaines Charter Township4.5 mi$1,314$325,20027.9%
Thornapple Township5.4 mi$1,059$280,80011.6%
Middleville6.0 mi$1,063$226,70021.5%
Leighton Township6.4 mi$1,533$357,9005.4%
Cascade Charter Township7.3 mi$2,277$472,5009.3%
Kentwood7.3 mi$1,260$268,20038.7%
Bowne Township7.3 mi$3,033$360,5003.2%
Cutlerville8.5 mi$1,254$222,60030.2%

Places in Michigan most like Caledonia

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Rockford$1,111$334,400$107,12122.8%
Spring Lake Township$1,287$359,200$97,45118.8%
DeWitt$1,072$309,900$110,34117.5%
Georgetown Charter Township$1,395$336,400$102,15017.4%
Brownstown Charter Township$1,196$272,700$95,40220.9%
Tallmadge Charter Township$1,432$366,100$100,72118.5%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Michigan.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Caledonia, fiscal year 2027

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,306$1,365$1,630$2,113$2,417

HUD income limits for Caledonia, fiscal year 2026

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$22,400$37,350$59,750
2 people$25,600$42,650$68,250
3 people$28,800$48,000$76,800
4 people$33,000$53,300$85,300
5 people$38,680$57,600$92,150
6 people$44,360$61,850$98,950
7 people$50,040$66,100$105,800
8 people$55,720$70,400$112,600

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $106,600.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Caledonia lies inside Caledonia Township (Kent County), whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

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 Caledonia

What is the average rent in Caledonia, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Caledonia is $1,128 (±$109) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

Are renters in Caledonia rent-burdened?

44.8% of renting households in Caledonia pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many renters are there in Caledonia?

Caledonia has an estimated 171 (±50) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Caledonia?

The median household income in Caledonia is $106,250 (±$19,220) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Caledonia, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $339,000 (±$20,683) for owner-occupied homes in Caledonia (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Caledonia?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Caledonia, MI is $1,771 (±$121) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

Is Caledonia growing?

In Caledonia, the number of residents went from 1,544 in 2015–2019 to 1,671 in 2020–2024 (+8.2%), not a measurable change.

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 Caledonia village, Michigan (place:12480, in state:26).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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