What is the median rent in Cato Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Cato Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Cato Township, MI is $711 (±$315) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 171 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Cato Township, the median gross rent went from $630 in 2015–2019 to $711 in 2020–2024 (+12.9%).

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: $711 (±$315)
Rented homes: 171 (±53)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +12.9%

How much rent costs in Cato Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Cato Township	Montcalm County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	40.4% (±18.5 points)	11.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	44.4% (±17.3 points)	55.8%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	12.3% (±9.4 points)	25.0%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.9% (±5.0 points)	5.1%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±16.0 points)	2.7%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±16.0 points)	0.2%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±16.0 points)	0.0%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 44.4% of renting households.

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

Cato Township against Montcalm County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cato Township	Montcalm County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$711 (±$315)	$869 (±$25)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	171 (±53)	3,612 (±376)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Cato Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Montcalm County ($869).

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

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

In Montcalm County, Cato Township ranks 21 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1156 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Cato 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	$630 (±$77)	$711 (±$315)	+12.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	24.2% (±4.4 points)	16.4% (±4.8 points)	−7.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±9.5 points)	0.0% (±15.8 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 Cato Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cato Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Cato Township	—	$711 (±$315)	—
Pine Township	5.0 mi	$1,034 (±$302)	Not measurably different
Winfield Township	5.1 mi	$1,336 (±$330)	Higher
Hinton Township	5.8 mi	$1,029 (±$154)	Not measurably different
Belvidere Township	6.5 mi	$919 (±$143)	Not measurably different
Maple Valley Township (Montcalm County)	7.9 mi	$990 (±$271)	Not measurably different
Douglass Township	8.1 mi	$1,080 (±$211)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township (Mecosta County)	8.5 mi	$1,021 (±$140)	Not measurably different
Millbrook Township	8.9 mi	$792 (±$285)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Winfield Township, MI ($1,336).

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

Median gross rent across Montcalm County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
15	Pierson Township	$859 (±$58)
16	Eureka Township	$842 (±$23)
17	Crystal Township (Montcalm County)	$841 (±$141)
18	Reynolds Township	$772 (±$195)
19	Home Township (Montcalm County)	$756 (±$83)
20	Ferris Township	$733 (±$126)
21	Cato Township	$711 (±$315)
22	Carson City	$680 (±$57)
23	Stanton	$640 (±$188)

Showing 9 of 23 places in Montcalm County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Cato Township

What is the average rent in Cato Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cato Township is $711 (±$315) 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 Cato Township?

In Cato Township, the median gross rent went from $630 in 2015–2019 to $711 in 2020–2024 (+12.9%).

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

0.0% of rented homes in Cato Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 40.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Cato Township higher than in Montcalm County?

In Cato Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Montcalm County ($869).

It is also lower 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 Cato township, Montcalm County, Michigan (county subdivision:14000, in state:26 county:117).

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.