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

Name: Median rent in Comstock Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Comstock Charter Township, MI is $1,061 (±$77) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,512 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Comstock Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $788 in 2015–2019 to $1,061 in 2020–2024 (+34.6%).

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: $1,061 (±$77)
Rented homes: 1,512 (±240)
$2,000 or more: 2.8%
Since 2015–2019: +34.6%

How much rent costs in Comstock Charter Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Comstock Charter Township	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	0.9% (±1.0 points)	7.7%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	41.2% (±11.0 points)	33.3%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	47.8% (±12.2 points)	38.4%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.4% (±8.1 points)	13.7%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.8% (±3.2 points)	4.5%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.8%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±2.0 points)	1.6%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 47.8% of renting households.

2.8% of rented homes in Comstock Charter Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Comstock Charter Township against Kalamazoo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Comstock Charter Township	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,061 (±$77)	$1,093 (±$21)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,512 (±240)	36,819 (±1,104)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Comstock Charter Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Kalamazoo County ($1,093).

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

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

In Kalamazoo County, Comstock Charter Township ranks 12 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 475 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Comstock 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	$788 (±$29)	$1,061 (±$77)	+34.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	31.3% (±3.6 points)	27.1% (±3.6 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.2% (±4.2 points)	1.8% (±1.4 points)	−1.4 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 Comstock Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Comstock Charter Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Comstock Charter Township	—	$1,061 (±$77)	—
Galesburg	2.7 mi	$903 (±$125)	Lower
Eastwood	3.9 mi	$1,065 (±$71)	Not measurably different
Pavilion Township	5.5 mi	$1,379 (±$89)	Higher
Parchment	5.6 mi	$1,045 (±$93)	Not measurably different
Richland	5.8 mi	$1,375 (±$1,126)	Not measurably different
Richland Township (Kalamazoo County)	6.0 mi	$1,109 (±$139)	Not measurably different
Kalamazoo	6.1 mi	$1,078 (±$44)	Not measurably different
Charleston Township	6.3 mi	$1,167 (±$633)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Galesburg, MI ($903).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pavilion Township, MI ($1,379).

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

Median gross rent across Kalamazoo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
6	Portage	$1,133 (±$43)
7	Richland Township (Kalamazoo County)	$1,109 (±$139)
8	Kalamazoo Charter Township	$1,100 (±$56)
9	Kalamazoo	$1,078 (±$44)
10	Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)	$1,071 (±$131)
11	Oshtemo Charter Township	$1,064 (±$64)
12	Comstock Charter Township	$1,061 (±$77)
13	Parchment	$1,045 (±$93)
14	Galesburg	$903 (±$125)
15	Climax Township	$854 (±$77)
16	Brady Township (Kalamazoo County)	$844 (±$166)
17	Ross Township	$588 (±$466)

Showing 12 of 17 places in Kalamazoo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Comstock Charter Township

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Comstock Charter Township is $1,061 (±$77) 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 Comstock Charter Township?

In Comstock Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $788 in 2015–2019 to $1,061 in 2020–2024 (+34.6%).

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

2.8% of rented homes in Comstock Charter Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Comstock Charter Township higher than in Kalamazoo County?

In Comstock Charter Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Kalamazoo County ($1,093).

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 Comstock charter township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (county subdivision:17680, in state:26 county:077).

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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