What is the median rent in Comstock Park, MI?

Name: Median rent in Comstock Park, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Comstock Park, MI is $1,189 (±$48) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,271 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Comstock Park, the median gross rent went from $821 in 2015–2019 to $1,189 in 2020–2024 (+44.8%).

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: $1,189 (±$48)
Rented homes: 2,271 (±287)
$2,000 or more: 2.7%
Since 2015–2019: +44.8%

How much rent costs in Comstock Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Comstock Park	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	0.4% (±0.7 points)	6.9%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	18.8% (±8.0 points)	19.9%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	71.8% (±9.0 points)	42.6%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	6.3% (±5.5 points)	20.2%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.7% (±4.0 points)	7.0%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±1.3 points)	2.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±1.3 points)	1.4%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 71.8% of renting households.

2.7% of rented homes in Comstock Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Comstock Park against Kent County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Comstock Park	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,189 (±$48)	$1,243 (±$18)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,271 (±287)	74,074 (±1,739)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Comstock Park, median gross rent is lower than in Kent County ($1,243).

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

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

In Kent County, Comstock Park ranks 5 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 19 of 65.

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

How rent in Comstock Park 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	$821 (±$27)	$1,189 (±$48)	+44.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	51.9% (±3.1 points)	51.3% (±5.0 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±1.1 points)	11.3% (±6.2 points)	+11.3 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Comstock Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Comstock Park	—	$1,189 (±$48)	—
Northview	3.7 mi	$1,247 (±$144)	Not measurably different
Plainfield Charter Township	3.9 mi	$1,269 (±$125)	Not measurably different
Walker	5.2 mi	$1,202 (±$40)	Not measurably different
Grand Rapids	5.8 mi	$1,266 (±$35)	Higher
Grand Rapids Charter Township	6.1 mi	$1,839 (±$291)	Higher
East Grand Rapids	7.6 mi	$1,862 (±$362)	Higher
Sparta	8.0 mi	$983 (±$60)	Lower
Sparta Township	8.5 mi	$968 (±$52)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sparta, MI ($983), Sparta Township, MI ($968).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grand Rapids, MI ($1,266), Grand Rapids Charter Township, MI ($1,839), East Grand Rapids, MI ($1,862).

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

Median gross rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Forest Hills	$1,958 (±$307)
2	Byron Center	$1,517 (±$1,514)
3	Cutlerville	$1,254 (±$72)
4	Northview	$1,247 (±$144)
5	Comstock Park	$1,189 (±$48)

Comstock Park is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Alpine Township, whose figures include 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 Comstock Park

What is the average rent in Comstock Park, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Comstock Park is $1,189 (±$48) 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 Park?

In Comstock Park, the median gross rent went from $821 in 2015–2019 to $1,189 in 2020–2024 (+44.8%).

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 Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

2.7% of rented homes in Comstock Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Comstock Park higher than in Kent County?

In Comstock Park, median gross rent is lower than in Kent County ($1,243).

It is also higher 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 Comstock Park CDP, Michigan (place:17700, in state:26).

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.