How much do homeowners pay a month in Covert Township, MI?

Name: Homeowner costs in Covert Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Covert Township, MI pay a median of $1,061 (±$128) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $515 (±$88).

46.3% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Covert Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,274 in 2015–2019 to $1,061 in 2020–2024 (−16.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,061 (±$128)
Without a mortgage: $515 (±$88)
Owned with a mortgage: 46.3%

Monthly owner costs in Covert Township

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Covert Township	Van Buren County	Michigan	United States
With a mortgage	$1,061 (±$128)	$1,404 (±$33)	$1,569 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$515 (±$88)	$570 (±$15)	$602 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	46.3% (±9.9 points)	58.6% (±1.8 points)	57.8% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,600 (±$223)	$2,536 (±$58)	$2,904 (±$9)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Covert Township, the median cost with a mortgage is lower than in Van Buren County ($1,404).

It is also lower than in Michigan ($1,569).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Van Buren County, Covert Township ranks 21 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 1389 of 1,516.

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

How owner costs in Covert Township have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,274 (±$135)	$1,061 (±$128)	−16.7%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,283 (±$182)	$1,600 (±$223)	+24.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$103,000 (±$22,612)	$157,600 (±$40,219)	+53.0%	No measurable change after inflation

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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Covert Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Covert Township
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Covert Township	—	$1,061 (±$128)	—
Paw Paw Lake	5.0 mi	$1,386 (±$106)	Higher
Coloma Charter Township	5.4 mi	$1,320 (±$231)	Not measurably different
South Haven Charter Township	5.6 mi	$1,453 (±$315)	Higher
Bangor Township	5.6 mi	$1,409 (±$145)	Higher
Watervliet Township	5.9 mi	$1,424 (±$261)	Higher
Watervliet	6.7 mi	$1,232 (±$176)	Not measurably different
Coloma	6.9 mi	$1,180 (±$93)	Not measurably different
Hartford	7.9 mi	$1,172 (±$143)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Paw Paw Lake, MI ($1,386), South Haven Charter Township, MI ($1,453), Bangor Township, MI ($1,409).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Van Buren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
15	Decatur Township	$1,239 (±$149)
16	Geneva Township (Van Buren County)	$1,221 (±$133)
17	Arlington Township	$1,216 (±$134)
18	Hartford Township	$1,193 (±$188)
19	Bangor	$1,178 (±$63)
20	Hartford	$1,172 (±$143)
21	Covert Township	$1,061 (±$128)
22	Gobles	$1,015 (±$198)

Showing 8 of 22 places in Van Buren County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Covert Township

What is the average mortgage payment in Covert Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Covert Township, MI is $1,061 (±$128) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Covert Township?

Owners without a mortgage in Covert Township pay a median of $515 (±$88) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Covert Township gone up?

In Covert Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,274 in 2015–2019 to $1,061 in 2020–2024 (−16.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Covert township, Van Buren County, Michigan (county subdivision:18560, in state:26 county:159).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.