What is the median rent in Forest Hills, MI?

Name: Median rent in Forest Hills, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Forest Hills, MI is $1,958 (±$307) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 530 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Forest Hills, the median gross rent went from $1,368 in 2015–2019 to $1,958 in 2020–2024 (+43.1%).

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: $1,958 (±$307)
Rented homes: 530 (±170)
$2,000 or more: 47.5%
Since 2015–2019: +43.1%

How much rent costs in Forest Hills

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Forest Hills	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	9.1% (±7.7 points)	6.9%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±5.5 points)	19.9%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.0% (±9.6 points)	42.6%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	29.4% (±18.2 points)	20.2%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	23.8% (±20.8 points)	7.0%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	11.1% (±10.1 points)	2.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	12.6% (±10.2 points)	1.4%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 29.4% of renting households.

47.5% of rented homes in Forest Hills cost $2,000 or more a month.

Forest Hills against Kent County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forest Hills	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,958 (±$307)	$1,243 (±$18)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	530 (±170)	74,074 (±1,739)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Forest Hills, median gross rent is higher than in Kent County ($1,243).

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

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

In Kent County, Forest Hills ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 2 of 65.

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

How rent in Forest Hills 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	$1,368 (±$359)	$1,958 (±$307)	+43.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	6.6% (±1.6 points)	6.0% (±1.7 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.3% (±11.0 points)	16.1% (±14.6 points)	+8.8 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 Forest Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forest Hills
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Forest Hills	—	$1,958 (±$307)	—
Cascade Charter Township	4.3 mi	$2,277 (±$323)	Not measurably different
Grand Rapids Charter Township	5.0 mi	$1,839 (±$291)	Not measurably different
Vergennes Township	5.9 mi	$1,824 (±$153)	Not measurably different
East Grand Rapids	6.0 mi	$1,862 (±$362)	Not measurably different
Kentwood	7.4 mi	$1,260 (±$61)	Lower
Lowell Charter Township	7.4 mi	$1,688 (±$102)	Not measurably different
Lowell	7.5 mi	$1,056 (±$215)	Lower
Cannon Township	7.9 mi	$1,316 (±$181)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kentwood, MI ($1,260), Lowell, MI ($1,056), Cannon Township, MI ($1,316).

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)

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

It lies inside Ada 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 Forest Hills

What is the average rent in Forest Hills, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Forest Hills is $1,958 (±$307) 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 Forest Hills?

In Forest Hills, the median gross rent went from $1,368 in 2015–2019 to $1,958 in 2020–2024 (+43.1%).

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 Forest Hills cost more than $2,000 a month?

47.5% of rented homes in Forest Hills have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Forest Hills higher than in Kent County?

In Forest Hills, median gross rent is higher than in Kent County ($1,243).

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

It is higher 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 Forest Hills CDP, Michigan (place:29580, 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.