How many renters in Forest Hills, MI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Forest Hills, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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38.8% (±18.0 points) of renting households in Forest Hills, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 22.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 38.8% (±18.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.8% (±17.4 points)
Median share of income: 22.4% (±7.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Forest Hills

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Forest Hills	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	23.0% (±16.2 points)	11.2%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.7% (±13.1 points)	13.1%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.0% (±19.4 points)	14.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.5% (±4.2 points)	12.4%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.0% (±4.7 points)	9.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	35.8% (±17.4 points)	39.9%	41.4%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Forest Hills against Kent County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forest Hills	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	38.8% (±18.0 points)	49.0% (±1.9 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.8% (±17.4 points)	39.9% (±1.6 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	22.4% (±7.7 points)	29.6% (±0.6 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$102,794 (±$67,817)	$50,123 (±$1,340)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,958 (±$307)	$1,243 (±$18)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Forest Hills, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Kent County (49.0%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (50.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Kent County, Forest Hills ranks 5 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 57 of 76.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Forest Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forest Hills
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Forest Hills	—	38.8% (±18.0 points)	—
Cascade Charter Township	4.3 mi	52.0% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Grand Rapids Charter Township	5.0 mi	61.6% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Vergennes Township	5.9 mi	32.6% (±23.6 points)	Not measurably different
East Grand Rapids	6.0 mi	28.3% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kentwood	7.4 mi	45.6% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lowell Charter Township	7.4 mi	63.2% (±32.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lowell	7.5 mi	54.6% (±21.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cannon Township	7.9 mi	21.5% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Comstock Park	54.8% (±11.5 points)
2	Byron Center	48.2% (±50.8 points)
3	Northview	45.0% (±15.1 points)
4	Cutlerville	43.3% (±10.3 points)
5	Forest Hills	38.8% (±18.0 points)

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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Forest Hills

Are renters in Forest Hills rent-burdened?

38.8% of renting households in Forest Hills pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Forest Hills spend on rent?

The median renting household in Forest Hills, MI spends 22.4% (±7.7 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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