What percentage of people rent in Forest Hills, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Forest Hills, MI, 2020–2024
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6.0% (±1.7 points) of the occupied homes in Forest Hills, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 608 renting households against 9,490 that own their home.

In Forest Hills, the share of households that rent went from 6.6% in 2015–2019 to 6.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.0% (±1.7 points)
Renting households: 608 (±179)
Median renter income: $102,794 (±$67,817)

Who rents and who owns in Forest Hills

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forest Hills	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.0% (±1.7 points)	29.7% (±0.7 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	608 (±179)	76,166 (±1,766)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,490 (±333)	180,482 (±1,769)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$102,794 (±$67,817)	$50,123 (±$1,340)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$164,439 (±$15,921)	$101,126 (±$1,625)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Forest Hills, the renter share is lower than in Kent County (29.7%).

It is also lower than in Michigan (26.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Kent County, Forest Hills ranks 4 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 65 of 80.

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

How renting 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
Households that rent	6.6% (±1.6 points)	6.0% (±1.7 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,368 (±$359)	$1,958 (±$307)	+43.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$119,404 (±$8,244)	$158,005 (±$13,605)	+32.3%	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.

Households that rent in places near Forest Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forest Hills
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Forest Hills	—	6.0% (±1.7 points)	—
Cascade Charter Township	4.3 mi	9.3% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Grand Rapids Charter Township	5.0 mi	14.9% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Vergennes Township	5.9 mi	13.0% (±5.8 points)	Higher
East Grand Rapids	6.0 mi	6.1% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kentwood	7.4 mi	38.7% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Lowell Charter Township	7.4 mi	7.5% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lowell	7.5 mi	30.0% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Cannon Township	7.9 mi	5.0% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cascade Charter Township, MI (9.3%), Grand Rapids Charter Township, MI (14.9%), Vergennes Township, MI (13.0%).

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

Households that rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Comstock Park	51.3% (±5.0 points)
2	Cutlerville	30.2% (±4.7 points)
3	Northview	20.8% (±3.3 points)
4	Forest Hills	6.0% (±1.7 points)
5	Byron Center	4.1% (±2.8 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Forest Hills

How many renters are there in Forest Hills?

Forest Hills has an estimated 608 (±179) renting households, 6.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Forest Hills?

In Forest Hills, the share of households that rent went from 6.6% in 2015–2019 to 6.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Forest Hills?

A renting household in Forest Hills has 1.9 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Forest Hills?

The median renting household in Forest Hills, MI has an income of $102,794 (±$67,817) a year, against $164,439 for households that own their home.

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 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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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.