What is the median rent in Forsyth Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Forsyth Township, MI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Forsyth Township, MI is $780 (±$71) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 564 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Forsyth Township, the median gross rent went from $645 in 2015–2019 to $780 in 2020–2024 (+20.9%).

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: $780 (±$71)
Rented homes: 564 (±150)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +20.9%

How much rent costs in Forsyth Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Forsyth Township	Marquette County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	14.0% (±10.1 points)	8.5%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	61.7% (±17.2 points)	46.2%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	21.3% (±13.9 points)	31.0%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.0% (±4.3 points)	10.2%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±5.2 points)	2.5%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.2 points)	0.5%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.2 points)	1.1%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 61.7% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Forsyth Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Forsyth Township against Marquette County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forsyth Township	Marquette County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$780 (±$71)	$949 (±$39)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	564 (±150)	8,278 (±472)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Forsyth Township, median gross rent is lower than in Marquette County ($949).

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

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

In Marquette County, Forsyth Township ranks 12 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1061 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Forsyth Township 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	$645 (±$38)	$780 (±$71)	+20.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	27.5% (±4.1 points)	21.4% (±5.4 points)	−6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	11.0% (±8.6 points)	6.8% (±8.2 points)	−4.2 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 Forsyth Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forsyth Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Forsyth Township	—	$780 (±$71)	—
West Branch Township (Marquette County)	12 mi	$746 (±$34)	Not measurably different
Richmond Township (Marquette County)	12 mi	$591 (±$101)	Lower
Sands Township	12 mi	$700 (±$248)	Not measurably different
Ewing Township	13 mi	$933 (±$187)	Not measurably different
Tilden Township	13 mi	$1,225 (±$173)	Higher
Skandia Township	14 mi	$1,339 (±$227)	Higher
Harvey	17 mi	$845 (±$62)	Not measurably different
Chocolay Charter Township	18 mi	$897 (±$113)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Richmond Township (Marquette County), MI ($591).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tilden Township, MI ($1,225), Skandia Township, MI ($1,339).

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

Median gross rent across Marquette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
6	Marquette	$1,011 (±$52)
7	Ewing Township	$933 (±$187)
8	Chocolay Charter Township	$897 (±$113)
9	Negaunee	$861 (±$122)
10	Powell Township	$850 (±$402)
11	Ishpeming Township	$797 (±$353)
12	Forsyth Township	$780 (±$71)
13	West Branch Township (Marquette County)	$746 (±$34)
14	Ishpeming	$733 (±$76)
15	Sands Township	$700 (±$248)
16	Richmond Township (Marquette County)	$591 (±$101)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Marquette County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Forsyth Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Gwinn, K. I. Sawyer.

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 Forsyth Township

What is the average rent in Forsyth Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Forsyth Township is $780 (±$71) 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 Forsyth Township?

In Forsyth Township, the median gross rent went from $645 in 2015–2019 to $780 in 2020–2024 (+20.9%).

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 Forsyth Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Forsyth Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 14.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Forsyth Township higher than in Marquette County?

In Forsyth Township, median gross rent is lower than in Marquette County ($949).

It is also lower 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 Forsyth township, Marquette County, Michigan (county subdivision:29720, in state:26 county:103).

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.