What is the median rent in Grayling Charter Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Grayling Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Grayling Charter Township, MI is $913 (±$110) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 470 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Grayling Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $774 in 2015–2019 to $913 in 2020–2024 (+18.0%).

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: $913 (±$110)
Rented homes: 470 (±172)
$2,000 or more: 3.2%
Since 2015–2019: +18.0%

How much rent costs in Grayling Charter Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Grayling Charter Township	Crawford County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±6.2 points)	10.8%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	64.3% (±17.6 points)	58.7%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	32.6% (±16.7 points)	27.9%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±6.2 points)	0.8%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±6.2 points)	0.5%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.2 points)	0.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.2% (±5.1 points)	1.4%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 64.3% of renting households.

3.2% of rented homes in Grayling Charter Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Grayling Charter Township against Crawford County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grayling Charter Township	Crawford County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$913 (±$110)	$862 (±$48)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	470 (±172)	1,050 (±183)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Grayling Charter Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Crawford County ($862).

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

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

In Crawford County, Grayling Charter Township ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 741 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Grayling Charter 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	$774 (±$102)	$913 (±$110)	+18.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	17.8% (±5.1 points)	22.2% (±6.4 points)	+4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±5.6 points)	1.1% (±1.8 points)	+1.1 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 Grayling Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grayling Charter Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Grayling Charter Township	—	$913 (±$110)	—
Grayling	3.6 mi	$788 (±$119)	Not measurably different
Beaver Creek Township	8.9 mi	$880 (±$286)	Not measurably different
Maple Forest Township	9.1 mi	$925 (±$100)	Not measurably different
Frederic Township	9.5 mi	$1,000 (±$201)	Not measurably different
South Branch Township (Crawford County)	12 mi	$805 (±$58)	Not measurably different
Roscommon	13 mi	$659 (±$181)	Lower
Otsego Lake Township	16 mi	$1,330 (±$169)	Higher
Lyon Township	16 mi	$867 (±$382)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Roscommon, MI ($659).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Otsego Lake Township, MI ($1,330).

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

Median gross rent across Crawford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Frederic Township	$1,000 (±$201)
2	Maple Forest Township	$925 (±$100)
3	Grayling Charter Township	$913 (±$110)
4	Beaver Creek Township	$880 (±$286)
5	South Branch Township (Crawford County)	$805 (±$58)
6	Grayling	$788 (±$119)

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 Grayling Charter Township

What is the average rent in Grayling Charter Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Grayling Charter Township is $913 (±$110) 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 Grayling Charter Township?

In Grayling Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $774 in 2015–2019 to $913 in 2020–2024 (+18.0%).

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 Grayling Charter Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.2% of rented homes in Grayling Charter Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Grayling Charter Township higher than in Crawford County?

In Grayling Charter Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Crawford County ($862).

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 Grayling charter township, Crawford County, Michigan (county subdivision:34660, in state:26 county:039).

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.