What is the median rent in Kalkaska Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Kalkaska Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Kalkaska Township, MI is $641 (±$82) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 438 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Kalkaska Township, the median gross rent went from $624 in 2015–2019 to $641 in 2020–2024 (+2.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $641 (±$82)
Rented homes: 438 (±112)
$2,000 or more: 4.8%
Since 2015–2019: +2.7%

How much rent costs in Kalkaska Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Kalkaska Township	Kalkaska County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	31.1% (±13.0 points)	19.3%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	42.9% (±14.0 points)	47.0%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	18.3% (±10.1 points)	23.1%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.0% (±4.5 points)	5.1%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±6.6 points)	1.2%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.6 points)	1.1%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.8% (±5.4 points)	3.2%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 42.9% of renting households.

4.8% of rented homes in Kalkaska Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kalkaska Township against Kalkaska County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kalkaska Township	Kalkaska County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$641 (±$82)	$853 (±$115)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	438 (±112)	761 (±151)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Kalkaska Township, median gross rent is lower than in Kalkaska County ($853).

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

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

In Kalkaska County, Kalkaska Township ranks 10 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1227 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Kalkaska 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	$624 (±$31)	$641 (±$82)	+2.7%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	28.2% (±4.8 points)	21.2% (±4.8 points)	−7.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	14.6% (±7.8 points)	0.0% (±6.1 points)	−14.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Kalkaska Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kalkaska Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Kalkaska Township	—	$641 (±$82)	—
Clearwater Township	6.2 mi	$961 (±$58)	Higher
Boardman Township	6.4 mi	$956 (±$430)	Not measurably different
Rapid River Township	6.6 mi	$992 (±$225)	Higher
Orange Township (Kalkaska County)	6.7 mi	$1,075 (±$216)	Higher
Rapid City	8.3 mi	$969 (±$96)	Higher
Excelsior Township	8.8 mi	$850 (±$482)	Not measurably different
Coldsprings Township	10 mi	$838 (±$393)	Not measurably different
Oliver Township (Kalkaska County)	11 mi	$825 (±$354)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Clearwater Township, MI ($961), Rapid River Township, MI ($992), Orange Township (Kalkaska County), MI ($1,075).

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

Median gross rent across Kalkaska County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Clearwater Township	$961 (±$58)
5	Boardman Township	$956 (±$430)
6	Excelsior Township	$850 (±$482)
7	Coldsprings Township	$838 (±$393)
8	Oliver Township (Kalkaska County)	$825 (±$354)
9	Springfield Township	$785 (±$659)
10	Kalkaska Township	$641 (±$82)

Showing 7 of 10 places in Kalkaska County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Kalkaska Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Kalkaska.

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 Kalkaska Township

What is the average rent in Kalkaska Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kalkaska Township is $641 (±$82) 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 Kalkaska Township?

In Kalkaska Township, the median gross rent went from $624 in 2015–2019 to $641 in 2020–2024 (+2.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Kalkaska Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

4.8% of rented homes in Kalkaska Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 31.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kalkaska Township higher than in Kalkaska County?

In Kalkaska Township, median gross rent is lower than in Kalkaska County ($853).

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 Kalkaska township, Kalkaska County, Michigan (county subdivision:42280, in state:26 county:079).

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.