How much do homeowners pay a month in Kalkaska, MI?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Kalkaska, MI pay a median of $1,102 (±$106) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $458 (±$33).

61.7% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Kalkaska, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $883 in 2015–2019 to $1,102 in 2020–2024 (+24.8%).

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 .

With a mortgage
$1,102 (±$106)
Without a mortgage
$458 (±$33)
Owned with a mortgage
61.7%

Monthly owner costs in Kalkaska

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
KalkaskaKalkaska CountyMichiganUnited States
With a mortgage$1,102 (±$106)$1,223 (±$43)$1,569 (±$5)$1,963
Without a mortgage$458 (±$33)$488 (±$20)$602 (±$3)$638
Owned homes with a mortgage61.7% (±11.4 points)60.1% (±2.7 points)57.8% (±0.2 points)60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,490 (±$253)$1,646 (±$76)$2,904 (±$9)$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Kalkaska, the median cost with a mortgage is lower than in Kalkaska County ($1,223).

It is also lower than in Michigan ($1,569).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

Statewide, it ranks 168 of 252.

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

How owner costs in Kalkaska have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage$883 (±$180)$1,102 (±$106)+24.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,178 (±$151)$1,490 (±$253)+26.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$83,700 (±$7,919)$155,600 (±$29,331)+85.9%Up 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.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Kalkaska

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kalkaska
PlaceDistanceMedian monthly cost with a mortgageCompared with this place
Kalkaska—$1,102 (±$106)—
Orange Township (Kalkaska County)6.1 mi$1,127 (±$125)Not measurably different
Rapid River Township6.1 mi$1,151 (±$115)Not measurably different
Clearwater Township6.9 mi$1,289 (±$139)Higher
Boardman Township7.1 mi$1,443 (±$91)Higher
Excelsior Township7.3 mi$1,348 (±$138)Higher
Rapid City9.0 mi$1,223 (±$253)Not measurably different
Coldsprings Township9.3 mi$1,087 (±$177)Not measurably different
Oliver Township (Kalkaska County)9.8 mi$1,154 (±$149)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Clearwater Township, MI ($1,289), Boardman Township, MI ($1,443), Excelsior Township, MI ($1,348).

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

Kalkaska lies inside Kalkaska Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like 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 Kalkaska

What is the average mortgage payment in Kalkaska?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Kalkaska, MI is $1,102 (±$106) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Kalkaska?

Owners without a mortgage in Kalkaska pay a median of $458 (±$33) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Kalkaska gone up?

In Kalkaska, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $883 in 2015–2019 to $1,102 in 2020–2024 (+24.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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 Kalkaska village, Michigan (place:42260, in state:26).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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