What is the median rent in Littlefield Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Littlefield Township, MI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Littlefield Township, MI is $1,225 (±$238) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 279 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Littlefield Township, the median gross rent went from $616 in 2015–2019 to $1,225 in 2020–2024 (+98.9%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,225 (±$238)
Rented homes: 279 (±135)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +98.9%

How much rent costs in Littlefield Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Littlefield Township	Emmet County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	13.6% (±17.7 points)	6.7%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	15.1% (±15.1 points)	34.4%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	71.3% (±21.0 points)	33.3%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±10.2 points)	14.7%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±10.2 points)	3.8%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±10.2 points)	3.2%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±10.2 points)	3.8%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 71.3% of renting households.

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

Littlefield Township against Emmet County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Littlefield Township	Emmet County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,225 (±$238)	$1,112 (±$81)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	279 (±135)	3,207 (±310)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Littlefield Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Emmet County ($1,112).

It is not measurably different from Michigan ($1,129).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Emmet County, Littlefield Township ranks 4 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 238 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Littlefield 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	$616 (±$37)	$1,225 (±$238)	+98.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	27.9% (±8.5 points)	20.6% (±8.9 points)	−7.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±7.1 points)	0.0% (±9.6 points)	0.0 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 Littlefield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Littlefield Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Littlefield Township	—	$1,225 (±$238)	—
Maple River Township	4.9 mi	$1,239 (±$309)	Not measurably different
Little Traverse Township	6.1 mi	$988 (±$170)	Not measurably different
Springvale Township	6.2 mi	$1,645 (±$701)	Not measurably different
Tuscarora Township	7.2 mi	$1,065 (±$359)	Not measurably different
Pleasantview Township	7.5 mi	$825 (±$175)	Lower
Bear Creek Township	8.0 mi	$1,453 (±$191)	Not measurably different
Pellston	8.3 mi	$1,030 (±$184)	Not measurably different
Mentor Township (Cheboygan County)	9.3 mi	$918 (±$139)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pleasantview Township, MI ($825), Mentor Township (Cheboygan County), MI ($918).

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

Median gross rent across Emmet County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Springvale Township	$1,645 (±$701)
2	Bear Creek Township	$1,453 (±$191)
3	Maple River Township	$1,239 (±$309)
4	Littlefield Township	$1,225 (±$238)
5	West Traverse Township	$1,148 (±$293)
6	Harbor Springs	$1,027 (±$360)
7	Petoskey	$1,006 (±$85)
8	Bliss Township	$989 (±$835)
9	Little Traverse Township	$988 (±$170)
10	Wawatam Township	$980 (±$771)

Showing 10 of 15 places in Emmet County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Littlefield Township

What is the average rent in Littlefield Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Littlefield Township is $1,225 (±$238) 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 Littlefield Township?

In Littlefield Township, the median gross rent went from $616 in 2015–2019 to $1,225 in 2020–2024 (+98.9%).

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

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

0.0% of rented homes in Littlefield Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 13.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Littlefield Township higher than in Emmet County?

In Littlefield Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Emmet County ($1,112).

It is not measurably different from Michigan ($1,129).

It is not measurably different from 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 Littlefield township, Emmet County, Michigan (county subdivision:48020, in state:26 county:047).

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.