What is the median rent in Nelson Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Nelson Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Nelson Township, MI is $569 (±$143) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 128 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Nelson Township, the median gross rent went from $772 in 2015–2019 to $569 in 2020–2024 (−26.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $569 (±$143)
Rented homes: 128 (±80)
$2,000 or more: 6.3%
Since 2015–2019: −26.3%

How much rent costs in Nelson Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Nelson Township	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	35.2% (±26.3 points)	6.9%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	41.4% (±40.9 points)	19.9%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.6% (±22.3 points)	42.6%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.6% (±3.6 points)	20.2%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.3% (±11.0 points)	7.0%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±20.7 points)	2.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±20.7 points)	1.4%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 41.4% of renting households.

6.3% of rented homes in Nelson Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Nelson Township against Kent County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Nelson Township	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$569 (±$143)	$1,243 (±$18)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	128 (±80)	74,074 (±1,739)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Nelson Township, median gross rent is lower than in Kent County ($1,243).

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

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

In Kent County, Nelson Township ranks 29 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1267 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Nelson 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	$772 (±$74)	$569 (±$143)	−26.3%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	12.1% (±5.1 points)	6.6% (±3.9 points)	−5.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±10.6 points)	5.8% (±10.6 points)	+5.8 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 Nelson Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nelson Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Nelson Township	—	$569 (±$143)	—
Cedar Springs	4.2 mi	$1,086 (±$79)	Higher
Pierson	4.4 mi	$900 (±$160)	Higher
Spencer Township	5.9 mi	$1,385 (±$430)	Higher
Courtland Township	6.1 mi	$1,278 (±$734)	Not measurably different
Pierson Township	6.7 mi	$859 (±$58)	Higher
Maple Valley Township (Montcalm County)	7.6 mi	$990 (±$271)	Higher
Oakfield Township	8.6 mi	$1,203 (±$665)	Not measurably different
Ensley Township	8.9 mi	$663 (±$202)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cedar Springs, MI ($1,086), Pierson, MI ($900), Spencer Township, MI ($1,385).

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

Median gross rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
23	Grattan Township	$1,138 (±$35)
24	Rockford	$1,111 (±$226)
25	Cedar Springs	$1,086 (±$79)
26	Lowell	$1,056 (±$215)
27	Sparta Township	$968 (±$52)
28	Caledonia Township (Kent County)	$960 (±$585)
29	Nelson Township	$569 (±$143)

Showing 7 of 29 places in Kent County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Nelson Township

What is the average rent in Nelson Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Nelson Township is $569 (±$143) 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 Nelson Township?

In Nelson Township, the median gross rent went from $772 in 2015–2019 to $569 in 2020–2024 (−26.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

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

6.3% of rented homes in Nelson Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 35.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Nelson Township higher than in Kent County?

In Nelson Township, median gross rent is lower than in Kent County ($1,243).

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 Nelson township, Kent County, Michigan (county subdivision:56920, in state:26 county:081).

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.