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

Name: Median rent in Oronoko Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Oronoko Charter Township, MI is $922 (±$41) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,476 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Oronoko Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $683 in 2015–2019 to $922 in 2020–2024 (+35.0%).

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: $922 (±$41)
Rented homes: 1,476 (±240)
$2,000 or more: 4.2%
Since 2015–2019: +35.0%

How much rent costs in Oronoko Charter Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Oronoko Charter Township	Berrien County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	12.7% (±10.6 points)	13.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	58.9% (±9.6 points)	43.8%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	20.7% (±7.3 points)	34.4%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.6% (±2.4 points)	6.5%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.2% (±3.3 points)	1.9%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.1%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.3%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 58.9% of renting households.

4.2% of rented homes in Oronoko Charter Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Oronoko Charter Township against Berrien County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oronoko Charter Township	Berrien County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$922 (±$41)	$942 (±$24)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,476 (±240)	16,463 (±883)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Oronoko Charter Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Berrien County ($942).

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

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

In Berrien County, Oronoko Charter Township ranks 18 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 724 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Oronoko 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	$683 (±$32)	$922 (±$41)	+35.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	44.9% (±4.6 points)	44.4% (±5.6 points)	−0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.7% (±1.2 points)	4.2% (±4.5 points)	+3.5 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 Oronoko Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oronoko Charter Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Oronoko Charter Township	—	$922 (±$41)	—
Baroda Township	3.9 mi	$1,007 (±$108)	Not measurably different
Baroda	4.2 mi	$994 (±$106)	Not measurably different
Royalton Township	5.2 mi	$1,774 (±$540)	Higher
Eau Claire	6.0 mi	$914 (±$197)	Not measurably different
Berrien Township	6.1 mi	$873 (±$190)	Not measurably different
Sodus Township	6.3 mi	$992 (±$478)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Charter Township	7.0 mi	$1,108 (±$51)	Higher
Lake Charter Township	7.1 mi	$1,234 (±$592)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Royalton Township, MI ($1,774), Lincoln Charter Township, MI ($1,108).

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

Median gross rent across Berrien County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
12	Baroda Township	$1,007 (±$108)
13	Weesaw Township	$1,006 (±$258)
14	Sodus Township	$992 (±$478)
15	Niles Township	$981 (±$84)
16	Chikaming Township	$945 (±$357)
17	Galien Township	$933 (±$324)
18	Oronoko Charter Township	$922 (±$41)
19	Buchanan	$903 (±$211)
20	Benton Charter Township	$892 (±$68)
21	Hagar Township	$886 (±$229)
22	Watervliet	$885 (±$237)
23	Berrien Township	$873 (±$190)
24 (tie)	Niles	$855 (±$34)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Berrien County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Oronoko Charter Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Berrien Springs.

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 Oronoko Charter Township

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Oronoko Charter Township is $922 (±$41) 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 Oronoko Charter Township?

In Oronoko Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $683 in 2015–2019 to $922 in 2020–2024 (+35.0%).

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

4.2% of rented homes in Oronoko Charter Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 12.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Oronoko Charter Township higher than in Berrien County?

In Oronoko Charter Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Berrien County ($942).

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 Oronoko charter township, Berrien County, Michigan (county subdivision:61180, in state:26 county:021).

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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