What is the median rent in Portage, MI?

Name: Median rent in Portage, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Portage, MI is $1,133 (±$43) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 6,376 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Portage, the median gross rent went from $839 in 2015–2019 to $1,133 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: $1,133 (±$43)
Rented homes: 6,376 (±586)
$2,000 or more: 8.4%
Since 2015–2019: +35.0%

How much rent costs in Portage

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Portage	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	4.5% (±3.2 points)	7.7%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	30.4% (±5.0 points)	33.3%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	40.9% (±5.5 points)	38.4%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.8% (±4.1 points)	13.7%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	5.0% (±2.4 points)	4.5%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.1% (±1.0 points)	0.8%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.3% (±1.5 points)	1.6%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 40.9% of renting households.

8.4% of rented homes in Portage cost $2,000 or more a month.

Portage against Kalamazoo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Portage	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,133 (±$43)	$1,093 (±$21)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	6,376 (±586)	36,819 (±1,104)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Portage, median gross rent is not measurably different from Kalamazoo County ($1,093).

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

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

In Kalamazoo County, Portage ranks 6 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 342 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Portage 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	$839 (±$22)	$1,133 (±$43)	+35.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	33.1% (±1.8 points)	30.9% (±2.6 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.0% (±2.2 points)	4.6% (±2.6 points)	+0.6 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 Portage

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Portage
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Portage	—	$1,133 (±$43)	—
Kalamazoo	5.4 mi	$1,078 (±$44)	Not measurably different
Vicksburg	5.8 mi	$964 (±$110)	Lower
Texas Charter Township	5.9 mi	$1,470 (±$487)	Not measurably different
Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)	5.9 mi	$1,071 (±$131)	Not measurably different
Pavilion Township	5.9 mi	$1,379 (±$89)	Higher
Schoolcraft	5.9 mi	$918 (±$159)	Lower
Westwood	7.6 mi	$1,233 (±$159)	Not measurably different
Eastwood	7.7 mi	$1,065 (±$71)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Vicksburg, MI ($964), Schoolcraft, MI ($918).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pavilion Township, MI ($1,379).

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

Median gross rent across Kalamazoo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Texas Charter Township	$1,470 (±$487)
2	Pavilion Township	$1,379 (±$89)
3	Cooper Charter Township	$1,281 (±$84)
4	Alamo Township	$1,277 (±$191)
5	Charleston Township	$1,167 (±$633)
6	Portage	$1,133 (±$43)
7	Richland Township (Kalamazoo County)	$1,109 (±$139)
8	Kalamazoo Charter Township	$1,100 (±$56)
9	Kalamazoo	$1,078 (±$44)
10	Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)	$1,071 (±$131)
11	Oshtemo Charter Township	$1,064 (±$64)
12	Comstock Charter Township	$1,061 (±$77)

Showing 12 of 17 places in Kalamazoo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Portage

What is the average rent in Portage, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Portage is $1,133 (±$43) 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 Portage?

In Portage, the median gross rent went from $839 in 2015–2019 to $1,133 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 Portage cost more than $2,000 a month?

8.4% of rented homes in Portage have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Portage higher than in Kalamazoo County?

In Portage, median gross rent is not measurably different from Kalamazoo County ($1,093).

It is not measurably different from 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 Portage city, Michigan (place:65560, in state:26).

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.