What is the median rent in Porter Township (Cass County), MI?

Name: Median rent in Porter Township (Cass County), MI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Porter Township (Cass County), MI is $834 (±$53) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 233 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Porter Township (Cass County), the median gross rent went from $900 in 2015–2019 to $834 in 2020–2024 (−7.3%).

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: $834 (±$53)
Rented homes: 233 (±92)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −7.3%

How much rent costs in Porter Township (Cass County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Porter Township (Cass County)	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	15.0% (±15.8 points)	13.6%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	60.9% (±18.7 points)	50.0%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	24.0% (±15.1 points)	29.5%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±12.1 points)	3.8%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±12.1 points)	1.2%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±12.1 points)	0.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±12.1 points)	1.8%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 60.9% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Porter Township (Cass County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Porter Township (Cass County) against Cass County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Porter Township (Cass County)	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$834 (±$53)	$916 (±$34)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	233 (±92)	3,188 (±342)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Porter Township (Cass County), median gross rent is lower than in Cass County ($916).

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

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

In Cass County, Porter Township (Cass County) ranks 12 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 949 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Porter Township (Cass County) 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	$900 (±$145)	$834 (±$53)	−7.3%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	10.1% (±4.9 points)	16.5% (±6.4 points)	+6.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±15.0 points)	6.8% (±10.4 points)	+6.8 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 Porter Township (Cass County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Porter Township (Cass County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Porter Township (Cass County)	—	$834 (±$53)	—
Calvin Township	5.5 mi	$797 (±$734)	Not measurably different
Mason Township (Cass County)	5.9 mi	$953 (±$35)	Higher
Mottville Township	6.4 mi	$1,073 (±$142)	Higher
Washington Township (Elkhart County)	6.5 mi	$1,099 (±$102)	Higher
Constantine Township	6.8 mi	$773 (±$99)	Not measurably different
Bristol	7.3 mi	$1,099 (±$48)	Higher
York Township (Elkhart County)	8.4 mi	$1,117 (±$79)	Higher
Vandalia	8.4 mi	$1,217 (±$350)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mason Township (Cass County), MI ($953), Mottville Township, MI ($1,073), Washington Township (Elkhart County), IN ($1,099).

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

Median gross rent across Cass County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
6	Volinia Township	$945 (±$42)
7	LaGrange Township	$878 (±$102)
8	Pokagon Township	$872 (±$109)
9	Jefferson Township (Cass County)	$869 (±$384)
10	Milton Township (Cass County)	$845 (±$87)
11	Dowagiac	$840 (±$163)
12	Porter Township (Cass County)	$834 (±$53)
13	Marcellus Township	$822 (±$149)
14	Calvin Township	$797 (±$734)
15	Silver Creek Township	$537 (±$322)

Showing 10 of 15 places in Cass 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 Porter Township (Cass County)

What is the average rent in Porter Township (Cass County), MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Porter Township (Cass County) is $834 (±$53) 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 Porter Township (Cass County)?

In Porter Township (Cass County), the median gross rent went from $900 in 2015–2019 to $834 in 2020–2024 (−7.3%).

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

How many rentals in Porter Township (Cass County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Porter Township (Cass County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 15.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Porter Township (Cass County) higher than in Cass County?

In Porter Township (Cass County), median gross rent is lower than in Cass County ($916).

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 Porter township, Cass County, Michigan (county subdivision:65720, in state:26 county:027).

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.