What is the median home value in Porter Township (Van Buren County), MI?

Name: Home values in Porter Township (Van Buren County), MI, 2020–2024
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Porter Township (Van Buren County), MI is $306,800 (±$30,051), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Porter Township (Van Buren County), the median home value went from $180,800 in 2015–2019 to $306,800 in 2020–2024 (+69.7%).

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 home value: $306,800 (±$30,051)
Owner-occupied homes: 984 (±83)
Most common range: $300,000 to $499,999

Home values in Porter Township (Van Buren County)

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Porter Township (Van Buren County)	Van Buren County	Michigan	United States
Less than $50,000	2.3% (±1.6 points)	8.0%	7.6%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	2.8% (±2.9 points)	10.4%	9.2%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	13.1% (±5.7 points)	12.8%	10.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	10.0% (±4.2 points)	17.1%	14.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	20.2% (±5.8 points)	22.2%	23.4%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	38.4% (±7.8 points)	20.1%	24.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	12.5% (±4.7 points)	8.1%	9.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.6% (±0.9 points)	1.2%	1.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 38.4% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Porter Township (Van Buren County)	Van Buren County	Michigan	United States
Median home value	$306,800 (±$30,051)	$206,500 (±$6,313)	$231,600 (±$642)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	984 (±83)	24,671 (±509)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142

In Porter Township (Van Buren County), the median home value is higher than in Van Buren County ($206,500).

It is also higher than in Michigan ($231,600).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($332,700).

In Van Buren County, Porter Township (Van Buren County) ranks 2 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 213 of 1,518.

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

How home values in Porter Township (Van Buren County) have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$180,800 (±$25,862)	$306,800 (±$30,051)	+69.7%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,487 (±$97)	$1,684 (±$201)	+13.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,539 (±$220)	$3,482 (±$323)	+37.1%	No measurable change after inflation

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 home value in places near Porter Township (Van Buren County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Porter Township (Van Buren County)
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Porter Township (Van Buren County)	—	$306,800 (±$30,051)	—
Lawton	3.6 mi	$171,100 (±$17,439)	Lower
Decatur Township	5.6 mi	$158,000 (±$19,829)	Lower
Antwerp Township	5.8 mi	$243,400 (±$15,489)	Lower
Prairie Ronde Township	5.9 mi	$348,900 (±$25,589)	Higher
Marcellus Township	6.5 mi	$181,800 (±$24,300)	Lower
Marcellus	6.6 mi	$120,400 (±$15,343)	Lower
Mattawan	6.7 mi	$181,600 (±$20,028)	Lower
Paw Paw	7.6 mi	$148,200 (±$20,208)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lawton, MI ($171,100), Decatur Township, MI ($158,000), Antwerp Township, MI ($243,400).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Prairie Ronde Township, MI ($348,900).

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

Median home value across Van Buren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	South Haven	$454,100 (±$87,505)
2	Porter Township (Van Buren County)	$306,800 (±$30,051)
3	Almena Township	$270,000 (±$43,714)
4	Antwerp Township	$243,400 (±$15,489)
5	South Haven Charter Township	$233,900 (±$57,131)
6	Waverly Township (Van Buren County)	$222,400 (±$18,706)
7	Keeler Township	$214,300 (±$50,372)
8	Hamilton Township (Van Buren County)	$214,100 (±$36,784)

Showing 8 of 22 places in Van Buren 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 (Van Buren County)

What is the average home value in Porter Township (Van Buren County), MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $306,800 (±$30,051) for owner-occupied homes in Porter Township (Van Buren County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Porter Township (Van Buren County) gone up?

In Porter Township (Van Buren County), the median home value went from $180,800 in 2015–2019 to $306,800 in 2020–2024 (+69.7%).

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

Is this what homes in Porter Township (Van Buren County) sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

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, Van Buren County, Michigan (county subdivision:65760, in state:26 county:159).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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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.