What is the median rent in Shelby Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Shelby Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Shelby Township, MI is $697 (±$116) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 318 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Shelby Township, the median gross rent went from $716 in 2015–2019 to $697 in 2020–2024 (−2.7%).

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: $697 (±$116)
Rented homes: 318 (±71)
$2,000 or more: 3.5%
Since 2015–2019: −2.7%

How much rent costs in Shelby Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Shelby Township	Oceana County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	10.7% (±6.2 points)	16.6%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	61.0% (±12.6 points)	56.8%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	24.8% (±10.5 points)	20.5%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±9.0 points)	4.5%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.5% (±5.0 points)	1.1%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±9.0 points)	0.4%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±9.0 points)	0.2%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 61.0% of renting households.

3.5% of rented homes in Shelby Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Shelby Township against Oceana County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shelby Township	Oceana County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$697 (±$116)	$759 (±$41)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	318 (±71)	1,315 (±157)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Shelby Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Oceana County ($759).

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

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

In Oceana County, Shelby Township ranks 14 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1172 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Shelby 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	$716 (±$48)	$697 (±$116)	−2.7%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	25.8% (±4.6 points)	22.5% (±4.6 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.3% (±3.4 points)	3.6% (±5.8 points)	+1.3 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 Shelby Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shelby Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Shelby Township	—	$697 (±$116)	—
Hart Township	5.4 mi	$594 (±$132)	Not measurably different
Ferry Township	5.5 mi	$1,063 (±$248)	Higher
Rothbury	6.4 mi	$1,089 (±$289)	Higher
Hart	6.4 mi	$757 (±$97)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (Oceana County)	6.7 mi	$742 (±$52)	Not measurably different
Benona Township	7.0 mi	$900 (±$114)	Higher
Claybanks Township	8.0 mi	$1,117 (±$87)	Higher
Elbridge Township	8.3 mi	$763 (±$143)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ferry Township, MI ($1,063), Rothbury, MI ($1,089), Benona Township, MI ($900).

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

Median gross rent across Oceana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
8	Colfax Township (Oceana County)	$875 (±$360)
9	Crystal Township (Oceana County)	$788 (±$46)
10	Greenwood Township (Oceana County)	$775 (±$229)
11	Elbridge Township	$763 (±$143)
12	Hart	$757 (±$97)
13	Grant Township (Oceana County)	$742 (±$52)
14	Shelby Township	$697 (±$116)
15	Hart Township	$594 (±$132)
16	Pentwater Township	$556 (±$172)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Oceana County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Shelby Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: New Era, Shelby.

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 Shelby Township

What is the average rent in Shelby Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Shelby Township is $697 (±$116) 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 Shelby Township?

In Shelby Township, the median gross rent went from $716 in 2015–2019 to $697 in 2020–2024 (−2.7%).

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

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

3.5% of rented homes in Shelby Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Shelby Township higher than in Oceana County?

In Shelby Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Oceana County ($759).

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 Shelby township, Oceana County, Michigan (county subdivision:72860, in state:26 county:127).

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.