What is the median rent in South Gull Lake, MI?

Name: Median rent in South Gull Lake, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Gull Lake, MI is $335 (±$92) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 119 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Gull Lake, the median gross rent went from $1,086 in 2015–2019 to $335 in 2020–2024 (−69.2%).

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: $335 (±$92)
Rented homes: 119 (±124)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −69.2%

How much rent costs in South Gull Lake

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Gull Lake	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	95.0% (±15.6 points)	7.7%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±22.0 points)	33.3%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	5.0% (±15.6 points)	38.4%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±22.0 points)	13.7%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±22.0 points)	4.5%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±22.0 points)	0.8%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±22.0 points)	1.6%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is Less than $500, paid by 95.0% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in South Gull Lake cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Gull Lake against Kalamazoo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Gull Lake	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$335 (±$92)	$1,093 (±$21)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	119 (±124)	36,819 (±1,104)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In South Gull Lake, median gross rent is lower than in Kalamazoo County ($1,093).

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

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

In Kalamazoo County, South Gull Lake ranks 4 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 65 of 65.

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

How rent in South Gull Lake 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	$1,086 (±$289)	$335 (±$92)	−69.2%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	14.1% (±8.4 points)	18.4% (±16.2 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±27.4 points)	0.0% (±18.4 points)	0.0 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 South Gull Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Gull Lake
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Gull Lake	—	$335 (±$92)	—
Richland	2.8 mi	$1,375 (±$1,126)	Not measurably different
Richland Township (Kalamazoo County)	3.5 mi	$1,109 (±$139)	Higher
Augusta	4.3 mi	$748 (±$276)	Higher
Barry Township	5.8 mi	$919 (±$59)	Higher
Galesburg	6.6 mi	$903 (±$125)	Higher
Charleston Township	7.1 mi	$1,167 (±$633)	Higher
Level Park-Oak Park	7.1 mi	$1,307 (±$279)	Higher
Prairieville Township	7.1 mi	$1,500 (±$362)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Richland Township (Kalamazoo County), MI ($1,109), Augusta, MI ($748), Barry Township, MI ($919).

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	Westwood	$1,233 (±$159)
2	Comstock Northwest	$1,080 (±$79)
3	Eastwood	$1,065 (±$71)
4	South Gull Lake	$335 (±$92)

South Gull Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Ross Township, whose figures include it.

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 South Gull Lake

What is the average rent in South Gull Lake, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Gull Lake is $335 (±$92) 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 South Gull Lake?

In South Gull Lake, the median gross rent went from $1,086 in 2015–2019 to $335 in 2020–2024 (−69.2%).

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

How many rentals in South Gull Lake cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in South Gull Lake have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 95.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Gull Lake higher than in Kalamazoo County?

In South Gull Lake, median gross rent is lower than in Kalamazoo County ($1,093).

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 South Gull Lake CDP, Michigan (place:74975, 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.