What is the median rent in Tallmadge Charter Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Tallmadge Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Tallmadge Charter Township, MI is $1,432 (±$80) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 604 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Tallmadge Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $1,052 in 2015–2019 to $1,432 in 2020–2024 (+36.1%).

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: $1,432 (±$80)
Rented homes: 604 (±180)
$2,000 or more: 17.6%
Since 2015–2019: +36.1%

How much rent costs in Tallmadge Charter Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Tallmadge Charter Township	Ottawa County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.8 points)	2.1%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.6% (±7.3 points)	26.9%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	57.8% (±21.9 points)	42.3%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.1% (±14.3 points)	16.4%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	15.4% (±22.3 points)	7.6%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±4.8 points)	1.3%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.2% (±3.3 points)	3.4%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 57.8% of renting households.

17.6% of rented homes in Tallmadge Charter Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Tallmadge Charter Township against Ottawa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tallmadge Charter Township	Ottawa County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,432 (±$80)	$1,211 (±$30)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	604 (±180)	22,271 (±1,035)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Tallmadge Charter Township, median gross rent is higher than in Ottawa County ($1,211).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Ottawa County, Tallmadge Charter Township ranks 2 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 110 of 1,305.

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

How rent in Tallmadge Charter 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	$1,052 (±$59)	$1,432 (±$80)	+36.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	14.9% (±3.3 points)	18.5% (±5.3 points)	+3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.0% (±4.8 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 Tallmadge Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tallmadge Charter Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Tallmadge Charter Township	—	$1,432 (±$80)	—
Walker	4.3 mi	$1,202 (±$40)	Lower
Allendale	5.2 mi	$1,111 (±$274)	Lower
Georgetown Charter Township	5.7 mi	$1,395 (±$146)	Not measurably different
Jenison	6.0 mi	$2,306 (±$596)	Higher
Allendale Charter Township	6.0 mi	$1,274 (±$415)	Not measurably different
Wright Township (Ottawa County)	6.2 mi	$1,132 (±$75)	Lower
Coopersville	7.1 mi	$943 (±$115)	Lower
Grandville	7.5 mi	$1,143 (±$54)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Walker, MI ($1,202), Allendale, MI ($1,111), Wright Township (Ottawa County), MI ($1,132).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jenison, MI ($2,306).

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

Median gross rent across Ottawa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Port Sheldon Township	$1,551 (±$789)
2	Tallmadge Charter Township	$1,432 (±$80)
3	Grand Haven Charter Township	$1,407 (±$92)
4	Georgetown Charter Township	$1,395 (±$146)
5	Jamestown Charter Township	$1,302 (±$116)
6	Spring Lake Township	$1,287 (±$76)
7	Allendale Charter Township	$1,274 (±$415)
8	Hudsonville	$1,264 (±$179)

Showing 8 of 23 places in Ottawa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Tallmadge Charter Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lamont.

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 Tallmadge Charter Township

What is the average rent in Tallmadge Charter Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Tallmadge Charter Township is $1,432 (±$80) 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 Tallmadge Charter Township?

In Tallmadge Charter Township, the median gross rent went from $1,052 in 2015–2019 to $1,432 in 2020–2024 (+36.1%).

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 Tallmadge Charter Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

17.6% of rented homes in Tallmadge Charter Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Tallmadge Charter Township higher than in Ottawa County?

In Tallmadge Charter Township, median gross rent is higher than in Ottawa County ($1,211).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Tallmadge charter township, Ottawa County, Michigan (county subdivision:77980, in state:26 county:139).

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.