What is the median rent in White Cloud, MI?

Name: Median rent in White Cloud, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in White Cloud, MI is $831 (±$108) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 139 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In White Cloud, the median gross rent went from $550 in 2015–2019 to $831 in 2020–2024 (+51.1%).

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: $831 (±$108)
Rented homes: 139 (±47)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +51.1%

How much rent costs in White Cloud

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	White Cloud	Newaygo County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	23.0% (±15.2 points)	11.6%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	46.0% (±20.5 points)	46.5%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.9% (±20.5 points)	34.0%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±19.3 points)	6.5%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±19.3 points)	1.2%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±19.3 points)	0.0%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±19.3 points)	0.2%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 46.0% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in White Cloud cost $2,000 or more a month.

White Cloud against Newaygo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Cloud	Newaygo County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$831 (±$108)	$904 (±$61)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	139 (±47)	2,232 (±256)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In White Cloud, median gross rent is not measurably different from Newaygo County ($904).

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

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

In Newaygo County, White Cloud ranks 17 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 953 of 1,305.

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

How rent in White Cloud 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	$550 (±$48)	$831 (±$108)	+51.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	41.8% (±7.9 points)	34.4% (±9.2 points)	−7.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	9.8% (±9.8 points)	0.0% (±18.2 points)	−9.8 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 White Cloud

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Cloud
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
White Cloud	—	$831 (±$108)	—
Everett Township	3.8 mi	$819 (±$87)	Not measurably different
Wilcox Township	3.8 mi	$954 (±$647)	Not measurably different
Sherman Township (Newaygo County)	5.3 mi	$1,104 (±$541)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Newaygo County)	6.3 mi	$1,024 (±$490)	Not measurably different
Big Prairie Township	7.8 mi	$950 (±$108)	Not measurably different
Goodwell Township	8.6 mi	$533 (±$169)	Lower
Monroe Township	9.6 mi	$1,069 (±$148)	Higher
Brooks Township	9.7 mi	$1,167 (±$567)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Goodwell Township, MI ($533).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Monroe Township, MI ($1,069).

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

Median gross rent across Newaygo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
11	Lincoln Township (Newaygo County)	$1,024 (±$490)
12	Sheridan Charter Township	$1,016 (±$180)
13	Ashland Township	$993 (±$637)
14	Dayton Township (Newaygo County)	$979 (±$159)
15	Wilcox Township	$954 (±$647)
16	Big Prairie Township	$950 (±$108)
17	White Cloud	$831 (±$108)
18	Everett Township	$819 (±$87)
19	Denver Township (Newaygo County)	$783 (±$165)
20	Fremont	$730 (±$75)
21	Grant Township (Newaygo County)	$713 (±$204)
22	Ensley Township	$663 (±$202)
23	Lilley Township	$613 (±$112)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Newaygo 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 White Cloud

What is the average rent in White Cloud, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in White Cloud is $831 (±$108) 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 White Cloud?

In White Cloud, the median gross rent went from $550 in 2015–2019 to $831 in 2020–2024 (+51.1%).

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 White Cloud cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in White Cloud have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 23.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in White Cloud higher than in Newaygo County?

In White Cloud, median gross rent is not measurably different from Newaygo County ($904).

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 White Cloud city, Michigan (place:86680, 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.