What is the median rent in Grand Rapids, OH?

The median gross rent in Grand Rapids, OH is $840 (±$105) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 108 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Grand Rapids, the median gross rent went from $718 in 2015–2019 to $840 in 2020–2024 (+17.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$840 (±$105)
Rented homes
108 (±40)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+17.0%

How much rent costs in Grand Rapids

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentGrand RapidsWood CountyOhioUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±28.6 points)6.0%8.8%6.3%
$500 to $99964.8% (±16.6 points)47.5%38.3%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49935.2% (±16.6 points)29.5%34.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±28.6 points)10.5%12.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±28.6 points)4.6%3.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±28.6 points)1.4%1.1%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±28.6 points)0.6%1.3%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 64.8% of renting households.

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

Grand Rapids against Wood County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Grand RapidsWood CountyOhioUnited States
Median gross rent$840 (±$105)$972 (±$25)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent108 (±40)18,499 (±824)1,512,031 (±11,174)42,849,984

In Grand Rapids, median gross rent is lower than in Wood County ($972).

It is also lower than in Ohio ($1,034).

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

In Wood County, Grand Rapids ranks 34 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1245 of 1,916.

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

How rent in Grand Rapids has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$718 (±$33)$840 (±$105)+17.0%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent24.8% (±6.4 points)34.1% (±9.9 points)+9.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate4.7% (±6.7 points)8.8% (±12.6 points)+4.1 percentage pointsNot 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 Grand Rapids

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grand Rapids
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Grand Rapids—$840 (±$105)—
Grand Rapids Township1.1 mi$935 (±$126)Not measurably different
Weston Township3.8 mi$858 (±$63)Not measurably different
Damascus Township3.9 mi$758 (±$155)Not measurably different
McClure4.4 mi$734 (±$90)Not measurably different
Providence Township5.0 mi$1,120 (±$468)Not measurably different
Weston5.3 mi$858 (±$63)Not measurably different
Washington Township (Henry County)5.5 mi$882 (±$258)Not measurably different
Washington Township (Wood County)5.7 mi$950 (±$89)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Wood County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
28Henry Township$873 (±$219)
29Bloom Township (Wood County)$869 (±$125)
30Portage$863 (±$44)
31 (tie)Risingsun$858 (±$65)
31 (tie)Weston$858 (±$63)
31 (tie)Weston Township$858 (±$63)
34Grand Rapids$840 (±$105)
35North Baltimore$797 (±$231)
36 (tie)Hoytville$775 (±$348)
36 (tie)Montgomery Township (Wood County)$775 (±$125)
38Bradner$666 (±$23)
39Jackson Township (Wood County)$631 (±$12)

Showing 12 of 39 places in Wood 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 Grand Rapids

What is the average rent in Grand Rapids, OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Grand Rapids is $840 (±$105) 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 Grand Rapids?

In Grand Rapids, the median gross rent went from $718 in 2015–2019 to $840 in 2020–2024 (+17.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Grand Rapids cost more than $2,000 a month?

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

Is rent in Grand Rapids higher than in Wood County?

In Grand Rapids, median gross rent is lower than in Wood County ($972).

It is also lower than in Ohio ($1,034).

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 Grand Rapids village, Ohio (place:31206, in state:39).

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.

Figures last updated on .

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