Cost of Living Analytics

Cost of Living / Kalamazoo–Portage, MI Metro

Cost of Living in Kalamazoo–Portage, MI Metro

Official metro name: Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area

Kalamazoo–Portage, MI Metro has a population of 261,426. Median household income is $67,905 and median rent is $994 per month. Rent is roughly 17.6% of median monthly income.

State: MIPopulation: 261,426Income: $67,905Rent: $994Affordability: Affordable (17.6%)
Median Household Income
$67,905
Annual (ACS median)
Median Rent
$994
Monthly (ACS median gross rent)
Rent as % of Income
17.6%
rent ÷ (income/12)
Cost Index
91
Simplified relative index

Is Kalamazoo–Portage, MI Metro expensive?

Based on median rent and income, Kalamazoo–Portage, MI Metro has a Affordable rent burden. Median rent is $994, which is about 17.6% of median monthly household income.

Average rent in Kalamazoo–Portage, MI Metro

Median rent (ACS) is $994 per month. (Neighborhoods vary widely.)

How much income do you need in Kalamazoo–Portage, MI Metro?

Median household income (ACS) is $67,905 per year. Housing costs take a bigger share of income when rent burden is high.

Other metros in MI

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Data sources

  • US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).
  • Affordability metric: median rent ÷ (median household income / 12).
  • Figures are metro-level medians; local variation is expected.