The story of this market
The typical home in Kalamazoo County, Michigan sells for about $272,450, or $168 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 38 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 118% since 2000. Last year 46 of 59 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,158 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,158 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.4%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+15.3%). Worst: 2010 (-4.1%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+4.5%
MI · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,545
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+3.4%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 59 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
15
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $55,094,157.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
83.4%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11588 | 7074 | 83.4% | 4.1% | $175,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Kalamazoo County maintains a stable, moderately competitive residential housing environment characterized by steady modest price gains and low inventory. Strong employment in life sciences and higher education underpins buyer demand, while elevated interest rates and limited resale supply keep transaction velocity moderate.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 34 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 4.35% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.2% · poverty 14.1% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 19 researched ZIP reports of 20 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Kalamazoo County, Michigan — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.7%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 7, 2026.
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| 49001 | Kalamazoo | $212,000 | $146 | +17.8% | 31 | — | — | — | 45 | $1,152 | researched Sep 22 |
| 49002 | Portage | $299,999 | $165 | 0% | 36 | — | — | — | — | $962 | researched Sep 22 |
| 49004 | Parchment | $256,000 | $167 | +11.4% | 40 | 102% | 17% | 1.1 | 265 | $1,141 | researched Oct 1 |
| 49006 | Kalamazoo | $303,750 | $168 | +7.3% | 37 | 98.7% | 17% | 1.7 | 484 | $990 | researched Sep 22 |
| 49007 | Kalamazoo | $212,000 | $146 | +17.8% | 31 | — | — | — | 47 | $1,074 | researched Sep 22 |
| 49008 | Kalamazoo | $261,100 | $164 | +17.8% | 31 | — | — | — | 66 | $1,052 | researched Sep 22 |
| 49009 | Kalamazoo | $464,950 | $183 | +8% | 36 | 98.5% | 17% | 3.2 | 114 | $1,137 | researched Sep 22 |
| 49012 | Augusta | $347,305 | $168 | 0% | 36 | — | — | — | — | $932 | researched Sep 22 |
| 49024 | Portage | $374,900 | $168 | -6.5% | 37 | 98.5% | 17% | 3.2 | 143 | $1,234 | researched Sep 22 |
| 49034 | Climax | $262,753 | $155 | 0% | 36 | — | — | — | 460 | $854 | researched Sep 22 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Countywide property and violent crime rates show stark geographic variation, with elevated incidents concentrated within specific urban cores of the City of Kalamazoo, while suburban and township jurisdictions like Portage, Texas Township, and Richland maintain crime levels well below national and regional averages.
Kalamazoo County features a split educational landscape anchored by Portage Public Schools, which consistently garners high performance ratings, and Kalamazoo Public Schools, renowned for 'The Kalamazoo Promise' scholarship program offering eligible district graduates up to 100% college tuition at Michigan public colleges.
The county faces minor to moderate localized inland riverine flood risk along the Kalamazoo River and Portage Creek basins, with negligible wildfire and coastal hazard risk, though severe convective wind and winter weather events occasionally affect homeowners insurance claim volume.
Economic growth is driven by life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and higher education anchors including Pfizer, Stryker Corporation, Zoetis, and Western Michigan University, bolstered by continuous expansion in pharmaceutical R&D and medical device manufacturing.
Michigan levies property taxes based on Taxable Value under Proposal A, which caps annual assessment growth to the rate of inflation or 5% until ownership changes. Kalamazoo County properties are subject to local municipal, school operational, countywide, and Intermediate School District (KRESA) millages, offset by the Michigan Principal Residence Exemption (PRE).
Kalamazoo County's economy is anchored by advanced pharmaceutical research, medical equipment engineering, and higher education. Anchor institutions include Pfizer, Stryker Corporation, Zoetis, and Western Michigan University, yielding stable regional white-collar and specialized manufacturing employment.
Major arterial corridors include Interstate 94 connecting Chicago and Detroit, and US Route 131 providing north-south regional connectivity to Grand Rapids. Regional air travel is supported by Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO), alongside Amtrak rail service on the Wolverine and Blue Water routes.
Property assessments are conducted under Michigan Compiled Laws by local city and township assessors rather than a centralized CAD, while the Kalamazoo County Equalization Department monitors assessments and calculates county equalization ratios to ensure constitutional uniformity at 50% true cash value.
Properties are subject to specialized overlapping jurisdictional millages including Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA), Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) district, countywide transit authorities (KMetro), and localized drainage and library taxing authorities.
Homeowners property insurance in Kalamazoo County remains generally competitive compared to national coastal baselines, though rates face modest upward pressure driven by localized hail, heavy snowfall loads, severe windstorms, and broader national reinsurance cost adjustments.
- Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center4.81.9 mi
- Airway Fun Center4.52.2 mi
- Allegan Event4.727.2 mi
- Revel & Roll West4.37.1 mi
- Airborne Adventure Park - Kalamazoo, MI42.2 mi
- Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center4.81.9 mi
- Bell's Eccentric Cafe4.65.5 mi
- Allegan County Fair4.427.4 mi
- Wings Event Center4.42 mi
- Miller Auditorium4.76 mi
- Gilmore Car Museum4.915.5 mi
- Binder Park Zoo4.418.8 mi
- Fort Custer Recreation Area4.611.1 mi
- Airway Fun Center4.52.2 mi
- Celebration! Cinema4.54 mi
- Gilmore Car Museum4.915.5 mi
- Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center4.81.9 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum4.75.6 mi
- Kalamazoo Institute of Arts4.75.5 mi
- Rainbow Farms4.827.6 mi
- Fort Custer Recreation Area4.611.1 mi
- Kalamazoo Nature Center4.710 mi
- Ramona Park4.52.6 mi
- River Oaks County Park4.65.7 mi
- Bronson Park4.35.5 mi
- Gull Lake Marine Bayside4.612 mi
- Stoatin Brae Golf Club4.213.2 mi
- Stonehedge Golf Club4.614 mi
- Bedford Valley4.519.9 mi
- Angels Crossing Golf Club4.48.1 mi
- Milham Park Golf Club4.33.1 mi
- Meijer4.13.6 mi
- The Crossroads Mall4.13.8 mi
- Meijer4.29.5 mi
- Meijer4.26.6 mi
- Meijer4.215.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Spans over 1,100 acres offering extensive hiking trails, educational exhibits, and ecological conservation programs serving the entire county.
A world-class Smithsonian-affiliated aviation and aerospace museum featuring historic aircraft, flight simulators, and interactive STEM exhibits near Portage.
The nation's first outdoor pedestrian shopping mall, anchored by craft breweries, independent boutiques, live performance theaters, and dining.
Over 35 miles of non-motorized multi-use recreational trail connecting Kalamazoo, Portage, Augusta, and regional state parks.
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates profile for Kalamazoo County (FIPS 26077).
applies when — Real property owned and used as a homestead by a disabled veteran or their surviving spouse.
Provides an exemption from property taxes levied for school operating purposes and potentially other local taxes depending on eligibility.
MCL 211.7b
applies when — Delinquency in real property tax payments.
A three-year forfeiture and foreclosure process. Property is forfeited to the county treasurer after two years of delinquency. If taxes remain unpaid by March 31 of the third year, the property is foreclosed upon by the Foreclosing Governmental Unit.
General Property Tax Act, Public Act 206 of 1893; MCL 211.78k
applies when — Transfer of interest in real estate consisting of not less than 1 or more than 4 residential dwelling units.
Sellers must provide a written disclosure statement to prospective buyers regarding the condition of the property, including known defects.
Seller Disclosure Act, Act 92 of 1993
Property is assessed at 50% of true cash value (State Equalized Value). Taxable value is capped at the lesser of the state equalized value or the previous year's taxable value adjusted by the consumer price index (up to 5%), unless a transfer of ownership occurs. The tax is calculated by multiplying the taxable value by the local millage rate.
General Property Tax Act, Public Act 206 of 1893
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.