The story of this market
The typical home in Kent County, Michigan sells for about $360,000, or $221 per square foot.
Prices are down 1.4% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 34 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 160% since 2000. Last year 117 of 135 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,630 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,630 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+4.5%
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 (+15.2%). Worst: 2009 (-6.9%). 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
$2,113
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
+4.5%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 135 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
22
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $147,051,259.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
82.4%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 34134 | 20849 | 82.4% | 4.1% | $195,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Kent County, Michigan
The Kent County housing market shows signs of cooling with a slight year-over-year decline in median sale prices. Inventory levels remain elevated compared to recent periods, contributing to a balanced market environment for buyers and sellers.
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: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved up 6.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 25 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 43.27% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.8% · poverty 9.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 32 researched ZIP reports — 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.
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 11, 2026.
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| 49301 | Ada | $732,283 | $324 | -2.4% | 7 | 100% | — | — | 64 | $2,027 | researched Oct 1 |
| 49302 | Alto | $534,900 | $235 | +4.2% | 55 | 98.5% | 15% | 4.8 | 65 | $1,323 | researched Sep 30 |
| 49306 | Belmont | $569,000 | $235 | +6.7% | 41 | 97.6% | 15% | 1.8 | 49 | $1,850 | researched Sep 19 |
| 49315 | Byron Center | $475,000 | $215 | +3.8% | 29 | 99.3% | 22% | 3.2 | 177 | $1,403 | researched Sep 30 |
| 49316 | Caledonia | $450,000 | $217 | +11.1% | 4 | 96.8% | — | — | 8,948 | $1,338 | researched Sep 30 |
| 49318 | Casnovia | $214,900 | $143 | +4.2% | 45 | 98.5% | 15% | 3 | 12 | $990 | researched Sep 30 |
| 49319 | Cedar Springs | $354,950 | $202 | +4.4% | 48 | 100% | — | — | 94 | $1,080 | researched Sep 30 |
| 49321 | Comstock Park | $318,000 | $193 | -10.5% | 15 | — | — | — | 71 | $1,191 | researched Sep 18 |
| 49326 | Gowen | $365,000 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 13 | $996 | researched Sep 30 |
| 49330 | Kent City | $341,000 | $185 | +0.3% | 27 | — | — | — | 55 | $1,125 | researched Oct 1 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Michigan) — Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption: Provides an exemption from property taxes levied for school operating purposes and potentially other local taxes depending on eligibility. State (Michigan) — General Property Tax Act: 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.
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- Dave & Buster's Kentwood4.17.4 mi
- Sky Zone Grand Rapids4.27.6 mi
- Main Event Grand Rapids4.27.4 mi
- Rebounderz Grand Rapids - Indoor Trampoline and Adventure Park4.415.5 mi
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park4.83.9 mi
- Van Andel Arena4.58.3 mi
- DeVos Place4.58.2 mi
- Grand Rapids Downtown Market4.68.5 mi
- Founders Brewing Co4.38.5 mi
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park4.83.9 mi
- John Ball Zoo4.69.9 mi
- Millennium Park4.712.7 mi
- Celebration! Cinema4.53.8 mi
- Grand Rapids Public Museum4.78.5 mi
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park4.83.9 mi
- Grand Rapids Public Museum4.78.5 mi
- Grand Rapids Children's Museum4.68.1 mi
- Grand Rapids Art Museum4.68.2 mi
- The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum4.78.4 mi
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park4.83.9 mi
- Millennium Park4.712.7 mi
- Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park4.716.4 mi
- Riverside Park4.67.5 mi
- Belknap Park4.67.7 mi
- Murray Lake Marina4.47.6 mi
- Saskatoon Golf Club4.315.3 mi
- Mines Golf Club4.310.6 mi
- Thornapple Pointe Golf Club4.59.2 mi
- Watermark Country Club4.65.3 mi
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- Woodland Mall4.37.3 mi
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- RiverTown Crossings4.415 mi
- Grand Rapids Downtown Market4.68.5 mi
- Horrocks Market4.69.9 mi
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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.