Metro area · CBSA 28020
Kalamazoo
The Kalamazoo, MI metro area has 262,375 people. Median rent is $1,093, 18.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Kalamazoo County at $1,158. Of the 13 places we track here, South Gull Lake has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$72,532
Median home value
$241,800
Unemployment
5.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,158
HUD, Kalamazoo County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo | 73,076 | $1,078 | 24.7% |
| Portage | 49,259 | $1,133 | 16.3% |
| Westwood | 8,867 | $1,233 | 25.4% |
| Eastwood | 6,669 | $1,065 | 23.7% |
| Comstock Northwest | 5,391 | $1,080 | 17.6% |
| Vicksburg | 3,934 | $964 | 15.9% |
| Galesburg | 2,023 | $903 | 20.8% |
| Parchment | 2,008 | $1,045 | 17.2% |
| South Gull Lake | 1,801 | $335 | 5.5% |
| Schoolcraft | 1,275 | $918 | 14.7% |
| Richland | 1,098 | $1,093 | 13.8% |
| Augusta | 776 | $748 | 15.1% |
| Climax | 723 | $833 | 11.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.