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Median Home Price in Portage, MI

The median home value in Portage, MI is $304,854 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.98% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$304,854

Year-over-Year

+4.98%

Population

49,416

Portage ranks #55 of 149 Michigan cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 16.2% above the state's city median of $262,319. It sits in Kalamazoo County, where the county-wide median is $281,466.

Housing affordability in Portage

Median household income in Portage is $83,212, so the typical home value is about 3.7× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Portage

Portage police recorded a violent crime rate of 277 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,975 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Portage

What is the average home price in Portage, MI?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Portage, that value is $304,854. That's up 4.98% from a year earlier. It is about 16.2% above the typical Michigan city tracked here.

Is Portage expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Portage are more expensive than Kalamazoo County as a whole, where the median is $281,466 — a difference of about 8.3%.

Is Portage affordable?

Median household income here is $83,212, so the typical home value is about 3.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Portage a safe place to live?

Portage police reported 277 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 49,416. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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