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The median home value in Kent County, MI is $355,414 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.43% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$355,414
Year-over-Year
+4.43%
National Rank
#621 of 3071
Kent County ranks 10th out of 83 counties in MI by median home price, and is +51.2% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within MI, the typical county has a median home value of $226,891, making Kent County +56.6% above the MI state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.4%, from $360,476 in May 2026 to $355,414 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $360,476 | +4.1% |
| Jun 2026 | $361,485 | +4.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $359,960 | +4.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $355,414 | +4.4% |
Households here earn a median of $82,631 a year against a typical home value of $355,414 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 71% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Kent County recorded a violent crime rate of 633 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,309 per 100,000.
Based on 9 reporting cities covering 395,688 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Kent County is $355,414. That's up 4.43% from a year earlier. That is about 51.2% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Kent County the 10th most expensive of 83 counties in Michigan.
Median household income here is $82,631, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Kent County recorded 633 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 395,688 residents across 9 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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