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The median home value in Kent County, MI is $359,960 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.2% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$359,960
Year-over-Year
+4.2%
National Rank
#618 of 3071
Kent County ranks 10th out of 83 counties in MI by median home price, and is +53.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MI, the typical county has a median home value of $229,949, making Kent County +56.5% above the MI state median.
Households here earn a median of $82,631 a year against a typical home value of $359,960 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 72% 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 $359,960. That's up 4.2% from a year earlier. That is about 53.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, 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 4.4× 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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