Battle Creek, MI
52,374Residents
$55,693Median household income
$957/moMedian gross rent
$141,900Median home value
38.0Median age
22%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
66%Homes lived in by their owners
2.5×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 21% of the median household income in Battle Creek.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $38,000 a year. In Michigan that leaves roughly $2,592 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $40,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.