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10,577people live here $59,984median household income▼ 26% below US $1,189median rent per month▼ 16% below US $235,300median home value▼ 29% below US

Comstock Park is an unincorporated community in Kent County, MI. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Comstock Park

Comstock Park is an unincorporated community in Michigan with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, commutes that run shorter than most cities, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Comstock Park deals with household incomes below the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and cold winters.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Short commutes
Average class sizes

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Air quality concerns
High rent burden for renters
Cold winters
Heavy snowfall — 75" per year
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Comstock Park compares

Median household income

Comstock Park$59,984

Michigan avg$72,875

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Comstock Park$1,189

Michigan avg$1,129

US$1,413

Median home value

Comstock Park$235,300

Michigan avg$231,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Comstock Park

Based on Comstock Park's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,378

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $47,560 a year
54% of Comstock Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$47,060

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $23,530
Homes cost 3.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 16% below US

$1,189/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,189 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $235,300. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $235,300 · 54% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.4% county unemployment

Unemployment in Kent County is 4.4%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Kent County (county-wide)

Safety

165 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Comstock Park doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Kent County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 727/100k · Policed by Kent County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 19% below US

21 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 21.1 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 6% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

81%

Carpool

11%

Work from home

5.7%

Walk

1.0%

Other

1.0%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 81°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 19°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 28% below US

26% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 26%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Bottom line

Comstock Park's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,189/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and people who want short commutes.

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