Skip to content
Cost & Benefits

Cost of living in Parchment, Michigan

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,045 a month.

Parchment is a city in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $72,798 a year.

Is Parchment affordable?See benefits in Parchment
People
2,008
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,045
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$72,798
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$184,000
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,158
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA

Parchment, Michigan has about 2,008 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $184,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Kalamazoo County is $1,158 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Parchment. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area, prices sit at 94.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Michigan taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Parchment's exact store tax.

Some places in Michigan add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.16% of income. That is not a Parchment bill.

In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Parchment's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Michigan in the table we use.

Among 409 places we list in Michigan with a rent figure, 148 have higher typical rent than Parchment.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

Find SNAP stores near ParchmentWhat EBT can buy in Michigan

Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Michigan

Bigger places in Michigan

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.