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Serves the Portage area · no public office address, so no map pin
MI Cottage Keepers is a company serving the Portage area that looks after cottages for owners, including seasonal winter care.
Serves the Portage area · no public office address, so no map pin
Kalamazoo Property Management serves the Portage and Kalamazoo area, leasing single-family homes and multi-family units and offering management for owners.
Lockhart Management & Consulting was founded in 2013 in Kalamazoo and manages market-rate, senior, affordable and special needs housing and commercial office space in Southwest Michigan.
In their words: “We manage properties in a range of categories, including market rate, senior, affordable, and special needs.”
5900 Portage Rd B, Portage, MI 49002
Converse Management Co is a Portage company that rents and maintains residential units for tenants from its Portage office, handling maintenance requests and leasing for the units it manages.
2312 Winters Drive, Portage, MI 49002
Property Management Systems is a Portage company that leases and manages single-family rental homes in Portage and West Michigan, with maintenance for its residents.
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Get the latest rental and real estate data on the Portage market. We update these charts with the latest data on the 22nd of each month.
Rents in Portage are $331 above the Kalamazoo County typical.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months: +$79 in all since Oct 2025.
Green: rent went up that month. Grey: it went down.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Portage's typical asking rent is $331 (25.7%) above the county. The gap is growing compared with a year ago.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Portage is number 1 of 2 cities in the county by typical asking rent.
Cities with at least 13 months of Zillow data. Left out (too few months): Comstock Northwest. Linked cities have their own page.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed, 1-year change. Data through September 2026.
Past growth, not a forecast. Rents can go down as well as up. Your own rent depends on the home, its condition and the lease.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
| City | Typical rent | 1 year | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portage | $1,618 | +5.1% | 5 |
| Kalamazoo | $1,216 | +5.4% | 13 |
| Holland | $1,618 | +1.2% | 10 |
| Kentwood | $1,565 | +6.4% | 0 |
| Zeeland | $2,127 | 2 | |
| Hudsonville | $1,914 | 2 | |
| Wyoming | $1,555 | +3.5% | 2 |
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, data through September 2026. Managers listed: our directory, October 2026.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents for fiscal year 2027, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA. Used to set Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) limits.
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Compare the 5 property management companies in Portage, Kalamazoo County. Tick up to 3 to see them side by side, then request free quotes from all of them in one step. Highly rated managers based nearby, in Kalamazoo, are listed below the local companies.
Zillow's typical asking rent in Portage is $1,618 (September 2026); +5.1% over the past year. About 30.9% of homes in Portage are rented, and the rental vacancy rate is 4.6% (Census, 2020-2024).
We list 5 property management companies in Portage, MI: 3 with an office in the city and 2 that serve the area from elsewhere or without a public office address.
Zillow's typical asking rent in Portage was $1,618 a month in September 2026, +5.1% on a year earlier.
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