Kalamazoo, MI
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Key Performance Metrics
Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Kalamazoo short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
182 / 441
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
11%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$25,871
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
62%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$228,057
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$50,694
Top-Earners Revenue
Kalamazoo
Market Revenue Seasonality
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Highest revenueThe highest-performing listings in Kalamazoo.
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Challenging to Investors
Kalamazoo Regulations
STRs are allowed but limited to commercial districts (and some residential with approvals), require city registration, inspections, and a local agent within approved zip codes, plus county accommodation tax filing and state sales tax; enforcement can be strict (vacate orders >4 months past certificate, misdemeanor tax penalties). The combination of zoning limits, multi‑level compliance steps, and aggressive enforcement makes investor compliance demanding.
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STR specialist · Kalamazoo, MI
About Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo ( KAL-ə-mə-ZOO) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2020 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 73,598. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020. One of Kalamazoo's most notable features is the Kalamazoo Mall, an outdoor pedestrian shopping mall. The city created the mall in 1959 by closing part of Burdick Street to auto traffic, although two of the mall's four blocks have been reopened to auto traffic since 1999. Kalamazoo is home to Western Michigan University, a large public university, Kalamazoo College, a private liberal arts college, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College, a two-year community college.