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A city of 49,259 people in Michigan
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About Portage

City in Michigan, United States
48,891Population
35.2 sq miArea
879 ftElevation

Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. The population was 48,891 at the 2020 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020.

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ZIP code49002, 49024, 49081
Area code269
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Housing in Portage

$300K▲ 5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Portage home is worth about $300,000, up 5% in a year, 13% above the Michigan typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market9
Sale-to-list100.2%
Sold in May60
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Safety in Portage

C−

Safety Grade C-

Portage reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Portage 2
Michigan 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Portage 23.9
Michigan 13
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Portage’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#77Best public schoolsof 490 in MI
DistrictPortage Public SchoolsSchools18

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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