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About Portage
City in Michigan, United StatesPortage 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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Housing in Portage
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
Safety in Portage
Safety Grade C-
Portage reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less.
Schools in Portage
All Portage schools →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.
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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