Portland, MI
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PortlandMI averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $296,190 +5.8% yr/yr · +28.8% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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Wed Aug 12, 2026 · 19:00
General
259 Kent St, Portland
Mon Jul 27, 2026 · 18:00
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259 Kent St, Portland
Wed Jul 8, 2026 · 19:00
General
259 Kent St, Portland
Wed Jun 10, 2026 · 19:00
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259 Kent St, Portland
Wed May 13, 2026 · 19:00
General
259 Kent St, Portland
💰 Federal awards (top 4 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $90,277 | FARM ENTERPRISES INC Department of Agriculture · SAVANNA SEED IDIQ FY24 FOR HURON-MANISTEE NATIONAL FORESTS - BALDWIN R |
| $79,100 | FARM ENTERPRISES INC Department of Agriculture · REQUESTING 213.5 LB OF A NATIVE SAVANNA SEED MIX TO BE GROWN, CLEANED, |
| $79,100 | FARM ENTERPRISES INC Department of Agriculture · SAVANNA SEED IDIQ FOR HURON-MANISTEE NATIONAL FORESTS - BALDWIN RANGER |
| $11,025 | FARM ENTERPRISES INC Department of Agriculture · BULK SEED FOR COPLEY ORCHARD SITE FOR HURON-MANISTEE NATIONAL FORESTS |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Ionia County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities1 (2020)
Business establishments904 (12,367 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,175/mo (46 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy17.0% (low numeracy 28% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$13.4M
Annual budget
$4.6M
Debt outstanding
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$13.4M
Spending$13.3M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load
Outstanding debt$4.6M
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.