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Highest median rent, Michigan cities · 2020

Michigan cities ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Huntington Woods, MIMI6,274$2,232+84%

02Birmingham, MIMI21,923$1,668+68%

03Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792$1,485+68%

04Jenison, MIMI17,582$1,464+74%

05Chelsea, MIMI5,424$1,446+112%

06Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,490$1,395+54%

07Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,735$1,363+58%

08Novi, MIMI67,319$1,352+65%

09East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,663$1,313+62%

10Rochester Hills, MIMI77,539$1,311+59%

11Ann Arbor, MIMI122,233$1,299+75%

12Troy, MIMI88,733$1,239+53%

13Beverly Hills, MIMI10,449$1,228+40%

14Forest Hills, MIMI28,695$1,227+57%

15Farmington Hills, MIMI83,291$1,211+44%

16Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,095$1,170+75%

17Auburn Hills, MIMI25,925$1,147+53%

18Northville, MIMI6,013$1,134+59%

19Royal Oak, MIMI57,583$1,129+77%

20Berkley, MIMI15,145$1,128+60%

21Southfield, MIMI76,111$1,126+41%

22Oak Park, MIMI29,072$1,123+50%

23Harper Woods, MIMI14,860$1,101+53%

24Livonia, MIMI92,603$1,095+51%

25Eastpointe, MIMI33,814$1,086+102%

26Farmington, MIMI11,409$1,084+48%

27Rochester, MIMI12,824$1,083+71%

28Byron Center, MIMI7,403$1,082+40%

29South Lyon, MIMI12,107$1,068+52%

30Brighton, MIMI7,904$1,067+59%

31Fenton, MIMI11,774$1,067+66%

32Okemos, MIMI26,396$1,060+57%

33Walled Lake, MIMI7,320$1,057+61%

34Sterling Heights, MIMI133,931$1,051+63%

35Northview, MIMI15,268$1,049+72%

36Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,664$1,049+51%

37Ferndale, MIMI19,212$1,032+67%

38Roseville, MIMI46,863$1,027+80%

39Dearborn, MIMI105,611$1,019+59%

40Holt, MIMI25,316$1,016+87%

41Allen Park, MIMI27,445$1,016+71%

42Hudsonville, MIMI7,964$1,010+77%

43Allendale, MIMI26,679$992+77%

44Madison Heights, MIMI28,297$992+69%

45Lake Fenton, MIMI6,417$987+41%

46Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,878$986+38%

47Rockford, MIMI6,313$980+105%

48Norton Shores, MIMI25,088$978+73%

49East Lansing, MIMI49,355$969+68%

50Dundee, MIMI6,008$968+90%

51Garden City, MIMI26,280$967+70%

52Kentwood, MIMI54,776$967+65%

53Warren, MIMI137,138$962+61%

54New Haven, MIMI6,749$959+127%

55Hazel Park, MIMI14,937$957+66%

56Waverly, MIMI23,575$956+67%

57Saline, MIMI9,001$954+59%

58Shields, MIMI7,402$951+58%

59Grand Rapids, MIMI201,183$947+78%

60St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,872$945+52%

61St. Clair, MIMI5,833$936+65%

62Lambertville, MIMI9,955$935+38%

63Milford, MIMI6,520$935+59%

64Mason, MIMI8,264$934+63%

65Westwood, MIMI8,867$933+60%

66Clawson, MIMI11,312$931+50%

67Traverse City, MIMI15,832$930+54%

68Westland, MIMI82,333$923+47%

69Howell, MIMI9,896$922+37%

70Cutlerville, MIMI18,780$922+54%

71Inkster, MIMI24,959$915+64%

72Haslett, MIMI18,559$913+56%

73Romulus, MIMI24,547$913+81%

74Hastings, MIMI7,490$910+99%

75Wyoming, MIMI78,588$910+64%

76Freeland, MIMI7,557$909+53%

77Holland, MIMI35,372$908+65%

78Southgate, MIMI28,931$905+50%

79Riverview, MIMI11,947$901+54%

80Melvindale, MIMI12,325$897+77%

81Portage, MIMI49,862$889+64%

82Plymouth, MIMI9,164$879+51%

83Taylor, MIMI61,279$877+52%

84Eastwood, MIMI6,669$874+74%

85Temperance, MIMI8,914$874+41%

86Ypsilanti, MIMI19,766$872+69%

87Walker, MIMI25,881$867+64%

88Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,391$854+49%

89Detroit, MIMI649,095$850+75%

90Lincoln Park, MIMI38,529$850+63%

91Buena Vista, MIMI5,798$848+78%

92Lansing, MIMI113,884$847+70%

93Grand Ledge, MIMI7,853$845+54%

94Marysville, MIMI9,868$844+59%

95Comstock Park, MIMI10,577$842+38%

96Grandville, MIMI17,018$842+54%

97Flat Rock, MIMI10,218$841+81%

98Utica, MIMI5,114$841+66%

99Ecorse, MIMI8,893$829+88%

100Kalamazoo, MIMI72,683$825+59%

101Fair Plain, MIMI7,330$823+67%

102Woodhaven, MIMI12,503$823+39%

103Milan, MIMI5,973$821+26%

104Marquette, MIMI21,944$820+102%

105Midland, MIMI42,806$818+60%

106Tecumseh, MIMI8,608$814+46%

107Pontiac, MIMI62,077$811+46%

108Burton, MIMI29,313$810+70%

109Swartz Creek, MIMI5,827$807+59%

110Port Huron, MIMI28,273$805+56%

111Trenton, MIMI17,849$805+60%

112Wayne, MIMI17,065$803+59%

113Zeeland, MIMI5,637$801+34%

114Ionia, MIMI12,208$800+79%

115New Baltimore, MIMI12,123$799+47%

116Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,218$795+69%

117St. Joseph, MIMI7,893$791+59%

118Allegan, MIMI5,127$786+67%

119Wyandotte, MIMI24,072$776+48%

120Lapeer, MIMI9,201$772+44%

121St. Johns, MIMI7,780$770+52%

122Battle Creek, MIMI52,021$770+58%

123Adrian, MIMI20,191$769+53%

124Flushing, MIMI8,175$768+57%

125South Monroe, MIMI6,960$765+66%

126Holly, MIMI5,906$763+50%

127Mount Clemens, MIMI15,419$761+61%

128Greenville, MIMI9,256$761+71%

129Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,925$759+70%

130Wixom, MIMI17,313$757+45%

131Monroe, MIMI20,076$757+46%

132Grand Haven, MIMI11,038$757+44%

133Beecher, MIMI8,412$753+47%

134St. Louis, MIMI7,406$751+116%

135Sturgis, MIMI10,900$751+68%

136Marshall, MIMI6,800$748+40%

137Saginaw, MIMI42,863$747+73%

138Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,083$746+87%

139Hamtramck, MIMI27,261$743+64%

140Muskegon, MIMI37,224$741+78%

141Fraser, MIMI14,496$736+39%

142Belding, MIMI6,000$733+75%

143Coldwater, MIMI14,216$730+51%

144Flint, MIMI79,306$730+53%

145Ludington, MIMI7,634$730+74%

146Jackson, MIMI31,022$729+58%

147Petoskey, MIMI5,772$728+59%

148Owosso, MIMI14,437$722+53%

149Davison, MIMI5,039$718+51%

150Richmond, MIMI5,927$706+38%

151Frankenmuth, MIMI5,197$704+13%

152Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770$703+60%

153Grand Blanc, MIMI7,880$702+32%

154Charlotte, MIMI9,305$695+55%

155Three Rivers, MIMI7,910$692+56%

156Niles, MIMI11,665$685+56%

157Manistee, MIMI6,157$684+76%

158Albion, MIMI7,474$682+62%

159Big Rapids, MIMI8,623$675+46%

160Cadillac, MIMI10,438$671+58%

161Hillsdale, MIMI8,002$668+72%

162Houghton, MIMI8,560$667+84%

163Alma, MIMI9,304$662+62%

164Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803$661+49%

165Springfield, MIMI5,246$661+52%

166Center Line, MIMI8,503$649+139%

167Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769$646+57%

168Iron Mountain, MIMI7,469$643+59%

169Kingsford, MIMI5,096$638+41%

170Bay City, MIMI31,868$635+61%

171Bridgeport, MIMI6,884$631+44%

172River Rouge, MIMI6,814$619+45%

173Dowagiac, MIMI5,725$611+51%

174Gladstone, MIMI5,189$603+58%

175Highland Park, MIMI8,248$585+47%

176Menominee, MIMI8,175$579+62%

177Alpena, MIMI10,088$565+60%

178Ishpeming, MIMI6,205$526+56%

179Escanaba, MIMI12,257$519+39%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS