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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. The median across all 179 is $850.

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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%

30Fenton, MIMI11,774$1,067+66%

31Brighton, MIMI7,904$1,067+59%

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%

110Trenton, MIMI17,849$805+60%

111Port Huron, MIMI28,273$805+56%

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%

164Springfield, MIMI5,246$661+52%

165Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803$661+49%

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS