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Highest renter share, Michigan cities · 2020

Michigan cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76667.5%+1%

02Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80366.6%+7%

03East Lansing, MIMI49,35564.5%−5%

04Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92563.1%−4%

05Houghton, MIMI8,56062.8%−1%

06Big Rapids, MIMI8,62362.4%−2%

07Highland Park, MIMI8,24862.3%+2%

08Wixom, MIMI17,31359.9%+6%

09Allendale, MIMI26,67957.6%+102%

10Pontiac, MIMI62,07757.5%+22%

11Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68356.6%+8%

12Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23356.3%+3%

13Inkster, MIMI24,95956.0%+33%

14Detroit, MIMI649,09554.2%+20%

15Comstock Park, MIMI10,57754.0%−5%

16Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92553.3%+9%

17Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77052.7%+24%

18Marquette, MIMI21,94451.7%+3%

19Springfield, MIMI5,24651.6%+18%

20Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39150.8%+15%

21Southfield, MIMI76,11150.7%+10%

22Hillsdale, MIMI8,00250.6%+16%

23Lapeer, MIMI9,20150.5%+6%

24Hamtramck, MIMI27,26150.3%+0%

25Muskegon, MIMI37,22449.4%+15%

26Lansing, MIMI113,88449.1%+16%

27Adrian, MIMI20,19148.3%+11%

28River Rouge, MIMI6,81447.9%+14%

29Buena Vista, MIMI5,79847.9%+66%

30Ecorse, MIMI8,89347.6%+25%

31Davison, MIMI5,03947.3%+10%

32Howell, MIMI9,89647.3%+10%

33Center Line, MIMI8,50347.3%+16%

34Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18347.3%+17%

35Dowagiac, MIMI5,72547.2%+20%

36Port Huron, MIMI28,27346.9%+10%

37Flint, MIMI79,30646.6%+13%

38Three Rivers, MIMI7,91045.7%+29%

39Petoskey, MIMI5,77245.5%−5%

40Ionia, MIMI12,20845.3%+16%

41Utica, MIMI5,11445.3%−2%

42Albion, MIMI7,47445.1%+10%

43Saginaw, MIMI42,86345.0%+24%

44Waverly, MIMI23,57544.9%+16%

45Niles, MIMI11,66544.8%+11%

46Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41944.3%+13%

47Melvindale, MIMI12,32544.1%+36%

48Farmington, MIMI11,40943.9%+22%

49Allegan, MIMI5,12743.7%+19%

50Wayne, MIMI17,06543.7%+25%

51Coldwater, MIMI14,21643.3%+31%

52Sturgis, MIMI10,90043.2%+3%

53Jackson, MIMI31,02243.1%+1%

54Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08342.9%+13%

55Oak Park, MIMI29,07242.7%+70%

56Eastwood, MIMI6,66942.4%+25%

57St. Joseph, MIMI7,89342.3%−0%

58Beecher, MIMI8,41242.1%+13%

59Harper Woods, MIMI14,86042.0%+137%

60Westwood, MIMI8,86742.0%+3%

61Alma, MIMI9,30441.9%+11%

62Madison Heights, MIMI28,29741.7%+39%

63Westland, MIMI82,33341.6%+11%

64Cadillac, MIMI10,43841.5%+17%

65Hazel Park, MIMI14,93741.3%+55%

66Walled Lake, MIMI7,32041.0%+21%

67Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88040.7%−1%

68Okemos, MIMI26,39640.7%+16%

69Greenville, MIMI9,25640.4%+5%

70Ludington, MIMI7,63440.0%−4%

71Traverse City, MIMI15,83239.9%−2%

72Battle Creek, MIMI52,02139.7%+16%

73Dundee, MIMI6,00839.5%+13%

74Owosso, MIMI14,43739.4%+15%

75Kentwood, MIMI54,77639.3%+1%

76Escanaba, MIMI12,25739.2%+9%

77Monroe, MIMI20,07639.2%+3%

78Haslett, MIMI18,55939.1%−2%

79Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21838.5%+23%

80Fenton, MIMI11,77438.5%+14%

81Walker, MIMI25,88138.3%+3%

82Manistee, MIMI6,15738.3%+8%

83Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29138.0%+15%

84Charlotte, MIMI9,30537.6%+13%

85Rochester, MIMI12,82437.5%+4%

86Brighton, MIMI7,90437.1%−1%

87Taylor, MIMI61,27936.6%+25%

88St. Louis, MIMI7,40636.5%+23%

89Riverview, MIMI11,94736.4%+2%

90Novi, MIMI67,31936.4%+26%

91South Monroe, MIMI6,96036.3%+23%

92Roseville, MIMI46,86336.0%+45%

93Eastpointe, MIMI33,81435.9%+201%

94Romulus, MIMI24,54735.4%+20%

95Fair Plain, MIMI7,33035.3%+17%

96Southgate, MIMI28,93135.1%+20%

97St. Johns, MIMI7,78035.1%+10%

98Plymouth, MIMI9,16434.8%+1%

99Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85334.8%+3%

100Holland, MIMI35,37234.8%+6%

101Menominee, MIMI8,17534.6%+12%

102Belding, MIMI6,00034.2%+2%

103Mason, MIMI8,26434.2%−8%

104Cutlerville, MIMI18,78034.2%+16%

105Ishpeming, MIMI6,20534.2%−3%

106Ferndale, MIMI19,21234.2%+17%

107Wyoming, MIMI78,58834.0%+5%

108Alpena, MIMI10,08833.9%+4%

109Dearborn, MIMI105,61133.9%+27%

110Midland, MIMI42,80633.7%+11%

111Hastings, MIMI7,49033.5%+8%

112Marshall, MIMI6,80033.5%+1%

113Bay City, MIMI31,86833.1%+9%

114Royal Oak, MIMI57,58332.8%+10%

115Grand Haven, MIMI11,03832.8%+1%

116Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46932.5%+16%

117Portage, MIMI49,86232.4%+4%

118Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52932.1%+53%

119Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82732.0%+23%

120Holt, MIMI25,31631.7%−3%

121Grandville, MIMI17,01831.6%+19%

122New Haven, MIMI6,74931.4%+60%

123Bridgeport, MIMI6,88431.0%+10%

124Holly, MIMI5,90631.0%+26%

125Warren, MIMI137,13830.3%+54%

126Milan, MIMI5,97329.8%−8%

127Fraser, MIMI14,49629.4%+11%

128Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19729.3%−13%

129Chelsea, MIMI5,42429.3%−13%

130Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87828.5%+44%

131Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66428.5%+96%

132Wyandotte, MIMI24,07228.4%+5%

133Burton, MIMI29,31328.3%+47%

134Woodhaven, MIMI12,50328.1%+2%

135Kingsford, MIMI5,09627.9%−0%

136Zeeland, MIMI5,63727.6%+22%

137Saline, MIMI9,00127.4%−3%

138Rockford, MIMI6,31327.3%−19%

139Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09527.1%−6%

140Troy, MIMI88,73327.0%+19%

141Clawson, MIMI11,31226.8%+8%

142Tecumseh, MIMI8,60826.7%−7%

143Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93126.5%+26%

144Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76926.0%+13%

145St. Clair, MIMI5,83326.0%−9%

146Richmond, MIMI5,92725.8%−9%

147Birmingham, MIMI21,92325.4%+5%

148Flushing, MIMI8,17525.4%+18%

149Temperance, MIMI8,91425.3%+70%

150Gladstone, MIMI5,18925.1%+20%

151Flat Rock, MIMI10,21824.4%−11%

152Northview, MIMI15,26824.4%−12%

153Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53924.3%+16%

154South Lyon, MIMI12,10723.4%−7%

155Milford, MIMI6,52023.3%−8%

156Northville, MIMI6,01321.8%−10%

157New Baltimore, MIMI12,12320.8%−27%

158Garden City, MIMI26,28020.8%+51%

159Trenton, MIMI17,84920.0%+5%

160St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87219.1%+34%

161Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49018.0%−1%

162Hudsonville, MIMI7,96417.4%+32%

163Marysville, MIMI9,86817.3%+1%

164Norton Shores, MIMI25,08817.0%+61%

165Shields, MIMI7,40216.9%+21%

166Freeland, MIMI7,55716.1%−10%

167Allen Park, MIMI27,44515.5%+28%

168Berkley, MIMI15,14515.5%+9%

169Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41714.9%+120%

170Livonia, MIMI92,60313.4%+19%

171Jenison, MIMI17,58212.2%+37%

172Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44910.1%+29%

173Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79210.0%+92%

174Lambertville, MIMI9,9559.6%+12%

175Byron Center, MIMI7,4039.4%+10%

176Forest Hills, MIMI28,6957.3%+54%

177East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6637.1%+8%

178Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7356.3%+99%

179Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2742.8%+37%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES