RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Highest renter share, Michigan cities · 2020

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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76667.5%+0.4 pts

02Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80366.6%+4.6 pts

03East Lansing, MIMI49,35564.5%−3.5 pts

04Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92563.1%−2.6 pts

05Houghton, MIMI8,56062.8%−0.8 pts

06Big Rapids, MIMI8,62362.4%−1.5 pts

07Highland Park, MIMI8,24862.3%+0.9 pts

08Wixom, MIMI17,31359.9%+3.5 pts

09Allendale, MIMI26,67957.6%+29.0 pts

10Pontiac, MIMI62,07757.5%+10.2 pts

11Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68356.6%+4.3 pts

12Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23356.3%+1.6 pts

13Inkster, MIMI24,95956.0%+14.0 pts

14Detroit, MIMI649,09554.2%+9.1 pts

15Comstock Park, MIMI10,57754.0%−2.9 pts

16Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92553.3%+4.4 pts

17Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77052.7%+10.1 pts

18Marquette, MIMI21,94451.7%+1.5 pts

19Springfield, MIMI5,24651.6%+7.8 pts

20Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39150.8%+6.7 pts

21Southfield, MIMI76,11150.7%+4.7 pts

22Hillsdale, MIMI8,00250.6%+6.9 pts

23Lapeer, MIMI9,20150.5%+2.8 pts

24Hamtramck, MIMI27,26150.3%+0.2 pts

25Muskegon, MIMI37,22449.4%+6.3 pts

26Lansing, MIMI113,88449.1%+6.6 pts

27Adrian, MIMI20,19148.3%+4.7 pts

28River Rouge, MIMI6,81447.9%+5.9 pts

29Buena Vista, MIMI5,79847.9%+19.0 pts

30Ecorse, MIMI8,89347.6%+9.5 pts

31Davison, MIMI5,03947.3%+4.4 pts

32Howell, MIMI9,89647.3%+4.2 pts

33Center Line, MIMI8,50347.3%+6.3 pts

34Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18347.3%+7.0 pts

35Dowagiac, MIMI5,72547.2%+8.0 pts

36Port Huron, MIMI28,27346.9%+4.1 pts

37Flint, MIMI79,30646.6%+5.4 pts

38Three Rivers, MIMI7,91045.7%+10.3 pts

39Petoskey, MIMI5,77245.5%−2.6 pts

40Ionia, MIMI12,20845.3%+6.1 pts

41Utica, MIMI5,11445.3%−0.8 pts

42Albion, MIMI7,47445.1%+4.2 pts

43Saginaw, MIMI42,86345.0%+8.6 pts

44Waverly, MIMI23,57544.9%+6.1 pts

45Niles, MIMI11,66544.8%+4.5 pts

46Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41944.3%+5.0 pts

47Melvindale, MIMI12,32544.1%+11.6 pts

48Farmington, MIMI11,40943.9%+8.0 pts

49Allegan, MIMI5,12743.7%+6.9 pts

50Wayne, MIMI17,06543.7%+8.8 pts

51Coldwater, MIMI14,21643.3%+10.2 pts

52Sturgis, MIMI10,90043.2%+1.4 pts

53Jackson, MIMI31,02243.1%+0.6 pts

54Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08342.9%+4.9 pts

55Oak Park, MIMI29,07242.7%+17.6 pts

56Eastwood, MIMI6,66942.4%+8.6 pts

57St. Joseph, MIMI7,89342.3%−0.0 pts

58Beecher, MIMI8,41242.1%+4.9 pts

59Harper Woods, MIMI14,86042.0%+24.3 pts

60Westwood, MIMI8,86742.0%+1.1 pts

61Alma, MIMI9,30441.9%+4.2 pts

62Madison Heights, MIMI28,29741.7%+11.8 pts

63Westland, MIMI82,33341.6%+4.3 pts

64Cadillac, MIMI10,43841.5%+6.2 pts

65Hazel Park, MIMI14,93741.3%+14.7 pts

66Walled Lake, MIMI7,32041.0%+7.2 pts

67Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88040.7%−0.5 pts

68Okemos, MIMI26,39640.7%+5.6 pts

69Greenville, MIMI9,25640.4%+1.9 pts

70Ludington, MIMI7,63440.0%−1.6 pts

71Traverse City, MIMI15,83239.9%−1.0 pts

72Battle Creek, MIMI52,02139.7%+5.5 pts

73Dundee, MIMI6,00839.5%+4.5 pts

74Owosso, MIMI14,43739.4%+5.2 pts

75Kentwood, MIMI54,77639.3%+0.3 pts

76Escanaba, MIMI12,25739.2%+3.1 pts

77Monroe, MIMI20,07639.2%+1.1 pts

78Haslett, MIMI18,55939.1%−0.9 pts

79Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21838.5%+7.3 pts

80Fenton, MIMI11,77438.5%+4.8 pts

81Walker, MIMI25,88138.3%+1.0 pts

82Manistee, MIMI6,15738.3%+2.9 pts

83Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29138.0%+4.8 pts

84Charlotte, MIMI9,30537.6%+4.2 pts

85Rochester, MIMI12,82437.5%+1.6 pts

86Brighton, MIMI7,90437.1%−0.2 pts

87Taylor, MIMI61,27936.6%+7.4 pts

88St. Louis, MIMI7,40636.5%+6.8 pts

89Riverview, MIMI11,94736.4%+0.9 pts

90Novi, MIMI67,31936.4%+7.4 pts

91South Monroe, MIMI6,96036.3%+6.8 pts

92Roseville, MIMI46,86336.0%+11.2 pts

93Eastpointe, MIMI33,81435.9%+24.0 pts

94Romulus, MIMI24,54735.4%+5.8 pts

95Fair Plain, MIMI7,33035.3%+5.2 pts

96Southgate, MIMI28,93135.1%+5.7 pts

97St. Johns, MIMI7,78035.1%+3.2 pts

98Plymouth, MIMI9,16434.8%+0.3 pts

99Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85334.8%+1.2 pts

100Holland, MIMI35,37234.8%+1.9 pts

101Menominee, MIMI8,17534.6%+3.7 pts

102Belding, MIMI6,00034.2%+0.7 pts

103Mason, MIMI8,26434.2%−2.8 pts

104Cutlerville, MIMI18,78034.2%+4.7 pts

105Ishpeming, MIMI6,20534.2%−0.9 pts

106Ferndale, MIMI19,21234.2%+5.0 pts

107Wyoming, MIMI78,58834.0%+1.6 pts

108Alpena, MIMI10,08833.9%+1.3 pts

109Dearborn, MIMI105,61133.9%+7.3 pts

110Midland, MIMI42,80633.7%+3.4 pts

111Hastings, MIMI7,49033.5%+2.3 pts

112Marshall, MIMI6,80033.5%+0.4 pts

113Bay City, MIMI31,86833.1%+2.7 pts

114Royal Oak, MIMI57,58332.8%+3.0 pts

115Grand Haven, MIMI11,03832.8%+0.4 pts

116Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46932.5%+4.4 pts

117Portage, MIMI49,86232.4%+1.3 pts

118Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52932.1%+11.2 pts

119Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82732.0%+6.0 pts

120Holt, MIMI25,31631.7%−1.1 pts

121Grandville, MIMI17,01831.6%+5.1 pts

122New Haven, MIMI6,74931.4%+11.8 pts

123Bridgeport, MIMI6,88431.0%+2.8 pts

124Holly, MIMI5,90631.0%+6.3 pts

125Warren, MIMI137,13830.3%+10.7 pts

126Milan, MIMI5,97329.8%−2.5 pts

127Fraser, MIMI14,49629.4%+2.9 pts

128Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19729.3%−4.5 pts

129Chelsea, MIMI5,42429.3%−4.2 pts

130Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87828.5%+8.7 pts

131Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66428.5%+13.9 pts

132Wyandotte, MIMI24,07228.4%+1.4 pts

133Burton, MIMI29,31328.3%+9.0 pts

134Woodhaven, MIMI12,50328.1%+0.6 pts

135Kingsford, MIMI5,09627.9%−0.1 pts

136Zeeland, MIMI5,63727.6%+5.0 pts

137Saline, MIMI9,00127.4%−1.0 pts

138Rockford, MIMI6,31327.3%−6.3 pts

139Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09527.1%−1.8 pts

140Troy, MIMI88,73327.0%+4.3 pts

141Clawson, MIMI11,31226.8%+1.9 pts

142Tecumseh, MIMI8,60826.7%−1.9 pts

143Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93126.5%+5.5 pts

144Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76926.0%+3.1 pts

145St. Clair, MIMI5,83326.0%−2.5 pts

146Richmond, MIMI5,92725.8%−2.6 pts

147Birmingham, MIMI21,92325.4%+1.2 pts

148Flushing, MIMI8,17525.4%+3.8 pts

149Temperance, MIMI8,91425.3%+10.4 pts

150Gladstone, MIMI5,18925.1%+4.2 pts

151Flat Rock, MIMI10,21824.4%−3.2 pts

152Northview, MIMI15,26824.4%−3.2 pts

153Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53924.3%+3.4 pts

154South Lyon, MIMI12,10723.4%−1.8 pts

155Milford, MIMI6,52023.3%−2.1 pts

156Northville, MIMI6,01321.8%−2.4 pts

157New Baltimore, MIMI12,12320.8%−7.6 pts

158Garden City, MIMI26,28020.8%+7.0 pts

159Trenton, MIMI17,84920.0%+0.9 pts

160St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87219.1%+4.9 pts

161Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49018.0%−0.2 pts

162Hudsonville, MIMI7,96417.4%+4.2 pts

163Marysville, MIMI9,86817.3%+0.1 pts

164Norton Shores, MIMI25,08817.0%+6.4 pts

165Shields, MIMI7,40216.9%+2.9 pts

166Freeland, MIMI7,55716.1%−1.8 pts

167Allen Park, MIMI27,44515.5%+3.4 pts

168Berkley, MIMI15,14515.5%+1.3 pts

169Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41714.9%+8.1 pts

170Livonia, MIMI92,60313.4%+2.2 pts

171Jenison, MIMI17,58212.2%+3.3 pts

172Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44910.1%+2.2 pts

173Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79210.0%+4.8 pts

174Lambertville, MIMI9,9559.6%+1.0 pts

175Byron Center, MIMI7,4039.4%+0.9 pts

176Forest Hills, MIMI28,6957.3%+2.6 pts

177East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6637.1%+0.5 pts

178Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7356.3%+3.1 pts

179Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2742.8%+0.8 pts

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