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Lowest median rent, Michigan cities · 2000

Michigan cities with the lowest median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is $533.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Center Line, MIMI8,503$272+11%

02Ishpeming, MIMI6,205$338+23%

03St. Louis, MIMI7,406$347+11%

04Alpena, MIMI10,088$353+23%

05Menominee, MIMI8,175$358+21%

06Houghton, MIMI8,560$362+21%

07Escanaba, MIMI12,257$373+27%

08Gladstone, MIMI5,189$382+33%

09Manistee, MIMI6,157$388+46%

10Hillsdale, MIMI8,002$389+28%

11Bay City, MIMI31,868$395+27%

12Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,083$398+29%

13Highland Park, MIMI8,248$399+40%

14Iron Mountain, MIMI7,469$404+17%

15Dowagiac, MIMI5,725$404+24%

16Marquette, MIMI21,944$405+17%

17Alma, MIMI9,304$408+25%

18Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769$412+28%

19Muskegon, MIMI37,224$416+21%

20Belding, MIMI6,000$420+40%

21Ludington, MIMI7,634$420+41%

22Albion, MIMI7,474$422+46%

23New Haven, MIMI6,749$422+17%

24Cadillac, MIMI10,438$426+23%

25River Rouge, MIMI6,814$428+32%

26Saginaw, MIMI42,863$431+26%

27Springfield, MIMI5,246$436+17%

28Niles, MIMI11,665$438+36%

29Bridgeport, MIMI6,884$439+18%

30Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770$439+28%

31Ecorse, MIMI8,893$442+23%

32Greenville, MIMI9,256$444+32%

33Three Rivers, MIMI7,910$444+29%

34Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803$445+34%

35Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,925$446+9%

36Ionia, MIMI12,208$447+33%

37Sturgis, MIMI10,900$447+39%

38Charlotte, MIMI9,305$448+29%

39Kingsford, MIMI5,096$453+29%

40Hamtramck, MIMI27,261$454+42%

41Hastings, MIMI7,490$458+34%

42Petoskey, MIMI5,772$458+22%

43South Monroe, MIMI6,960$460+18%

44Big Rapids, MIMI8,623$462+32%

45Jackson, MIMI31,022$462+37%

46Flat Rock, MIMI10,218$464+56%

47Allegan, MIMI5,127$470+38%

48Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,218$471+29%

49Owosso, MIMI14,437$472+31%

50Mount Clemens, MIMI15,419$473+25%

51Buena Vista, MIMI5,798$476+10%

52Burton, MIMI29,313$476+23%

53Flint, MIMI79,306$476+27%

54Davison, MIMI5,039$477+24%

55Rockford, MIMI6,313$479+34%

56Coldwater, MIMI14,216$482+35%

57Detroit, MIMI649,095$486+31%

58Battle Creek, MIMI52,021$488+28%

59Flushing, MIMI8,175$490+18%

60Fair Plain, MIMI7,330$492+23%

61St. Joseph, MIMI7,893$497+21%

62Lansing, MIMI113,884$498+25%

63Eastwood, MIMI6,669$502+22%

64Trenton, MIMI17,849$502+15%

65Adrian, MIMI20,191$504+35%

66Romulus, MIMI24,547$504+20%

67Wayne, MIMI17,065$504+26%

68St. Johns, MIMI7,780$506+30%

69Melvindale, MIMI12,325$507+22%

70Utica, MIMI5,114$507+20%

71Swartz Creek, MIMI5,827$507+7%

72Richmond, MIMI5,927$510+16%

73Holly, MIMI5,906$510+23%

74Midland, MIMI42,806$510+21%

75Dundee, MIMI6,008$510+41%

76Beecher, MIMI8,412$512+20%

77Port Huron, MIMI28,273$515+33%

78Ypsilanti, MIMI19,766$515+28%

79Monroe, MIMI20,076$518+26%

80Kalamazoo, MIMI72,683$520+29%

81Lincoln Park, MIMI38,529$522+21%

82Wixom, MIMI17,313$523+18%

83Wyandotte, MIMI24,072$524+27%

84Grand Haven, MIMI11,038$525+19%

85Walker, MIMI25,881$529+31%

86Fraser, MIMI14,496$530+15%

87Grand Rapids, MIMI201,183$531+28%

88Marysville, MIMI9,868$532+16%

89Marshall, MIMI6,800$533+31%

90Grand Blanc, MIMI7,880$533+23%

91Eastpointe, MIMI33,814$537–

92Lapeer, MIMI9,201$537+28%

93Portage, MIMI49,862$541+25%

94Holt, MIMI25,316$544+27%

95New Baltimore, MIMI12,123$544+19%

96Grandville, MIMI17,018$546+21%

97Grand Ledge, MIMI7,853$549+29%

98Holland, MIMI35,372$551+22%

99Pontiac, MIMI62,077$554+27%

100Wyoming, MIMI78,588$555+29%

101Inkster, MIMI24,959$557+28%

102Tecumseh, MIMI8,608$557+35%

103Allendale, MIMI26,679$562+34%

104Norton Shores, MIMI25,088$565+23%

105St. Clair, MIMI5,833$568+50%

106Roseville, MIMI46,863$569+20%

107Garden City, MIMI26,280$569+21%

108Hudsonville, MIMI7,964$570+22%

109Waverly, MIMI23,575$572+20%

110Mason, MIMI8,264$573+40%

111Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,391$574+36%

112Hazel Park, MIMI14,937$578+26%

113East Lansing, MIMI49,355$578+28%

114Taylor, MIMI61,279$578+26%

115Plymouth, MIMI9,164$583+21%

116Riverview, MIMI11,947$584+27%

117Westwood, MIMI8,867$584+19%

118Haslett, MIMI18,559$586+27%

119Kentwood, MIMI54,776$586+23%

120Madison Heights, MIMI28,297$588+22%

121Milford, MIMI6,520$589+27%

122Woodhaven, MIMI12,503$591+22%

123Allen Park, MIMI27,445$595+21%

124Freeland, MIMI7,557$596+48%

125Zeeland, MIMI5,637$596+42%

126Warren, MIMI137,138$598+22%

127Cutlerville, MIMI18,780$599+29%

128Saline, MIMI9,001$601+19%

129Shields, MIMI7,402$603+36%

130Southgate, MIMI28,931$604+20%

131Traverse City, MIMI15,832$605+38%

132Northview, MIMI15,268$610–

133Comstock Park, MIMI10,577$612+26%

134Ferndale, MIMI19,212$617+32%

135Temperance, MIMI8,914$618+45%

136St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,872$621+23%

137Frankenmuth, MIMI5,197$621+28%

138Clawson, MIMI11,312$622+24%

139Westland, MIMI82,333$627+22%

140Rochester, MIMI12,824$633+21%

141Royal Oak, MIMI57,583$639+29%

142Dearborn, MIMI105,611$640+38%

143Sterling Heights, MIMI133,931$644+21%

144Fenton, MIMI11,774$644+46%

145Milan, MIMI5,973$652+34%

146Walled Lake, MIMI7,320$656+35%

147Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,095$669+25%

148Brighton, MIMI7,904$669+27%

149Howell, MIMI9,896$673+28%

150Okemos, MIMI26,396$674+38%

151Lambertville, MIMI9,955$678+48%

152Chelsea, MIMI5,424$681+43%

153Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,664$693+30%

154Lake Fenton, MIMI6,417$701+29%

155South Lyon, MIMI12,107$701+46%

156Berkley, MIMI15,145$703+43%

157Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,878$712+23%

158Northville, MIMI6,013$713+35%

159Harper Woods, MIMI14,860$721+25%

160Livonia, MIMI92,603$726+20%

161Farmington, MIMI11,409$734+21%

162Ann Arbor, MIMI122,233$742+31%

163Oak Park, MIMI29,072$748+32%

164Auburn Hills, MIMI25,925$749+33%

165Byron Center, MIMI7,403$773–

166Forest Hills, MIMI28,695$783+38%

167Southfield, MIMI76,111$797+19%

168Troy, MIMI88,733$808+30%

169East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,663$809+40%

170Novi, MIMI67,319$817+20%

171Rochester Hills, MIMI77,539$827+29%

172Farmington Hills, MIMI83,291$840+27%

173Jenison, MIMI17,582$842+58%

174Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,735$863+20%

175Beverly Hills, MIMI10,449$877+11%

176Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792$886+14%

177Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,490$905+31%

178Birmingham, MIMI21,923$994+29%

179Huntington Woods, MIMI6,274$1,214+75%

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