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Lowest median rent, Michigan cities · 2020

Michigan cities with the lowest median gross rent (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Escanaba, MIMI12,257$519+39%

02Ishpeming, MIMI6,205$526+56%

03Alpena, MIMI10,088$565+60%

04Menominee, MIMI8,175$579+62%

05Highland Park, MIMI8,248$585+47%

06Gladstone, MIMI5,189$603+58%

07Dowagiac, MIMI5,725$611+51%

08River Rouge, MIMI6,814$619+45%

09Bridgeport, MIMI6,884$631+44%

10Bay City, MIMI31,868$635+61%

11Kingsford, MIMI5,096$638+41%

12Iron Mountain, MIMI7,469$643+59%

13Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769$646+57%

14Center Line, MIMI8,503$649+139%

15Springfield, MIMI5,246$661+52%

16Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803$661+49%

17Alma, MIMI9,304$662+62%

18Houghton, MIMI8,560$667+84%

19Hillsdale, MIMI8,002$668+72%

20Cadillac, MIMI10,438$671+58%

21Big Rapids, MIMI8,623$675+46%

22Albion, MIMI7,474$682+62%

23Manistee, MIMI6,157$684+76%

24Niles, MIMI11,665$685+56%

25Three Rivers, MIMI7,910$692+56%

26Charlotte, MIMI9,305$695+55%

27Grand Blanc, MIMI7,880$702+32%

28Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770$703+60%

29Frankenmuth, MIMI5,197$704+13%

30Richmond, MIMI5,927$706+38%

31Davison, MIMI5,039$718+51%

32Owosso, MIMI14,437$722+53%

33Petoskey, MIMI5,772$728+59%

34Jackson, MIMI31,022$729+58%

35Coldwater, MIMI14,216$730+51%

36Ludington, MIMI7,634$730+74%

37Flint, MIMI79,306$730+53%

38Belding, MIMI6,000$733+75%

39Fraser, MIMI14,496$736+39%

40Muskegon, MIMI37,224$741+78%

41Hamtramck, MIMI27,261$743+64%

42Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,083$746+87%

43Saginaw, MIMI42,863$747+73%

44Marshall, MIMI6,800$748+40%

45St. Louis, MIMI7,406$751+116%

46Sturgis, MIMI10,900$751+68%

47Beecher, MIMI8,412$753+47%

48Wixom, MIMI17,313$757+45%

49Grand Haven, MIMI11,038$757+44%

50Monroe, MIMI20,076$757+46%

51Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,925$759+70%

52Greenville, MIMI9,256$761+71%

53Mount Clemens, MIMI15,419$761+61%

54Holly, MIMI5,906$763+50%

55South Monroe, MIMI6,960$765+66%

56Flushing, MIMI8,175$768+57%

57Adrian, MIMI20,191$769+53%

58St. Johns, MIMI7,780$770+52%

59Battle Creek, MIMI52,021$770+58%

60Lapeer, MIMI9,201$772+44%

61Wyandotte, MIMI24,072$776+48%

62Allegan, MIMI5,127$786+67%

63St. Joseph, MIMI7,893$791+59%

64Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,218$795+69%

65New Baltimore, MIMI12,123$799+47%

66Ionia, MIMI12,208$800+79%

67Zeeland, MIMI5,637$801+34%

68Wayne, MIMI17,065$803+59%

69Port Huron, MIMI28,273$805+56%

70Trenton, MIMI17,849$805+60%

71Swartz Creek, MIMI5,827$807+59%

72Burton, MIMI29,313$810+70%

73Pontiac, MIMI62,077$811+46%

74Tecumseh, MIMI8,608$814+46%

75Midland, MIMI42,806$818+60%

76Marquette, MIMI21,944$820+102%

77Milan, MIMI5,973$821+26%

78Fair Plain, MIMI7,330$823+67%

79Woodhaven, MIMI12,503$823+39%

80Kalamazoo, MIMI72,683$825+59%

81Ecorse, MIMI8,893$829+88%

82Flat Rock, MIMI10,218$841+81%

83Utica, MIMI5,114$841+66%

84Comstock Park, MIMI10,577$842+38%

85Grandville, MIMI17,018$842+54%

86Marysville, MIMI9,868$844+59%

87Grand Ledge, MIMI7,853$845+54%

88Lansing, MIMI113,884$847+70%

89Buena Vista, MIMI5,798$848+78%

90Detroit, MIMI649,095$850+75%

91Lincoln Park, MIMI38,529$850+63%

92Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,391$854+49%

93Walker, MIMI25,881$867+64%

94Ypsilanti, MIMI19,766$872+69%

95Eastwood, MIMI6,669$874+74%

96Temperance, MIMI8,914$874+41%

97Taylor, MIMI61,279$877+52%

98Plymouth, MIMI9,164$879+51%

99Portage, MIMI49,862$889+64%

100Melvindale, MIMI12,325$897+77%

101Riverview, MIMI11,947$901+54%

102Southgate, MIMI28,931$905+50%

103Holland, MIMI35,372$908+65%

104Freeland, MIMI7,557$909+53%

105Hastings, MIMI7,490$910+99%

106Wyoming, MIMI78,588$910+64%

107Haslett, MIMI18,559$913+56%

108Romulus, MIMI24,547$913+81%

109Inkster, MIMI24,959$915+64%

110Howell, MIMI9,896$922+37%

111Cutlerville, MIMI18,780$922+54%

112Westland, MIMI82,333$923+47%

113Traverse City, MIMI15,832$930+54%

114Clawson, MIMI11,312$931+50%

115Westwood, MIMI8,867$933+60%

116Mason, MIMI8,264$934+63%

117Lambertville, MIMI9,955$935+38%

118Milford, MIMI6,520$935+59%

119St. Clair, MIMI5,833$936+65%

120St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,872$945+52%

121Grand Rapids, MIMI201,183$947+78%

122Shields, MIMI7,402$951+58%

123Saline, MIMI9,001$954+59%

124Waverly, MIMI23,575$956+67%

125Hazel Park, MIMI14,937$957+66%

126New Haven, MIMI6,749$959+127%

127Warren, MIMI137,138$962+61%

128Kentwood, MIMI54,776$967+65%

129Garden City, MIMI26,280$967+70%

130Dundee, MIMI6,008$968+90%

131East Lansing, MIMI49,355$969+68%

132Norton Shores, MIMI25,088$978+73%

133Rockford, MIMI6,313$980+105%

134Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,878$986+38%

135Lake Fenton, MIMI6,417$987+41%

136Allendale, MIMI26,679$992+77%

137Madison Heights, MIMI28,297$992+69%

138Hudsonville, MIMI7,964$1,010+77%

139Holt, MIMI25,316$1,016+87%

140Allen Park, MIMI27,445$1,016+71%

141Dearborn, MIMI105,611$1,019+59%

142Roseville, MIMI46,863$1,027+80%

143Ferndale, MIMI19,212$1,032+67%

144Northview, MIMI15,268$1,049+72%

145Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,664$1,049+51%

146Sterling Heights, MIMI133,931$1,051+63%

147Walled Lake, MIMI7,320$1,057+61%

148Okemos, MIMI26,396$1,060+57%

149Brighton, MIMI7,904$1,067+59%

150Fenton, MIMI11,774$1,067+66%

151South Lyon, MIMI12,107$1,068+52%

152Byron Center, MIMI7,403$1,082+40%

153Rochester, MIMI12,824$1,083+71%

154Farmington, MIMI11,409$1,084+48%

155Eastpointe, MIMI33,814$1,086+102%

156Livonia, MIMI92,603$1,095+51%

157Harper Woods, MIMI14,860$1,101+53%

158Oak Park, MIMI29,072$1,123+50%

159Southfield, MIMI76,111$1,126+41%

160Berkley, MIMI15,145$1,128+60%

161Royal Oak, MIMI57,583$1,129+77%

162Northville, MIMI6,013$1,134+59%

163Auburn Hills, MIMI25,925$1,147+53%

164Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,095$1,170+75%

165Farmington Hills, MIMI83,291$1,211+44%

166Forest Hills, MIMI28,695$1,227+57%

167Beverly Hills, MIMI10,449$1,228+40%

168Troy, MIMI88,733$1,239+53%

169Ann Arbor, MIMI122,233$1,299+75%

170Rochester Hills, MIMI77,539$1,311+59%

171East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,663$1,313+62%

172Novi, MIMI67,319$1,352+65%

173Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,735$1,363+58%

174Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,490$1,395+54%

175Chelsea, MIMI5,424$1,446+112%

176Jenison, MIMI17,582$1,464+74%

177Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792$1,485+68%

178Birmingham, MIMI21,923$1,668+68%

179Huntington Woods, MIMI6,274$2,232+84%

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