RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most rent-burdened, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Buena Vista, MIMI5,79870.5%−1.4 pts

02Jenison, MIMI17,58270.0%+17.5 pts

03Allegan, MIMI5,12769.3%+25.3 pts

04East Lansing, MIMI49,35568.7%+5.5 pts

05Gladstone, MIMI5,18967.7%+26.2 pts

06Chelsea, MIMI5,42467.4%−2.1 pts

07Houghton, MIMI8,56067.1%−3.4 pts

08Rockford, MIMI6,31366.5%+21.5 pts

09Zeeland, MIMI5,63765.9%+10.5 pts

10Richmond, MIMI5,92763.8%+37.9 pts

11Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80363.1%−4.4 pts

12Allendale, MIMI26,67962.6%−4.3 pts

13Port Huron, MIMI28,27362.0%+7.7 pts

14Davison, MIMI5,03961.3%+17.1 pts

15Melvindale, MIMI12,32561.3%+16.8 pts

16Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21860.2%+2.1 pts

17Saginaw, MIMI42,86359.2%−2.7 pts

18Westwood, MIMI8,86759.1%+7.2 pts

19South Monroe, MIMI6,96058.1%−7.4 pts

20Albion, MIMI7,47457.6%+8.9 pts

21Norton Shores, MIMI25,08857.3%+5.3 pts

22Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73557.1%+37.8 pts

23New Baltimore, MIMI12,12357.1%+14.2 pts

24Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23356.9%+3.1 pts

25Milan, MIMI5,97356.6%−0.4 pts

26Lapeer, MIMI9,20156.3%+1.9 pts

27Dearborn, MIMI105,61156.0%+0.6 pts

28Eastwood, MIMI6,66955.6%−3.8 pts

29Highland Park, MIMI8,24855.6%−8.1 pts

30Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41755.5%+0.2 pts

31Utica, MIMI5,11455.3%+15.4 pts

32Monroe, MIMI20,07654.4%+7.1 pts

33River Rouge, MIMI6,81454.3%+3.6 pts

34Detroit, MIMI649,09554.0%−5.0 pts

35Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93153.7%+11.4 pts

36Comstock Park, MIMI10,57753.7%+11.7 pts

37Marquette, MIMI21,94453.5%−0.2 pts

38Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76653.4%−1.2 pts

39Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68353.3%−6.6 pts

40Walled Lake, MIMI7,32053.3%+6.0 pts

41Brighton, MIMI7,90452.9%−10.4 pts

42Roseville, MIMI46,86352.9%+0.7 pts

43Jackson, MIMI31,02252.4%−3.1 pts

44Belding, MIMI6,00052.4%+6.1 pts

45Ionia, MIMI12,20852.2%−16.8 pts

46Wayne, MIMI17,06552.1%+5.6 pts

47Cadillac, MIMI10,43852.1%+2.9 pts

48Flint, MIMI79,30652.0%−8.5 pts

49Eastpointe, MIMI33,81451.9%−1.9 pts

50Manistee, MIMI6,15751.9%+12.9 pts

51Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77051.8%−22.1 pts

52Southfield, MIMI76,11151.7%−2.6 pts

53Ishpeming, MIMI6,20551.6%+3.5 pts

54Warren, MIMI137,13851.5%+3.6 pts

55Menominee, MIMI8,17551.3%+6.3 pts

56Wyoming, MIMI78,58851.2%+1.9 pts

57Beecher, MIMI8,41251.1%−17.6 pts

58Ecorse, MIMI8,89351.1%−5.9 pts

59Inkster, MIMI24,95951.0%+0.1 pts

60Muskegon, MIMI37,22450.9%−13.7 pts

61Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92550.7%−15.9 pts

62Alma, MIMI9,30450.2%−8.1 pts

63Big Rapids, MIMI8,62350.0%−11.4 pts

64Battle Creek, MIMI52,02150.0%−5.2 pts

65Pontiac, MIMI62,07750.0%−7.8 pts

66Grandville, MIMI17,01849.6%+15.8 pts

67Coldwater, MIMI14,21649.5%−6.1 pts

68Grand Haven, MIMI11,03849.2%+0.2 pts

69Shields, MIMI7,40249.0%−5.9 pts

70Marysville, MIMI9,86848.9%+12.6 pts

71Fenton, MIMI11,77448.9%+2.4 pts

72St. Louis, MIMI7,40648.8%−4.0 pts

73Fair Plain, MIMI7,33048.5%−10.2 pts

74Holland, MIMI35,37248.4%−0.4 pts

75Bridgeport, MIMI6,88448.4%−4.7 pts

76Tecumseh, MIMI8,60848.1%+15.7 pts

77Owosso, MIMI14,43748.1%−5.9 pts

78Midland, MIMI42,80648.0%−3.6 pts

79Lansing, MIMI113,88447.6%−5.7 pts

80Ludington, MIMI7,63447.5%+3.4 pts

81Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66447.1%−3.8 pts

82Haslett, MIMI18,55946.7%+0.5 pts

83Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18346.7%−8.2 pts

84Okemos, MIMI26,39646.6%−1.7 pts

85Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41946.5%−11.6 pts

86Howell, MIMI9,89646.5%−4.1 pts

87Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82746.2%+16.8 pts

88Milford, MIMI6,52045.9%+13.2 pts

89Traverse City, MIMI15,83245.6%+3.1 pts

90Hastings, MIMI7,49045.6%+1.8 pts

91Petoskey, MIMI5,77245.5%+2.5 pts

92Oak Park, MIMI29,07245.4%−9.9 pts

93Westland, MIMI82,33345.0%−3.5 pts

94Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08344.9%−4.8 pts

95Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19744.6%+2.8 pts

96Flushing, MIMI8,17544.5%+1.9 pts

97Rochester, MIMI12,82444.4%−1.7 pts

98Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85344.3%+1.6 pts

99Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44944.1%+2.3 pts

100Burton, MIMI29,31343.9%−2.9 pts

101Alpena, MIMI10,08843.9%−17.8 pts

102Holt, MIMI25,31643.9%+3.3 pts

103Northview, MIMI15,26843.8%−5.3 pts

104Kentwood, MIMI54,77643.7%+2.0 pts

105Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52943.6%−13.7 pts

106St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87243.3%−1.3 pts

107Hamtramck, MIMI27,26143.1%−13.0 pts

108Springfield, MIMI5,24642.9%−8.9 pts

109Cutlerville, MIMI18,78042.7%+5.4 pts

110Adrian, MIMI20,19142.6%−9.4 pts

111Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88042.6%+2.0 pts

112Wixom, MIMI17,31342.6%+6.2 pts

113Hudsonville, MIMI7,96442.6%−6.5 pts

114Bay City, MIMI31,86842.5%−7.9 pts

115Dowagiac, MIMI5,72542.4%+0.4 pts

116Walker, MIMI25,88142.2%+0.7 pts

117Niles, MIMI11,66541.9%−10.4 pts

118Romulus, MIMI24,54741.9%−1.9 pts

119Harper Woods, MIMI14,86041.8%−19.0 pts

120Hillsdale, MIMI8,00241.8%−5.2 pts

121Temperance, MIMI8,91441.8%−9.6 pts

122Portage, MIMI49,86241.7%−5.4 pts

123Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29141.1%−3.1 pts

124Fraser, MIMI14,49640.7%−7.0 pts

125Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76940.5%−19.2 pts

126Byron Center, MIMI7,40340.4%+7.1 pts

127Lambertville, MIMI9,95539.9%+5.8 pts

128Taylor, MIMI61,27939.7%−8.9 pts

129Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92539.7%−0.2 pts

130Southgate, MIMI28,93139.7%−0.9 pts

131Kingsford, MIMI5,09639.7%−10.6 pts

132Center Line, MIMI8,50339.5%−1.0 pts

133Hazel Park, MIMI14,93739.4%−22.9 pts

134Saline, MIMI9,00139.4%−11.5 pts

135Mason, MIMI8,26439.3%−7.6 pts

136Charlotte, MIMI9,30539.1%−13.5 pts

137Madison Heights, MIMI28,29739.1%−3.0 pts

138Riverview, MIMI11,94739.0%−2.0 pts

139Wyandotte, MIMI24,07238.8%−4.3 pts

140Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53938.6%−8.5 pts

141Dundee, MIMI6,00838.5%+1.5 pts

142Flat Rock, MIMI10,21838.4%−12.8 pts

143Livonia, MIMI92,60338.4%−5.0 pts

144Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46938.3%−3.6 pts

145Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39138.3%−4.0 pts

146Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09538.3%−3.9 pts

147Greenville, MIMI9,25638.3%−16.8 pts

148New Haven, MIMI6,74938.2%−1.7 pts

149Waverly, MIMI23,57537.8%+0.5 pts

150Garden City, MIMI26,28037.8%−8.1 pts

151Marshall, MIMI6,80037.5%−5.0 pts

152Novi, MIMI67,31937.5%−2.0 pts

153Birmingham, MIMI21,92337.1%+9.8 pts

154South Lyon, MIMI12,10735.9%−11.9 pts

155St. Johns, MIMI7,78035.7%−9.0 pts

156Ferndale, MIMI19,21235.2%−19.2 pts

157Woodhaven, MIMI12,50335.1%−2.5 pts

158Sturgis, MIMI10,90035.1%−12.5 pts

159Three Rivers, MIMI7,91034.9%−16.1 pts

160Forest Hills, MIMI28,69533.9%−8.6 pts

161St. Clair, MIMI5,83333.7%−10.9 pts

162Berkley, MIMI15,14533.2%−13.3 pts

163Clawson, MIMI11,31233.1%−6.0 pts

164Freeland, MIMI7,55732.9%+0.7 pts

165Royal Oak, MIMI57,58332.4%−1.0 pts

166Troy, MIMI88,73332.3%+3.4 pts

167Trenton, MIMI17,84932.2%−15.9 pts

168St. Joseph, MIMI7,89331.8%−2.3 pts

169Plymouth, MIMI9,16431.5%−9.2 pts

170Escanaba, MIMI12,25730.5%−32.8 pts

171Holly, MIMI5,90630.5%−3.8 pts

172Northville, MIMI6,01330.0%−2.6 pts

173Allen Park, MIMI27,44527.3%−17.4 pts

174East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66326.8%−7.2 pts

175Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87826.5%−13.4 pts

176Farmington, MIMI11,40923.5%−3.8 pts

177Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79221.5%−3.7 pts

178Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49018.0%−20.0 pts

179Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2740.0%−45.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES