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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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Buena Vista, MIMI5,79870.5%−2%

02Jenison, MIMI17,58270.0%+33%

03Allegan, MIMI5,12769.3%+58%

04East Lansing, MIMI49,35568.7%+9%

05Gladstone, MIMI5,18967.7%+63%

06Chelsea, MIMI5,42467.4%−3%

07Houghton, MIMI8,56067.1%−5%

08Rockford, MIMI6,31366.5%+48%

09Zeeland, MIMI5,63765.9%+19%

10Richmond, MIMI5,92763.8%+147%

11Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80363.1%−7%

12Allendale, MIMI26,67962.6%−6%

13Port Huron, MIMI28,27362.0%+14%

14Davison, MIMI5,03961.3%+39%

15Melvindale, MIMI12,32561.3%+38%

16Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21860.2%+4%

17Saginaw, MIMI42,86359.2%−4%

18Westwood, MIMI8,86759.1%+14%

19South Monroe, MIMI6,96058.1%−11%

20Albion, MIMI7,47457.6%+18%

21Norton Shores, MIMI25,08857.3%+10%

22Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73557.1%+196%

23New Baltimore, MIMI12,12357.1%+33%

24Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23356.9%+6%

25Milan, MIMI5,97356.6%−1%

26Lapeer, MIMI9,20156.3%+3%

27Dearborn, MIMI105,61156.0%+1%

28Eastwood, MIMI6,66955.6%−6%

29Highland Park, MIMI8,24855.6%−13%

30Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41755.5%+0%

31Utica, MIMI5,11455.3%+39%

32Monroe, MIMI20,07654.4%+15%

33River Rouge, MIMI6,81454.3%+7%

34Detroit, MIMI649,09554.0%−8%

35Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93153.7%+27%

36Comstock Park, MIMI10,57753.7%+28%

37Marquette, MIMI21,94453.5%−0%

38Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76653.4%−2%

39Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68353.3%−11%

40Walled Lake, MIMI7,32053.3%+13%

41Brighton, MIMI7,90452.9%−16%

42Roseville, MIMI46,86352.9%+1%

43Jackson, MIMI31,02252.4%−6%

44Belding, MIMI6,00052.4%+13%

45Ionia, MIMI12,20852.2%−24%

46Wayne, MIMI17,06552.1%+12%

47Cadillac, MIMI10,43852.1%+6%

48Flint, MIMI79,30652.0%−14%

49Eastpointe, MIMI33,81451.9%−4%

50Manistee, MIMI6,15751.9%+33%

51Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77051.8%−30%

52Southfield, MIMI76,11151.7%−5%

53Ishpeming, MIMI6,20551.6%+7%

54Warren, MIMI137,13851.5%+8%

55Menominee, MIMI8,17551.3%+14%

56Wyoming, MIMI78,58851.2%+4%

57Beecher, MIMI8,41251.1%−26%

58Ecorse, MIMI8,89351.1%−10%

59Inkster, MIMI24,95951.0%+0%

60Muskegon, MIMI37,22450.9%−21%

61Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92550.7%−24%

62Alma, MIMI9,30450.2%−14%

63Big Rapids, MIMI8,62350.0%−19%

64Battle Creek, MIMI52,02150.0%−9%

65Pontiac, MIMI62,07750.0%−13%

66Grandville, MIMI17,01849.6%+47%

67Coldwater, MIMI14,21649.5%−11%

68Grand Haven, MIMI11,03849.2%+0%

69Shields, MIMI7,40249.0%−11%

70Marysville, MIMI9,86848.9%+35%

71Fenton, MIMI11,77448.9%+5%

72St. Louis, MIMI7,40648.8%−8%

73Fair Plain, MIMI7,33048.5%−17%

74Holland, MIMI35,37248.4%−1%

75Bridgeport, MIMI6,88448.4%−9%

76Tecumseh, MIMI8,60848.1%+48%

77Owosso, MIMI14,43748.1%−11%

78Midland, MIMI42,80648.0%−7%

79Lansing, MIMI113,88447.6%−11%

80Ludington, MIMI7,63447.5%+8%

81Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66447.1%−8%

82Haslett, MIMI18,55946.7%+1%

83Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18346.7%−15%

84Okemos, MIMI26,39646.6%−4%

85Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41946.5%−20%

86Howell, MIMI9,89646.5%−8%

87Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82746.2%+57%

88Milford, MIMI6,52045.9%+40%

89Traverse City, MIMI15,83245.6%+7%

90Hastings, MIMI7,49045.6%+4%

91Petoskey, MIMI5,77245.5%+6%

92Oak Park, MIMI29,07245.4%−18%

93Westland, MIMI82,33345.0%−7%

94Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08344.9%−10%

95Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19744.6%+7%

96Flushing, MIMI8,17544.5%+5%

97Rochester, MIMI12,82444.4%−4%

98Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85344.3%+4%

99Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44944.1%+5%

100Burton, MIMI29,31343.9%−6%

101Alpena, MIMI10,08843.9%−29%

102Holt, MIMI25,31643.9%+8%

103Northview, MIMI15,26843.8%−11%

104Kentwood, MIMI54,77643.7%+5%

105Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52943.6%−24%

106St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87243.3%−3%

107Hamtramck, MIMI27,26143.1%−23%

108Springfield, MIMI5,24642.9%−17%

109Cutlerville, MIMI18,78042.7%+14%

110Adrian, MIMI20,19142.6%−18%

111Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88042.6%+5%

112Wixom, MIMI17,31342.6%+17%

113Hudsonville, MIMI7,96442.6%−13%

114Bay City, MIMI31,86842.5%−16%

115Dowagiac, MIMI5,72542.4%+1%

116Walker, MIMI25,88142.2%+2%

117Niles, MIMI11,66541.9%−20%

118Romulus, MIMI24,54741.9%−4%

119Harper Woods, MIMI14,86041.8%−31%

120Hillsdale, MIMI8,00241.8%−11%

121Temperance, MIMI8,91441.8%−19%

122Portage, MIMI49,86241.7%−12%

123Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29141.1%−7%

124Fraser, MIMI14,49640.7%−15%

125Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76940.5%−32%

126Byron Center, MIMI7,40340.4%+21%

127Lambertville, MIMI9,95539.9%+17%

128Taylor, MIMI61,27939.7%−18%

129Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92539.7%−0%

130Southgate, MIMI28,93139.7%−2%

131Kingsford, MIMI5,09639.7%−21%

132Center Line, MIMI8,50339.5%−3%

133Hazel Park, MIMI14,93739.4%−37%

134Saline, MIMI9,00139.4%−23%

135Mason, MIMI8,26439.3%−16%

136Charlotte, MIMI9,30539.1%−26%

137Madison Heights, MIMI28,29739.1%−7%

138Riverview, MIMI11,94739.0%−5%

139Wyandotte, MIMI24,07238.8%−10%

140Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53938.6%−18%

141Dundee, MIMI6,00838.5%+4%

142Flat Rock, MIMI10,21838.4%−25%

143Livonia, MIMI92,60338.4%−11%

144Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46938.3%−9%

145Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39138.3%−9%

146Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09538.3%−9%

147Greenville, MIMI9,25638.3%−31%

148New Haven, MIMI6,74938.2%−4%

149Waverly, MIMI23,57537.8%+1%

150Garden City, MIMI26,28037.8%−18%

151Marshall, MIMI6,80037.5%−12%

152Novi, MIMI67,31937.5%−5%

153Birmingham, MIMI21,92337.1%+36%

154South Lyon, MIMI12,10735.9%−25%

155St. Johns, MIMI7,78035.7%−20%

156Ferndale, MIMI19,21235.2%−35%

157Woodhaven, MIMI12,50335.1%−7%

158Sturgis, MIMI10,90035.1%−26%

159Three Rivers, MIMI7,91034.9%−32%

160Forest Hills, MIMI28,69533.9%−20%

161St. Clair, MIMI5,83333.7%−24%

162Berkley, MIMI15,14533.2%−29%

163Clawson, MIMI11,31233.1%−15%

164Freeland, MIMI7,55732.9%+2%

165Royal Oak, MIMI57,58332.4%−3%

166Troy, MIMI88,73332.3%+12%

167Trenton, MIMI17,84932.2%−33%

168St. Joseph, MIMI7,89331.8%−7%

169Plymouth, MIMI9,16431.5%−23%

170Escanaba, MIMI12,25730.5%−52%

171Holly, MIMI5,90630.5%−11%

172Northville, MIMI6,01330.0%−8%

173Allen Park, MIMI27,44527.3%−39%

174East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66326.8%−21%

175Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87826.5%−33%

176Farmington, MIMI11,40923.5%−14%

177Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79221.5%−15%

178Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49018.0%−53%

179Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2740.0%−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES