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Counties in Michigan by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027

Kent County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 83 counties in 2027, at $2,417. Sanilac County had the lowest, at $1,333. The median was $1,595. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,417Kent County
Lowest1,333Sanilac County
Median1,59583 counties

Map of counties, 2027

Alcona County: 1,426 USDAlger County: 1,496 USDAllegan County: 1,862 USDAlpena County: 1,695 USDAntrim County: 1,711 USDArenac County: 1,695 USDBaraga County: 1,333 USDBarry County: 2,061 USDBay County: 1,537 USDBenzie County: 1,874 USDBerrien County: 1,514 USDBranch County: 1,503 USDCalhoun County: 1,653 USDCass County: 1,830 USDCharlevoix County: 1,619 USDCheboygan County: 1,490 USDChippewa County: 1,369 USDClare County: 1,464 USDClinton County: 1,739 USDCrawford County: 1,542 USDDelta County: 1,688 USDDickinson County: 1,469 USDEaton County: 1,739 USDEmmet County: 1,756 USDGenesee County: 1,613 USDGladwin County: 1,568 USDGogebic County: 1,495 USDGrand Traverse County: 1,928 USDGratiot County: 1,454 USDHillsdale County: 1,343 USDHoughton County: 1,727 USDHuron County: 1,333 USDIngham County: 1,739 USDIonia County: 1,930 USDIosco County: 1,695 USDIron County: 1,488 USDIsabella County: 1,428 USDJackson County: 1,578 USDKalamazoo County: 1,637 USDKalkaska County: 1,426 USDKent County: 2,417 USDKeweenaw County: 1,426 USDLake County: 1,775 USDLapeer County: 1,929 USDLeelanau County: 1,971 USDLenawee County: 1,571 USDLivingston County: 2,366 USDLuce County: 1,403 USDMackinac County: 1,486 USDMacomb County: 1,929 USDManistee County: 1,402 USDMarquette County: 1,696 USDMason County: 1,437 USDMecosta County: 1,644 USDMenominee County: 1,426 USDMidland County: 1,790 USDMissaukee County: 1,333 USDMonroe County: 2,153 USDMontcalm County: 1,560 USDMontmorency County: 1,426 USDMuskegon County: 1,689 USDNewaygo County: 1,445 USDOakland County: 1,929 USDOceana County: 1,595 USDOgemaw County: 1,358 USDOntonagon County: 1,469 USDOsceola County: 1,377 USDOscoda County: 1,426 USDOtsego County: 1,676 USDOttawa County: 2,306 USDPresque Isle County: 1,600 USDRoscommon County: 1,695 USDSaginaw County: 1,500 USDSt. Clair County: 1,929 USDSt. Joseph County: 1,461 USDSanilac County: 1,333 USDSchoolcraft County: 1,426 USDShiawassee County: 1,644 USDTuscola County: 1,535 USDVan Buren County: 1,425 USDWashtenaw County: 2,371 USDWayne County: 1,929 USDWexford County: 1,707 USD
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  • 1,400 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 1,700
  • 1,700 to 1,900
  • 1,900 and over
USD, 2027. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2027

Kent County: 2,417 USDKent County2,417Washtenaw County: 2,371 USDWashtenaw County2,371Livingston County: 2,366 USDLivingston County2,366Ottawa County: 2,306 USDOttawa County2,306Monroe County: 2,153 USDMonroe County2,153Barry County: 2,061 USDBarry County2,061Leelanau County: 1,971 USDLeelanau County1,971Ionia County: 1,930 USDIonia County1,930Lapeer County: 1,929 USDLapeer County1,929Macomb County: 1,929 USDMacomb County1,929Oakland County: 1,929 USDOakland County1,929St. Clair County: 1,929 USDSt. Clair County1,929Wayne County: 1,929 USDWayne County1,929Grand Traverse County: 1,928 USDGrand Traverse County1,928Benzie County: 1,874 USDBenzie County1,874Allegan County: 1,862 USDAllegan County1,862Cass County: 1,830 USDCass County1,830Midland County: 1,790 USDMidland County1,790Lake County: 1,775 USDLake County1,775Emmet County: 1,756 USDEmmet County1,756Clinton County: 1,739 USDClinton County1,739Eaton County: 1,739 USDEaton County1,739Ingham County: 1,739 USDIngham County1,739Houghton County: 1,727 USDHoughton County1,727Antrim County: 1,711 USDAntrim County1,711Wexford County: 1,707 USDWexford County1,707Marquette County: 1,696 USDMarquette County1,696Alpena County: 1,695 USDAlpena County1,695Arenac County: 1,695 USDArenac County1,695Iosco County: 1,695 USDIosco County1,695Roscommon County: 1,695 USDRoscommon County1,695Muskegon County: 1,689 USDMuskegon County1,689Delta County: 1,688 USDDelta County1,688Otsego County: 1,676 USDOtsego County1,676Calhoun County: 1,653 USDCalhoun County1,653Mecosta County: 1,644 USDMecosta County1,644Shiawassee County: 1,644 USDShiawassee County1,644Kalamazoo County: 1,637 USDKalamazoo County1,637Charlevoix County: 1,619 USDCharlevoix County1,619Genesee County: 1,613 USDGenesee County1,613Kent County: 2,417 USDKent County2,417Washtenaw County: 2,371 USDWashtenaw County2,371Livingston County: 2,366 USDLivingston County2,366Ottawa County: 2,306 USDOttawa County2,306Monroe County: 2,153 USDMonroe County2,153Barry County: 2,061 USDBarry County2,061Leelanau County: 1,971 USDLeelanau County1,971Ionia County: 1,930 USDIonia County1,930Lapeer County: 1,929 USDLapeer County1,929Macomb County: 1,929 USDMacomb County1,929Oakland County: 1,929 USDOakland County1,929St. Clair County: 1,929 USDSt. Clair County1,929Wayne County: 1,929 USDWayne County1,929Grand Traverse County: 1,928 USDGrand Traverse County1,928Benzie County: 1,874 USDBenzie County1,874Allegan County: 1,862 USDAllegan County1,862Cass County: 1,830 USDCass County1,830Midland County: 1,790 USDMidland County1,790Lake County: 1,775 USDLake County1,775Emmet County: 1,756 USDEmmet County1,756Clinton County: 1,739 USDClinton County1,739Eaton County: 1,739 USDEaton County1,739Ingham County: 1,739 USDIngham County1,739Houghton County: 1,727 USDHoughton County1,727Antrim County: 1,711 USDAntrim County1,711Wexford County: 1,707 USDWexford County1,707Marquette County: 1,696 USDMarquette County1,696Alpena County: 1,695 USDAlpena County1,695Arenac County: 1,695 USDArenac County1,695Iosco County: 1,695 USDIosco County1,695Roscommon County: 1,695 USDRoscommon County1,695Muskegon County: 1,689 USDMuskegon County1,689Delta County: 1,688 USDDelta County1,688Otsego County: 1,676 USDOtsego County1,676Calhoun County: 1,653 USDCalhoun County1,653Mecosta County: 1,644 USDMecosta County1,644Shiawassee County: 1,644 USDShiawassee County1,644Kalamazoo County: 1,637 USDKalamazoo County1,637Charlevoix County: 1,619 USDCharlevoix County1,619Genesee County: 1,613 USDGenesee County1,613
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2027
USD		Change on 2026
1Kent County2,417+10.4%
2Washtenaw County2,371+8.1%
3Livingston County2,366+3.5%
4Ottawa County2,306+2.2%
5Monroe County2,153+0.3%
6Barry County2,061+2.4%
7Leelanau County1,971-0.6%
8Ionia County1,930-0.1%
9Lapeer County1,929+3.3%
9Macomb County1,929+3.3%
9Oakland County1,929+3.3%
9St. Clair County1,929+3.3%
9Wayne County1,929+3.3%
14Grand Traverse County1,928+7.3%
15Benzie County1,874+9%
16Allegan County1,862+5.7%
17Cass County1,830+9.8%
18Midland County1,790+6.4%
19Lake County1,775+6.9%
20Emmet County1,756+7.4%
21Clinton County1,739+3.6%
21Eaton County1,739+3.6%
21Ingham County1,739+3.6%
24Houghton County1,727+5.8%
25Antrim County1,711+6.1%
26Wexford County1,707+7.7%
27Marquette County1,696+1.9%
28Alpena County1,695+3.9%
28Arenac County1,695+11.6%
28Iosco County1,695+3.9%
28Roscommon County1,695+3.9%
32Muskegon County1,689+3.2%
33Delta County1,688+3.4%
34Otsego County1,676+7.4%
35Calhoun County1,653+5.6%
36Mecosta County1,644+14.8%
36Shiawassee County1,644+4.6%
38Kalamazoo County1,637+4.2%
39Charlevoix County1,619-0.2%
40Genesee County1,613+7.7%
41Presque Isle County1,600+6.2%
42Oceana County1,595+2.9%
43Jackson County1,578-3%
44Lenawee County1,571-3.1%
45Gladwin County1,568-2.4%
46Montcalm County1,560-2.1%
47Crawford County1,542+4.8%
48Bay County1,537+1.3%
49Tuscola County1,535+8.1%
50Berrien County1,514-3.4%
51Branch County1,503+13.1%
52Saginaw County1,500+1.4%
53Alger County1,496+5.4%
54Gogebic County1,495+6%
55Cheboygan County1,490+6.2%
56Iron County1,488+5.2%
57Mackinac County1,486+2.4%
58Dickinson County1,469-10%
58Ontonagon County1,469-10%
60Clare County1,464-9.1%
61St. Joseph County1,461-1.3%
62Gratiot County1,454-0.1%
63Newaygo County1,445+11.3%
64Mason County1,437+4.6%
65Isabella County1,428+6.5%
66Alcona County1,426+3.3%
66Kalkaska County1,426+10.5%
66Keweenaw County1,426+3.3%
66Menominee County1,426+3.3%
66Montmorency County1,426+3.3%
66Oscoda County1,426+3.3%
66Schoolcraft County1,426+3.3%
73Van Buren County1,425+2.1%
74Luce County1,403+3.7%
75Manistee County1,402+1%
76Osceola County1,377-1.2%
77Chippewa County1,369-3%
78Ogemaw County1,358+3.7%
79Hillsdale County1,343+1.2%
80Baraga County1,333+2.6%
80Huron County1,333+3.5%
80Missaukee County1,333+3.5%
80Sanilac County1,333+1.3%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a four-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Michigan by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Michigan by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/michigan-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Kent County, with $2,417 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Sanilac County, with $1,333 in 2027.

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