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

Livingston County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 83 counties in 2026, at $2,285. Missaukee County had the lowest, at $1,288. The median was $1,571. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,285Livingston County
Lowest1,288Missaukee County
Median1,57183 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Alcona County: 1,380 USDAlger County: 1,419 USDAllegan County: 1,761 USDAlpena County: 1,632 USDAntrim County: 1,613 USDArenac County: 1,519 USDBaraga County: 1,299 USDBarry County: 2,013 USDBay County: 1,518 USDBenzie County: 1,720 USDBerrien County: 1,568 USDBranch County: 1,329 USDCalhoun County: 1,565 USDCass County: 1,666 USDCharlevoix County: 1,622 USDCheboygan County: 1,403 USDChippewa County: 1,411 USDClare County: 1,611 USDClinton County: 1,679 USDCrawford County: 1,472 USDDelta County: 1,632 USDDickinson County: 1,632 USDEaton County: 1,679 USDEmmet County: 1,635 USDGenesee County: 1,497 USDGladwin County: 1,606 USDGogebic County: 1,411 USDGrand Traverse County: 1,797 USDGratiot County: 1,455 USDHillsdale County: 1,327 USDHoughton County: 1,632 USDHuron County: 1,288 USDIngham County: 1,679 USDIonia County: 1,931 USDIosco County: 1,632 USDIron County: 1,414 USDIsabella County: 1,341 USDJackson County: 1,626 USDKalamazoo County: 1,571 USDKalkaska County: 1,291 USDKent County: 2,189 USDKeweenaw County: 1,380 USDLake County: 1,660 USDLapeer County: 1,868 USDLeelanau County: 1,982 USDLenawee County: 1,622 USDLivingston County: 2,285 USDLuce County: 1,353 USDMackinac County: 1,451 USDMacomb County: 1,868 USDManistee County: 1,388 USDMarquette County: 1,665 USDMason County: 1,374 USDMecosta County: 1,432 USDMenominee County: 1,380 USDMidland County: 1,682 USDMissaukee County: 1,288 USDMonroe County: 2,147 USDMontcalm County: 1,593 USDMontmorency County: 1,380 USDMuskegon County: 1,636 USDNewaygo County: 1,298 USDOakland County: 1,868 USDOceana County: 1,550 USDOgemaw County: 1,309 USDOntonagon County: 1,632 USDOsceola County: 1,394 USDOscoda County: 1,380 USDOtsego County: 1,560 USDOttawa County: 2,256 USDPresque Isle County: 1,506 USDRoscommon County: 1,632 USDSaginaw County: 1,479 USDSt. Clair County: 1,868 USDSt. Joseph County: 1,480 USDSanilac County: 1,316 USDSchoolcraft County: 1,380 USDShiawassee County: 1,571 USDTuscola County: 1,420 USDVan Buren County: 1,396 USDWashtenaw County: 2,193 USDWayne County: 1,868 USDWexford County: 1,585 USD
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  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 1,800
  • 1,800 and over
USD, 2026. 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, 2026

Livingston County: 2,285 USDLivingston County2,285Ottawa County: 2,256 USDOttawa County2,256Washtenaw County: 2,193 USDWashtenaw County2,193Kent County: 2,189 USDKent County2,189Monroe County: 2,147 USDMonroe County2,147Barry County: 2,013 USDBarry County2,013Leelanau County: 1,982 USDLeelanau County1,982Ionia County: 1,931 USDIonia County1,931Lapeer County: 1,868 USDLapeer County1,868Macomb County: 1,868 USDMacomb County1,868Oakland County: 1,868 USDOakland County1,868St. Clair County: 1,868 USDSt. Clair County1,868Wayne County: 1,868 USDWayne County1,868Grand Traverse County: 1,797 USDGrand Traverse County1,797Allegan County: 1,761 USDAllegan County1,761Benzie County: 1,720 USDBenzie County1,720Midland County: 1,682 USDMidland County1,682Clinton County: 1,679 USDClinton County1,679Eaton County: 1,679 USDEaton County1,679Ingham County: 1,679 USDIngham County1,679Cass County: 1,666 USDCass County1,666Marquette County: 1,665 USDMarquette County1,665Lake County: 1,660 USDLake County1,660Muskegon County: 1,636 USDMuskegon County1,636Emmet County: 1,635 USDEmmet County1,635Alpena County: 1,632 USDAlpena County1,632Delta County: 1,632 USDDelta County1,632Dickinson County: 1,632 USDDickinson County1,632Houghton County: 1,632 USDHoughton County1,632Iosco County: 1,632 USDIosco County1,632Ontonagon County: 1,632 USDOntonagon County1,632Roscommon County: 1,632 USDRoscommon County1,632Jackson County: 1,626 USDJackson County1,626Charlevoix County: 1,622 USDCharlevoix County1,622Lenawee County: 1,622 USDLenawee County1,622Antrim County: 1,613 USDAntrim County1,613Clare County: 1,611 USDClare County1,611Gladwin County: 1,606 USDGladwin County1,606Montcalm County: 1,593 USDMontcalm County1,593Wexford County: 1,585 USDWexford County1,585Livingston County: 2,285 USDLivingston County2,285Ottawa County: 2,256 USDOttawa County2,256Washtenaw County: 2,193 USDWashtenaw County2,193Kent County: 2,189 USDKent County2,189Monroe County: 2,147 USDMonroe County2,147Barry County: 2,013 USDBarry County2,013Leelanau County: 1,982 USDLeelanau County1,982Ionia County: 1,931 USDIonia County1,931Lapeer County: 1,868 USDLapeer County1,868Macomb County: 1,868 USDMacomb County1,868Oakland County: 1,868 USDOakland County1,868St. Clair County: 1,868 USDSt. Clair County1,868Wayne County: 1,868 USDWayne County1,868Grand Traverse County: 1,797 USDGrand Traverse County1,797Allegan County: 1,761 USDAllegan County1,761Benzie County: 1,720 USDBenzie County1,720Midland County: 1,682 USDMidland County1,682Clinton County: 1,679 USDClinton County1,679Eaton County: 1,679 USDEaton County1,679Ingham County: 1,679 USDIngham County1,679Cass County: 1,666 USDCass County1,666Marquette County: 1,665 USDMarquette County1,665Lake County: 1,660 USDLake County1,660Muskegon County: 1,636 USDMuskegon County1,636Emmet County: 1,635 USDEmmet County1,635Alpena County: 1,632 USDAlpena County1,632Delta County: 1,632 USDDelta County1,632Dickinson County: 1,632 USDDickinson County1,632Houghton County: 1,632 USDHoughton County1,632Iosco County: 1,632 USDIosco County1,632Ontonagon County: 1,632 USDOntonagon County1,632Roscommon County: 1,632 USDRoscommon County1,632Jackson County: 1,626 USDJackson County1,626Charlevoix County: 1,622 USDCharlevoix County1,622Lenawee County: 1,622 USDLenawee County1,622Antrim County: 1,613 USDAntrim County1,613Clare County: 1,611 USDClare County1,611Gladwin County: 1,606 USDGladwin County1,606Montcalm County: 1,593 USDMontcalm County1,593Wexford County: 1,585 USDWexford County1,585
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Livingston County2,285+3.3%
2Ottawa County2,256+13.4%
3Washtenaw County2,193+2.9%
4Kent County2,189+6.4%
5Monroe County2,147+6.8%
6Barry County2,013+32.4%
7Leelanau County1,982+12.5%
8Ionia County1,931+8.9%
9Lapeer County1,868+2.2%
9Macomb County1,868+2.2%
9Oakland County1,868+2.2%
9St. Clair County1,868+2.2%
9Wayne County1,868+2.2%
14Grand Traverse County1,797+8.3%
15Allegan County1,761+17.7%
16Benzie County1,720+13.7%
17Midland County1,682+10%
18Clinton County1,679+12.4%
18Eaton County1,679+12.4%
18Ingham County1,679+12.4%
21Cass County1,666+7.2%
22Marquette County1,665-0.3%
23Lake County1,660+5.9%
24Muskegon County1,636+7%
25Emmet County1,635+6.5%
26Alpena County1,632+4.1%
26Delta County1,632+4.1%
26Dickinson County1,632+21.1%
26Houghton County1,632+4.1%
26Iosco County1,632+22.9%
26Ontonagon County1,632+4.1%
26Roscommon County1,632+11.9%
33Jackson County1,626-0.8%
34Charlevoix County1,622+4.6%
34Lenawee County1,622+0.4%
36Antrim County1,613+4.4%
37Clare County1,611+2.8%
38Gladwin County1,606+2.5%
39Montcalm County1,593+13.5%
40Wexford County1,585+12.7%
41Kalamazoo County1,571-6%
41Shiawassee County1,571+14.4%
43Berrien County1,568+2.7%
44Calhoun County1,565+5%
45Otsego County1,560+1.4%
46Oceana County1,550+7.3%
47Arenac County1,519+17.3%
48Bay County1,518+8%
49Presque Isle County1,506+5.6%
50Genesee County1,497+7.2%
51St. Joseph County1,480+5.8%
52Saginaw County1,479+7.5%
53Crawford County1,472+7.1%
54Gratiot County1,455-4.6%
55Mackinac County1,451+9.3%
56Mecosta County1,432+5.3%
57Tuscola County1,420+0.8%
58Alger County1,419+6%
59Iron County1,414+14.3%
60Chippewa County1,411+4.1%
60Gogebic County1,411+9.8%
62Cheboygan County1,403+7.7%
63Van Buren County1,396+9.1%
64Osceola County1,394+5%
65Manistee County1,388+6.4%
66Alcona County1,380-0.4%
66Keweenaw County1,380+3.9%
66Menominee County1,380+3.9%
66Montmorency County1,380+3.9%
66Oscoda County1,380+3.9%
66Schoolcraft County1,380+3.9%
72Mason County1,374+5.9%
73Luce County1,353+6.1%
74Isabella County1,341+6.3%
75Branch County1,329+7.4%
76Hillsdale County1,327+7.3%
77Sanilac County1,316+4.1%
78Ogemaw County1,309+5.8%
79Baraga County1,299-0.8%
80Newaygo County1,298-2.6%
81Kalkaska County1,291+2%
82Huron County1,288+4.1%
82Missaukee County1,288+4.1%

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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/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Michigan by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.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), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 21 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/michigan-counties?period=2026. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Michigan by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/michigan-counties?period=2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Michigan by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/michigan-counties?period=2026 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Livingston County, with $2,285 in 2026, 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)?

Missaukee County, with $1,288 in 2026.

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