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

Washtenaw County had the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 83 counties in 2027, at $2,164. Presque Isle County had the lowest, at $1,208. The median was $1,404. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,164Washtenaw County
Lowest1,208Presque Isle County
Median1,40483 counties

Map of counties, 2027

Alcona County: 1,363 USDAlger County: 1,268 USDAllegan County: 1,586 USDAlpena County: 1,247 USDAntrim County: 1,381 USDArenac County: 1,351 USDBaraga County: 1,208 USDBarry County: 1,704 USDBay County: 1,429 USDBenzie County: 1,635 USDBerrien County: 1,512 USDBranch County: 1,479 USDCalhoun County: 1,469 USDCass County: 1,393 USDCharlevoix County: 1,549 USDCheboygan County: 1,315 USDChippewa County: 1,242 USDClare County: 1,242 USDClinton County: 1,685 USDCrawford County: 1,307 USDDelta County: 1,347 USDDickinson County: 1,258 USDEaton County: 1,685 USDEmmet County: 1,592 USDGenesee County: 1,391 USDGladwin County: 1,404 USDGogebic County: 1,404 USDGrand Traverse County: 1,883 USDGratiot County: 1,344 USDHillsdale County: 1,274 USDHoughton County: 1,430 USDHuron County: 1,293 USDIngham County: 1,685 USDIonia County: 1,579 USDIosco County: 1,404 USDIron County: 1,349 USDIsabella County: 1,385 USDJackson County: 1,576 USDKalamazoo County: 1,545 USDKalkaska County: 1,404 USDKent County: 2,113 USDKeweenaw County: 1,283 USDLake County: 1,418 USDLapeer County: 1,777 USDLeelanau County: 1,787 USDLenawee County: 1,504 USDLivingston County: 2,045 USDLuce County: 1,208 USDMackinac County: 1,287 USDMacomb County: 1,777 USDManistee County: 1,360 USDMarquette County: 1,429 USDMason County: 1,430 USDMecosta County: 1,323 USDMenominee County: 1,404 USDMidland County: 1,498 USDMissaukee County: 1,273 USDMonroe County: 1,595 USDMontcalm County: 1,450 USDMontmorency County: 1,404 USDMuskegon County: 1,534 USDNewaygo County: 1,423 USDOakland County: 1,777 USDOceana County: 1,217 USDOgemaw County: 1,231 USDOntonagon County: 1,208 USDOsceola County: 1,249 USDOscoda County: 1,283 USDOtsego County: 1,511 USDOttawa County: 1,947 USDPresque Isle County: 1,208 USDRoscommon County: 1,232 USDSaginaw County: 1,466 USDSt. Clair County: 1,777 USDSt. Joseph County: 1,382 USDSanilac County: 1,290 USDSchoolcraft County: 1,317 USDShiawassee County: 1,457 USDTuscola County: 1,340 USDVan Buren County: 1,370 USDWashtenaw County: 2,164 USDWayne County: 1,777 USDWexford County: 1,412 USD
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  • 1,700 and over
USD, 2027. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2027

Washtenaw County: 2,164 USDWashtenaw County2,164Kent County: 2,113 USDKent County2,113Livingston County: 2,045 USDLivingston County2,045Ottawa County: 1,947 USDOttawa County1,947Grand Traverse County: 1,883 USDGrand Traverse County1,883Leelanau County: 1,787 USDLeelanau County1,787Lapeer County: 1,777 USDLapeer County1,777Macomb County: 1,777 USDMacomb County1,777Oakland County: 1,777 USDOakland County1,777St. Clair County: 1,777 USDSt. Clair County1,777Wayne County: 1,777 USDWayne County1,777Barry County: 1,704 USDBarry County1,704Clinton County: 1,685 USDClinton County1,685Eaton County: 1,685 USDEaton County1,685Ingham County: 1,685 USDIngham County1,685Benzie County: 1,635 USDBenzie County1,635Monroe County: 1,595 USDMonroe County1,595Emmet County: 1,592 USDEmmet County1,592Allegan County: 1,586 USDAllegan County1,586Ionia County: 1,579 USDIonia County1,579Jackson County: 1,576 USDJackson County1,576Charlevoix County: 1,549 USDCharlevoix County1,549Kalamazoo County: 1,545 USDKalamazoo County1,545Muskegon County: 1,534 USDMuskegon County1,534Berrien County: 1,512 USDBerrien County1,512Otsego County: 1,511 USDOtsego County1,511Lenawee County: 1,504 USDLenawee County1,504Midland County: 1,498 USDMidland County1,498Branch County: 1,479 USDBranch County1,479Calhoun County: 1,469 USDCalhoun County1,469Saginaw County: 1,466 USDSaginaw County1,466Shiawassee County: 1,457 USDShiawassee County1,457Montcalm County: 1,450 USDMontcalm County1,450Houghton County: 1,430 USDHoughton County1,430Mason County: 1,430 USDMason County1,430Bay County: 1,429 USDBay County1,429Marquette County: 1,429 USDMarquette County1,429Newaygo County: 1,423 USDNewaygo County1,423Lake County: 1,418 USDLake County1,418Wexford County: 1,412 USDWexford County1,412Washtenaw County: 2,164 USDWashtenaw County2,164Kent County: 2,113 USDKent County2,113Livingston County: 2,045 USDLivingston County2,045Ottawa County: 1,947 USDOttawa County1,947Grand Traverse County: 1,883 USDGrand Traverse County1,883Leelanau County: 1,787 USDLeelanau County1,787Lapeer County: 1,777 USDLapeer County1,777Macomb County: 1,777 USDMacomb County1,777Oakland County: 1,777 USDOakland County1,777St. Clair County: 1,777 USDSt. Clair County1,777Wayne County: 1,777 USDWayne County1,777Barry County: 1,704 USDBarry County1,704Clinton County: 1,685 USDClinton County1,685Eaton County: 1,685 USDEaton County1,685Ingham County: 1,685 USDIngham County1,685Benzie County: 1,635 USDBenzie County1,635Monroe County: 1,595 USDMonroe County1,595Emmet County: 1,592 USDEmmet County1,592Allegan County: 1,586 USDAllegan County1,586Ionia County: 1,579 USDIonia County1,579Jackson County: 1,576 USDJackson County1,576Charlevoix County: 1,549 USDCharlevoix County1,549Kalamazoo County: 1,545 USDKalamazoo County1,545Muskegon County: 1,534 USDMuskegon County1,534Berrien County: 1,512 USDBerrien County1,512Otsego County: 1,511 USDOtsego County1,511Lenawee County: 1,504 USDLenawee County1,504Midland County: 1,498 USDMidland County1,498Branch County: 1,479 USDBranch County1,479Calhoun County: 1,469 USDCalhoun County1,469Saginaw County: 1,466 USDSaginaw County1,466Shiawassee County: 1,457 USDShiawassee County1,457Montcalm County: 1,450 USDMontcalm County1,450Houghton County: 1,430 USDHoughton County1,430Mason County: 1,430 USDMason County1,430Bay County: 1,429 USDBay County1,429Marquette County: 1,429 USDMarquette County1,429Newaygo County: 1,423 USDNewaygo County1,423Lake County: 1,418 USDLake County1,418Wexford County: 1,412 USDWexford County1,412
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2027
USD		Change on 2026
1Washtenaw County2,164+9%
2Kent County2,113+6.7%
3Livingston County2,045+0.9%
4Ottawa County1,947+0.9%
5Grand Traverse County1,883+7.8%
6Leelanau County1,787-0.4%
7Lapeer County1,777+3.1%
7Macomb County1,777+3.1%
7Oakland County1,777+3.1%
7St. Clair County1,777+3.1%
7Wayne County1,777+3.1%
12Barry County1,704-1.8%
13Clinton County1,685+3.6%
13Eaton County1,685+3.6%
13Ingham County1,685+3.6%
16Benzie County1,635+3.1%
17Monroe County1,595-0.6%
18Emmet County1,592+7.5%
19Allegan County1,586+0.2%
20Ionia County1,579+6.6%
21Jackson County1,576+2.7%
22Charlevoix County1,549+7.2%
23Kalamazoo County1,545+0.9%
24Muskegon County1,534+3%
25Berrien County1,512-2.8%
26Otsego County1,511+4.6%
27Lenawee County1,504+0.9%
28Midland County1,498-1.3%
29Branch County1,479+11.7%
30Calhoun County1,469+4.2%
31Saginaw County1,466+1.8%
32Shiawassee County1,457+2%
33Montcalm County1,450-1.6%
34Houghton County1,430+5.7%
34Mason County1,430+4.7%
36Bay County1,429+2.1%
36Marquette County1,429+4.8%
38Newaygo County1,423+10%
39Lake County1,418+3.7%
40Wexford County1,412+3.2%
41Gladwin County1,404+3.8%
41Gogebic County1,404+3.8%
41Iosco County1,404+4.2%
41Kalkaska County1,404+9.2%
41Menominee County1,404+3.8%
41Montmorency County1,404+3.8%
47Cass County1,393+9.5%
48Genesee County1,391+9.4%
49Isabella County1,385+4.8%
50St. Joseph County1,382+0.1%
51Antrim County1,381-0.9%
52Van Buren County1,370+2.4%
53Alcona County1,363+2.3%
54Manistee County1,360+2.1%
55Arenac County1,351-0.1%
56Iron County1,349+5.3%
57Delta County1,347+4.6%
58Gratiot County1,344+3.1%
59Tuscola County1,340+4%
60Mecosta County1,323+2.7%
61Schoolcraft County1,317-1.6%
62Cheboygan County1,315+4%
63Crawford County1,307+5%
64Huron County1,293+8%
65Sanilac County1,290+3%
66Mackinac County1,287+4.9%
67Keweenaw County1,283+3.3%
67Oscoda County1,283-0.3%
69Hillsdale County1,274+1.8%
70Missaukee County1,273+6.6%
71Alger County1,268-1.3%
72Dickinson County1,258+6.4%
73Osceola County1,249+5.7%
74Alpena County1,247+2.9%
75Chippewa County1,242-2.8%
75Clare County1,242+4.5%
77Roscommon County1,232-0.8%
78Ogemaw County1,231+3.8%
79Oceana County1,217+1.4%
80Baraga County1,208+3.5%
80Luce County1,208+1.9%
80Ontonagon County1,208-2.7%
80Presque Isle County1,208+3.5%

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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 three-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: three 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Michigan by fair Market Rent, three 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Michigan by fair Market Rent, three 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-three-bedroom/michigan-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Michigan by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/michigan-counties.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Michigan by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Washtenaw County, with $2,164 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, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Presque Isle County, with $1,208 in 2027.

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