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Cities in Michigan by median gross rent (monthly)

Birmingham, MI had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 90 cities in 2021, at $1,747. Escanaba, MI had the lowest, at $538. The median was $947 and the figure for Michigan was $946. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,747Birmingham, MI
Lowest538Escanaba, MI
Median94790 cities
Michigan946History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Birmingham, MI: 1,747 USDBirmingham, MI1,747East Grand Rapids, MI: 1,636 USDEast Grand Rapids, MI1,636Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 1,576 USDGrosse Pointe Woods, MI1,576Beverly Hills, MI: 1,432 USDBeverly Hills, MI1,432Novi, MI: 1,428 USDNovi, MI1,428Rochester Hills, MI: 1,402 USDRochester Hills, MI1,402Ann Arbor, MI: 1,382 USDAnn Arbor, MI1,382Troy, MI: 1,347 USDTroy, MI1,347Berkley, MI: 1,288 USDBerkley, MI1,288Farmington Hills, MI: 1,273 USDFarmington Hills, MI1,273Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 1,269 USDGrosse Pointe Park, MI1,269Auburn Hills, MI: 1,197 USDAuburn Hills, MI1,197Royal Oak, MI: 1,190 USDRoyal Oak, MI1,190Oak Park, MI: 1,176 USDOak Park, MI1,176Southfield, MI: 1,172 USDSouthfield, MI1,172Harper Woods, MI: 1,170 USDHarper Woods, MI1,170Livonia, MI: 1,160 USDLivonia, MI1,160Farmington, MI: 1,140 USDFarmington, MI1,140Eastpointe, MI: 1,133 USDEastpointe, MI1,133Sterling Heights, MI: 1,117 USDSterling Heights, MI1,117Fenton, MI: 1,116 USDFenton, MI1,116Ferndale, MI: 1,114 USDFerndale, MI1,114Dearborn Heights, MI: 1,104 USDDearborn Heights, MI1,104Rochester, MI: 1,101 USDRochester, MI1,101Dearborn, MI: 1,098 USDDearborn, MI1,098South Lyon, MI: 1,064 USDSouth Lyon, MI1,064Allen Park, MI: 1,063 USDAllen Park, MI1,063Hazel Park, MI: 1,057 USDHazel Park, MI1,057Norton Shores, MI: 1,053 USDNorton Shores, MI1,053Roseville, MI: 1,047 USDRoseville, MI1,047Warren, MI: 1,029 USDWarren, MI1,029Kentwood, MI: 1,016 USDKentwood, MI1,016Grand Rapids, MI: 1,013 USDGrand Rapids, MI1,013St. Clair Shores, MI: 1,007 USDSt. Clair Shores, MI1,007Melvindale, MI: 997 USDMelvindale, MI997East Lansing, MI: 990 USDEast Lansing, MI990Madison Heights, MI: 989 USDMadison Heights, MI989Holland, MI: 980 USDHolland, MI980Inkster, MI: 979 USDInkster, MI979Westland, MI: 970 USDWestland, MI970Birmingham, MI: 1,747 USDBirmingham, MI1,747East Grand Rapids, MI: 1,636 USDEast Grand Rapids, MI1,636Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 1,576 USDGrosse Pointe Woods, MI1,576Beverly Hills, MI: 1,432 USDBeverly Hills, MI1,432Novi, MI: 1,428 USDNovi, MI1,428Rochester Hills, MI: 1,402 USDRochester Hills, MI1,402Ann Arbor, MI: 1,382 USDAnn Arbor, MI1,382Troy, MI: 1,347 USDTroy, MI1,347Berkley, MI: 1,288 USDBerkley, MI1,288Farmington Hills, MI: 1,273 USDFarmington Hills, MI1,273Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 1,269 USDGrosse Pointe Park, MI1,269Auburn Hills, MI: 1,197 USDAuburn Hills, MI1,197Royal Oak, MI: 1,190 USDRoyal Oak, MI1,190Oak Park, MI: 1,176 USDOak Park, MI1,176Southfield, MI: 1,172 USDSouthfield, MI1,172Harper Woods, MI: 1,170 USDHarper Woods, MI1,170Livonia, MI: 1,160 USDLivonia, MI1,160Farmington, MI: 1,140 USDFarmington, MI1,140Eastpointe, MI: 1,133 USDEastpointe, MI1,133Sterling Heights, MI: 1,117 USDSterling Heights, MI1,117Fenton, MI: 1,116 USDFenton, MI1,116Ferndale, MI: 1,114 USDFerndale, MI1,114Dearborn Heights, MI: 1,104 USDDearborn Heights, MI1,104Rochester, MI: 1,101 USDRochester, MI1,101Dearborn, MI: 1,098 USDDearborn, MI1,098South Lyon, MI: 1,064 USDSouth Lyon, MI1,064Allen Park, MI: 1,063 USDAllen Park, MI1,063Hazel Park, MI: 1,057 USDHazel Park, MI1,057Norton Shores, MI: 1,053 USDNorton Shores, MI1,053Roseville, MI: 1,047 USDRoseville, MI1,047Warren, MI: 1,029 USDWarren, MI1,029Kentwood, MI: 1,016 USDKentwood, MI1,016Grand Rapids, MI: 1,013 USDGrand Rapids, MI1,013St. Clair Shores, MI: 1,007 USDSt. Clair Shores, MI1,007Melvindale, MI: 997 USDMelvindale, MI997East Lansing, MI: 990 USDEast Lansing, MI990Madison Heights, MI: 989 USDMadison Heights, MI989Holland, MI: 980 USDHolland, MI980Inkster, MI: 979 USDInkster, MI979Westland, MI: 970 USDWestland, MI970
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Birmingham, MI1,747
2East Grand Rapids, MI1,636
3Grosse Pointe Woods, MI1,576
4Beverly Hills, MI1,432
5Novi, MI1,428
6Rochester Hills, MI1,402
7Ann Arbor, MI1,382
8Troy, MI1,347
9Berkley, MI1,288
10Farmington Hills, MI1,273
11Grosse Pointe Park, MI1,269
12Auburn Hills, MI1,197
13Royal Oak, MI1,190
14Oak Park, MI1,176
15Southfield, MI1,172
16Harper Woods, MI1,170
17Livonia, MI1,160
18Farmington, MI1,140
19Eastpointe, MI1,133
20Sterling Heights, MI1,117
21Fenton, MI1,116
22Ferndale, MI1,114
23Dearborn Heights, MI1,104
24Rochester, MI1,101
25Dearborn, MI1,098
26South Lyon, MI1,064
27Allen Park, MI1,063
28Hazel Park, MI1,057
29Norton Shores, MI1,053
30Roseville, MI1,047
31Warren, MI1,029
32Kentwood, MI1,016
33Grand Rapids, MI1,013
34St. Clair Shores, MI1,007
35Melvindale, MI997
36East Lansing, MI990
37Madison Heights, MI989
38Holland, MI980
39Inkster, MI979
40Westland, MI970
41Clawson, MI968
41Wyoming, MI968
43Southgate, MI958
44Flat Rock, MI952
45Portage, MI949
46Romulus, MI944
47Woodhaven, MI942
48Traverse City, MI939
49Walker, MI935
50Grandville, MI914
51Riverview, MI910
52Detroit, MI899
53Ypsilanti, MI898
54Taylor, MI895
55Garden City, MI894
56Lansing, MI889
57Lincoln Park, MI886
58Port Huron, MI877
59Midland, MI870
60Kalamazoo, MI869
61Marquette, MI863
62Pontiac, MI856
63New Baltimore, MI848
64Wyandotte, MI829
65Wixom, MI823
66Wayne, MI820
67Adrian, MI819
67Burton, MI819
69Battle Creek, MI818
70Ionia, MI815
71Grand Haven, MI813
72Trenton, MI812
73Coldwater, MI806
74Hamtramck, MI794
75Mount Pleasant, MI793
75Saginaw, MI793
77Jackson, MI782
77Monroe, MI782
77Mount Clemens, MI782
80Muskegon, MI778
81Flint, MI777
82Sault Ste. Marie, MI762
83Owosso, MI760
84Fraser, MI746
85Niles, MI719
86Sturgis, MI706
87Cadillac, MI678
88Bay City, MI651
89Alpena, MI589
90Escanaba, MI538

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by median gross rent (monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Michigan by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by median gross rent (monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Birmingham, MI, with $1,747 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Escanaba, MI, with $538 in 2021.

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