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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 2022, at $1,803. Alpena, MI had the lowest, at $569. The median was $1,054 and the figure for Michigan was $1,037. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,803Birmingham, MI
Lowest569Alpena, MI
Median1,05490 cities
Michigan1,037History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Birmingham, MI: 1,803 USDBirmingham, MI1,803Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 1,717 USDGrosse Pointe Woods, MI1,717East Grand Rapids, MI: 1,700 USDEast Grand Rapids, MI1,700Novi, MI: 1,584 USDNovi, MI1,584Beverly Hills, MI: 1,529 USDBeverly Hills, MI1,529Rochester Hills, MI: 1,497 USDRochester Hills, MI1,497Ann Arbor, MI: 1,472 USDAnn Arbor, MI1,472Troy, MI: 1,461 USDTroy, MI1,461Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 1,417 USDGrosse Pointe Park, MI1,417Farmington Hills, MI: 1,401 USDFarmington Hills, MI1,401Berkley, MI: 1,309 USDBerkley, MI1,309Auburn Hills, MI: 1,299 USDAuburn Hills, MI1,299Harper Woods, MI: 1,296 USDHarper Woods, MI1,296Eastpointe, MI: 1,274 USDEastpointe, MI1,274Oak Park, MI: 1,274 USDOak Park, MI1,274Royal Oak, MI: 1,260 USDRoyal Oak, MI1,260Southfield, MI: 1,249 USDSouthfield, MI1,249Ferndale, MI: 1,238 USDFerndale, MI1,238Livonia, MI: 1,235 USDLivonia, MI1,235Farmington, MI: 1,228 USDFarmington, MI1,228Sterling Heights, MI: 1,215 USDSterling Heights, MI1,215Dearborn, MI: 1,205 USDDearborn, MI1,205Dearborn Heights, MI: 1,204 USDDearborn Heights, MI1,204Fenton, MI: 1,188 USDFenton, MI1,188Hazel Park, MI: 1,175 USDHazel Park, MI1,175Rochester, MI: 1,158 USDRochester, MI1,158Allen Park, MI: 1,155 USDAllen Park, MI1,155South Lyon, MI: 1,153 USDSouth Lyon, MI1,153Warren, MI: 1,139 USDWarren, MI1,139Grand Rapids, MI: 1,138 USDGrand Rapids, MI1,138St. Clair Shores, MI: 1,135 USDSt. Clair Shores, MI1,135Norton Shores, MI: 1,134 USDNorton Shores, MI1,134Clawson, MI: 1,129 USDClawson, MI1,129Kentwood, MI: 1,123 USDKentwood, MI1,123Roseville, MI: 1,121 USDRoseville, MI1,121Melvindale, MI: 1,111 USDMelvindale, MI1,111Inkster, MI: 1,097 USDInkster, MI1,097Madison Heights, MI: 1,095 USDMadison Heights, MI1,095East Lansing, MI: 1,080 USDEast Lansing, MI1,080Wyoming, MI: 1,070 USDWyoming, MI1,070Birmingham, MI: 1,803 USDBirmingham, MI1,803Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 1,717 USDGrosse Pointe Woods, MI1,717East Grand Rapids, MI: 1,700 USDEast Grand Rapids, MI1,700Novi, MI: 1,584 USDNovi, MI1,584Beverly Hills, MI: 1,529 USDBeverly Hills, MI1,529Rochester Hills, MI: 1,497 USDRochester Hills, MI1,497Ann Arbor, MI: 1,472 USDAnn Arbor, MI1,472Troy, MI: 1,461 USDTroy, MI1,461Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 1,417 USDGrosse Pointe Park, MI1,417Farmington Hills, MI: 1,401 USDFarmington Hills, MI1,401Berkley, MI: 1,309 USDBerkley, MI1,309Auburn Hills, MI: 1,299 USDAuburn Hills, MI1,299Harper Woods, MI: 1,296 USDHarper Woods, MI1,296Eastpointe, MI: 1,274 USDEastpointe, MI1,274Oak Park, MI: 1,274 USDOak Park, MI1,274Royal Oak, MI: 1,260 USDRoyal Oak, MI1,260Southfield, MI: 1,249 USDSouthfield, MI1,249Ferndale, MI: 1,238 USDFerndale, MI1,238Livonia, MI: 1,235 USDLivonia, MI1,235Farmington, MI: 1,228 USDFarmington, MI1,228Sterling Heights, MI: 1,215 USDSterling Heights, MI1,215Dearborn, MI: 1,205 USDDearborn, MI1,205Dearborn Heights, MI: 1,204 USDDearborn Heights, MI1,204Fenton, MI: 1,188 USDFenton, MI1,188Hazel Park, MI: 1,175 USDHazel Park, MI1,175Rochester, MI: 1,158 USDRochester, MI1,158Allen Park, MI: 1,155 USDAllen Park, MI1,155South Lyon, MI: 1,153 USDSouth Lyon, MI1,153Warren, MI: 1,139 USDWarren, MI1,139Grand Rapids, MI: 1,138 USDGrand Rapids, MI1,138St. Clair Shores, MI: 1,135 USDSt. Clair Shores, MI1,135Norton Shores, MI: 1,134 USDNorton Shores, MI1,134Clawson, MI: 1,129 USDClawson, MI1,129Kentwood, MI: 1,123 USDKentwood, MI1,123Roseville, MI: 1,121 USDRoseville, MI1,121Melvindale, MI: 1,111 USDMelvindale, MI1,111Inkster, MI: 1,097 USDInkster, MI1,097Madison Heights, MI: 1,095 USDMadison Heights, MI1,095East Lansing, MI: 1,080 USDEast Lansing, MI1,080Wyoming, MI: 1,070 USDWyoming, MI1,070
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Birmingham, MI1,803+3.2%
2Grosse Pointe Woods, MI1,717+8.9%
3East Grand Rapids, MI1,700+3.9%
4Novi, MI1,584+10.9%
5Beverly Hills, MI1,529+6.8%
6Rochester Hills, MI1,497+6.8%
7Ann Arbor, MI1,472+6.5%
8Troy, MI1,461+8.5%
9Grosse Pointe Park, MI1,417+11.7%
10Farmington Hills, MI1,401+10.1%
11Berkley, MI1,309+1.6%
12Auburn Hills, MI1,299+8.5%
13Harper Woods, MI1,296+10.8%
14Eastpointe, MI1,274+12.4%
14Oak Park, MI1,274+8.3%
16Royal Oak, MI1,260+5.9%
17Southfield, MI1,249+6.6%
18Ferndale, MI1,238+11.1%
19Livonia, MI1,235+6.5%
20Farmington, MI1,228+7.7%
21Sterling Heights, MI1,215+8.8%
22Dearborn, MI1,205+9.7%
23Dearborn Heights, MI1,204+9.1%
24Fenton, MI1,188+6.5%
25Hazel Park, MI1,175+11.2%
26Rochester, MI1,158+5.2%
27Allen Park, MI1,155+8.7%
28South Lyon, MI1,153+8.4%
29Warren, MI1,139+10.7%
30Grand Rapids, MI1,138+12.3%
31St. Clair Shores, MI1,135+12.7%
32Norton Shores, MI1,134+7.7%
33Clawson, MI1,129+16.6%
34Kentwood, MI1,123+10.5%
35Roseville, MI1,121+7.1%
36Melvindale, MI1,111+11.4%
37Inkster, MI1,097+12.1%
38Madison Heights, MI1,095+10.7%
39East Lansing, MI1,080+9.1%
40Wyoming, MI1,070+10.5%
41Westland, MI1,067+10%
42Walker, MI1,066+14%
43Holland, MI1,065+8.7%
44Portage, MI1,062+11.9%
45Woodhaven, MI1,059+12.4%
46Southgate, MI1,048+9.4%
47Traverse City, MI1,021+8.7%
48Grandville, MI1,016+11.2%
49Detroit, MI989+10%
49Romulus, MI989+4.8%
51Taylor, MI984+9.9%
52Ypsilanti, MI977+8.8%
53Kalamazoo, MI974+12.1%
54Riverview, MI966+6.2%
55Port Huron, MI962+9.7%
56Lansing, MI954+7.3%
57Midland, MI952+9.4%
58Garden City, MI950+6.3%
59Pontiac, MI947+10.6%
60New Baltimore, MI945+11.4%
61Marquette, MI944+9.4%
62Lincoln Park, MI943+6.4%
63Wyandotte, MI933+12.5%
64Grand Haven, MI920+13.2%
65Coldwater, MI912+13.2%
65Wixom, MI912+10.8%
67Wayne, MI900+9.8%
68Burton, MI898+9.6%
69Adrian, MI894+9.2%
70Mount Clemens, MI881+12.7%
71Battle Creek, MI879+7.5%
72Flat Rock, MI876-8%
73Monroe, MI870+11.3%
74Saginaw, MI868+9.5%
75Ionia, MI855+4.9%
75Muskegon, MI855+9.9%
77Trenton, MI854+5.2%
78Hamtramck, MI853+7.4%
79Mount Pleasant, MI846+6.7%
80Jackson, MI838+7.2%
81Flint, MI825+6.2%
82Owosso, MI806+6.1%
83Niles, MI800+11.3%
84Sault Ste. Marie, MI790+3.7%
85Fraser, MI782+4.8%
86Sturgis, MI773+9.5%
87Cadillac, MI753+11.1%
88Bay City, MI726+11.5%
89Escanaba, MI615+14.3%
90Alpena, MI569-3.4%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/michigan-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/michigan-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/michigan-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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