# Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

All 90 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | East Lansing, MI | 71.6 |
| 2 | Melvindale, MI | 66.2 |
| 3 | Port Huron, MI | 65.3 |
| 4 | Dearborn, MI | 64.3 |
| 5 | Saginaw, MI | 63.7 |
| 6 | New Baltimore, MI | 62.2 |
| 7 | Norton Shores, MI | 61.5 |
| 8 | Monroe, MI | 61.3 |
| 9 | Detroit, MI | 60.7 |
| 10 | Ann Arbor, MI | 60.4 |
| 11 | Flint, MI | 58.8 |
| 12 | Ypsilanti, MI | 58 |
| 13 | Sterling Heights, MI | 56.9 |
| 14 | Kalamazoo, MI | 56.3 |
| 15 | Inkster, MI | 56.2 |
| 16 | Eastpointe, MI | 56 |
| 17 | Warren, MI | 55.9 |
| 18 | Marquette, MI | 55.6 |
| 19 | Wayne, MI | 55.2 |
| 20 | Pontiac, MI | 55.1 |
| 21 | Jackson, MI | 55 |
| 22 | Muskegon, MI | 54.7 |
| 22 | Southfield, MI | 54.7 |
| 24 | Roseville, MI | 54.4 |
| 25 | Cadillac, MI | 54.3 |
| 26 | Ionia, MI | 54.1 |
| 27 | Mount Pleasant, MI | 53.4 |
| 28 | Wyoming, MI | 53 |
| 29 | Battle Creek, MI | 52.9 |
| 30 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 52.6 |
| 31 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI | 52 |
| 32 | Grandville, MI | 51.6 |
| 33 | Hamtramck, MI | 51.1 |
| 34 | Alpena, MI | 50.7 |
| 35 | Burton, MI | 50.6 |
| 36 | Coldwater, MI | 50.6 |
| 37 | Midland, MI | 50.4 |
| 38 | Lansing, MI | 50.2 |
| 39 | Holland, MI | 49.8 |
| 40 | Traverse City, MI | 49.7 |
| 41 | Oak Park, MI | 49.6 |
| 42 | Fenton, MI | 49.6 |
| 43 | Owosso, MI | 49.3 |
| 44 | Grand Haven, MI | 49.2 |
| 45 | Grand Rapids, MI | 49.1 |
| 46 | Mount Clemens, MI | 48.9 |
| 47 | Westland, MI | 47.8 |
| 48 | Adrian, MI | 47.3 |
| 49 | Lincoln Park, MI | 46.8 |
| 50 | Bay City, MI | 46.7 |
| 51 | Rochester, MI | 46.5 |
| 52 | St. Clair Shores, MI | 46.4 |
| 53 | Romulus, MI | 45.9 |
| 54 | Kentwood, MI | 45.6 |
| 55 | Taylor, MI | 44.7 |
| 56 | Harper Woods, MI | 44.4 |
| 57 | Beverly Hills, MI | 44.1 |
| 58 | Wixom, MI | 43.4 |
| 59 | Walker, MI | 43.4 |
| 60 | Farmington Hills, MI | 43 |
| 61 | Wyandotte, MI | 42.9 |
| 62 | Portage, MI | 42.9 |
| 63 | Niles, MI | 42.8 |
| 64 | Livonia, MI | 42.6 |
| 65 | Garden City, MI | 42.2 |
| 66 | Fraser, MI | 42.1 |
| 67 | Madison Heights, MI | 41.4 |
| 68 | Grosse Pointe Park, MI | 41.3 |
| 69 | Rochester Hills, MI | 41.1 |
| 70 | Southgate, MI | 41 |
| 71 | Riverview, MI | 40.9 |
| 72 | Auburn Hills, MI | 40.5 |
| 73 | South Lyon, MI | 40.2 |
| 74 | Hazel Park, MI | 40 |
| 75 | Birmingham, MI | 39.5 |
| 76 | Novi, MI | 38.7 |
| 77 | Woodhaven, MI | 38.6 |
| 78 | Flat Rock, MI | 38.4 |
| 79 | Trenton, MI | 37.6 |
| 80 | Sturgis, MI | 37 |
| 81 | Ferndale, MI | 36.8 |
| 82 | Berkley, MI | 36.6 |
| 83 | Clawson, MI | 36.2 |
| 84 | Royal Oak, MI | 34.4 |
| 85 | Troy, MI | 34.4 |
| 86 | Escanaba, MI | 33.5 |
| 87 | Allen Park, MI | 31.4 |
| 88 | East Grand Rapids, MI | 28.3 |
| 89 | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | 28.2 |
| 90 | Farmington, MI | 24.2 |