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

East Lansing, MI had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 90 cities in 2021, at 70.2%. Grosse Pointe Park, MI had the lowest, at 24.8%. The median was 47.2% and the figure for Michigan was 48.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.2East Lansing, MI
Lowest24.8Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Median47.290 cities
Michigan48.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

East Lansing, MI: 70.2 %East Lansing, MI70.2Saginaw, MI: 66.7 %Saginaw, MI66.7Melvindale, MI: 65 %Melvindale, MI65Flint, MI: 61 %Flint, MI61South Lyon, MI: 60.8 %South Lyon, MI60.8Detroit, MI: 58.7 %Detroit, MI58.7Port Huron, MI: 57.9 %Port Huron, MI57.9Traverse City, MI: 57.8 %Traverse City, MI57.8Ypsilanti, MI: 57 %Ypsilanti, MI57New Baltimore, MI: 57 %New Baltimore, MI57Wyoming, MI: 56.2 %Wyoming, MI56.2Jackson, MI: 56.1 %Jackson, MI56.1Inkster, MI: 56 %Inkster, MI56Marquette, MI: 55.9 %Marquette, MI55.9Ann Arbor, MI: 55.7 %Ann Arbor, MI55.7Warren, MI: 55.6 %Warren, MI55.6Monroe, MI: 55.5 %Monroe, MI55.5Mount Clemens, MI: 55.3 %Mount Clemens, MI55.3Battle Creek, MI: 54.7 %Battle Creek, MI54.7Dearborn, MI: 54.4 %Dearborn, MI54.4Mount Pleasant, MI: 54 %Mount Pleasant, MI54Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 53.9 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI53.9Kalamazoo, MI: 53.7 %Kalamazoo, MI53.7Southfield, MI: 53.6 %Southfield, MI53.6Burton, MI: 53 %Burton, MI53Eastpointe, MI: 52.7 %Eastpointe, MI52.7Muskegon, MI: 52.7 %Muskegon, MI52.7Grand Haven, MI: 52 %Grand Haven, MI52Lincoln Park, MI: 51.5 %Lincoln Park, MI51.5Bay City, MI: 51 %Bay City, MI51Dearborn Heights, MI: 50.9 %Dearborn Heights, MI50.9Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 50.9 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI50.9Roseville, MI: 50.6 %Roseville, MI50.6Norton Shores, MI: 50.1 %Norton Shores, MI50.1Grand Rapids, MI: 50 %Grand Rapids, MI50Lansing, MI: 49.8 %Lansing, MI49.8Owosso, MI: 49.8 %Owosso, MI49.8Pontiac, MI: 49.7 %Pontiac, MI49.7Adrian, MI: 49.6 %Adrian, MI49.6Harper Woods, MI: 49.6 %Harper Woods, MI49.6East Lansing, MI: 70.2 %East Lansing, MI70.2Saginaw, MI: 66.7 %Saginaw, MI66.7Melvindale, MI: 65 %Melvindale, MI65Flint, MI: 61 %Flint, MI61South Lyon, MI: 60.8 %South Lyon, MI60.8Detroit, MI: 58.7 %Detroit, MI58.7Port Huron, MI: 57.9 %Port Huron, MI57.9Traverse City, MI: 57.8 %Traverse City, MI57.8Ypsilanti, MI: 57 %Ypsilanti, MI57New Baltimore, MI: 57 %New Baltimore, MI57Wyoming, MI: 56.2 %Wyoming, MI56.2Jackson, MI: 56.1 %Jackson, MI56.1Inkster, MI: 56 %Inkster, MI56Marquette, MI: 55.9 %Marquette, MI55.9Ann Arbor, MI: 55.7 %Ann Arbor, MI55.7Warren, MI: 55.6 %Warren, MI55.6Monroe, MI: 55.5 %Monroe, MI55.5Mount Clemens, MI: 55.3 %Mount Clemens, MI55.3Battle Creek, MI: 54.7 %Battle Creek, MI54.7Dearborn, MI: 54.4 %Dearborn, MI54.4Mount Pleasant, MI: 54 %Mount Pleasant, MI54Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 53.9 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI53.9Kalamazoo, MI: 53.7 %Kalamazoo, MI53.7Southfield, MI: 53.6 %Southfield, MI53.6Burton, MI: 53 %Burton, MI53Eastpointe, MI: 52.7 %Eastpointe, MI52.7Muskegon, MI: 52.7 %Muskegon, MI52.7Grand Haven, MI: 52 %Grand Haven, MI52Lincoln Park, MI: 51.5 %Lincoln Park, MI51.5Bay City, MI: 51 %Bay City, MI51Dearborn Heights, MI: 50.9 %Dearborn Heights, MI50.9Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 50.9 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI50.9Roseville, MI: 50.6 %Roseville, MI50.6Norton Shores, MI: 50.1 %Norton Shores, MI50.1Grand Rapids, MI: 50 %Grand Rapids, MI50Lansing, MI: 49.8 %Lansing, MI49.8Owosso, MI: 49.8 %Owosso, MI49.8Pontiac, MI: 49.7 %Pontiac, MI49.7Adrian, MI: 49.6 %Adrian, MI49.6Harper Woods, MI: 49.6 %Harper Woods, MI49.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1East Lansing, MI70.2
2Saginaw, MI66.7
3Melvindale, MI65
4Flint, MI61
5South Lyon, MI60.8
6Detroit, MI58.7
7Port Huron, MI57.9
8Traverse City, MI57.8
9Ypsilanti, MI57
10New Baltimore, MI57
11Wyoming, MI56.2
12Jackson, MI56.1
13Inkster, MI56
14Marquette, MI55.9
15Ann Arbor, MI55.7
16Warren, MI55.6
17Monroe, MI55.5
18Mount Clemens, MI55.3
19Battle Creek, MI54.7
20Dearborn, MI54.4
21Mount Pleasant, MI54
22Grosse Pointe Woods, MI53.9
23Kalamazoo, MI53.7
24Southfield, MI53.6
25Burton, MI53
26Eastpointe, MI52.7
26Muskegon, MI52.7
28Grand Haven, MI52
29Lincoln Park, MI51.5
30Bay City, MI51
31Dearborn Heights, MI50.9
32Sault Ste. Marie, MI50.9
33Roseville, MI50.6
34Norton Shores, MI50.1
35Grand Rapids, MI50
36Lansing, MI49.8
36Owosso, MI49.8
38Pontiac, MI49.7
39Adrian, MI49.6
40Harper Woods, MI49.6
41Woodhaven, MI49.5
42Niles, MI48.3
43Sterling Heights, MI48.3
44Oak Park, MI47.9
45Hazel Park, MI47.2
46Holland, MI47.1
47Cadillac, MI47.1
48Romulus, MI47.1
49Wayne, MI46.9
50Westland, MI46.7
51Midland, MI45.1
52Fenton, MI44.6
53Madison Heights, MI44.4
54Fraser, MI44.3
55Kentwood, MI44.2
56Alpena, MI43.8
57Garden City, MI43.6
58Flat Rock, MI43.4
59Grandville, MI43.1
60Riverview, MI43.1
61St. Clair Shores, MI42.2
62Walker, MI42.1
63Hamtramck, MI41.7
64Ionia, MI41.5
65Wyandotte, MI41.4
66Clawson, MI41.3
67Taylor, MI40.8
68Southgate, MI40.2
69Allen Park, MI39.4
70Livonia, MI39.3
71Trenton, MI39.1
72Rochester, MI38.9
73Farmington Hills, MI38.3
74Rochester Hills, MI38.2
75Novi, MI37.8
76Portage, MI37.4
77East Grand Rapids, MI36.6
78Wixom, MI35.2
79Auburn Hills, MI35.2
80Escanaba, MI34.3
81Berkley, MI33.9
82Beverly Hills, MI33.8
83Royal Oak, MI33.7
84Ferndale, MI33.6
85Coldwater, MI33.4
86Sturgis, MI31.4
87Farmington, MI29.7
88Troy, MI29.6
89Birmingham, MI27.8
90Grosse Pointe Park, MI24.8

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

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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), Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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): Cities in Michigan by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021}},
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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

East Lansing, MI, with 70.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grosse Pointe Park, MI, with 24.8% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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